News September - November 2007

Change Your Deja View
We are organising an exciting, free event in conjunction with the Royal Television Society and Cultural Diversity Network North, designed to help producers and TV-makers understand what audiences desire, and what commissioners are after.
Date Posted: 21st November


Top TV Execs Discuss Mediacity Impact on Salford
Some of the country’s top TV execs from the BBC and beyond will gather in Salford next week to discuss the implications of building the UK’s first purpose-built media city in the Northwest.
Date Posted: 21st November


BBC Innovation Labs 3 Kicks Off in the Northwest
For the third consecutive year the BBC’s Research & Innovation department in partnership with Northwest Vision and Media will run its Innovation Labs programme in the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 9th November

Salford Hosts Top TV Event
Salford is to host the 15th Annual Conference, Television from the Nations and Regions, and this year’s title ‘Adapt, Connect, Succeed’ will centre on the new partnerships, models and strategies needed for the future.
Date Posted: 9th November


Government Minister Gives Apprentices Their TV Big Break
The Minister for Skills David Lammy has visited the BBC in Manchester to officially launch the UK's first-ever Advanced Apprenticeship in Media Production.
Date Posted: 9th November

Wigan on Film Screening

Supported by Northwest Vision and Media and in collaboration with Empire Cinemas, the NWFA will present a public screening of films from its collection at the Empire Cinema at Robin Park Wigan on Tuesday 20th November 2007 at 7.30pm.

Date Posted: 31st October

BFFS Announces Date for National Conference

The British Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) has announced its 2007 National Conference for Film Societies and Community Cinemas as 1 December 2007.
Date Posted: 30th October

New Findings on Digital Content Sector in the Northwest

Northwest Vision and Media recently commissioned the Burns Owens Partnership (BOP) to undertake research on the digital content sector in the Northwest - read the results.
Date Posted: 26th October

Cafe Bollywood
Why is Bollywood now producing more films, selling one billion more tickets and growing at over twice the rate of the Hollywood film industry? Join us on at this special Café RSA event to find out.
Date Posted: 26th October

Fancy a Coffee with your TV Hero?
Ever fancied a coffee with someone whose TV talents you really admire? Someone who could give excellent careers advice? Someone who might provide the inspiration you’ve been looking for?
Date Posted: 18th October

Future of Film Archives Secured
Culture Secretary James Purnell has announced that the UK Film Council has been awarded £25 million to safeguard the future of the UK’s national and regional film archives. And some of it will be heading to the Northwest.
Date Posted: 18th October

East Lancashire on Film Screening
Supported by Northwest Vision and Media and in collaboration with Accrington Local Studies Library, the NWFA will present a public screening of films from its collection at Accrington library on Thursday 8th November 2007 at 7.30pm.
Date Posted: 16th October

Funding for TV Freelancers
Tens of thousands of pounds in funding is being offered to TV freelancers across the region. The Skillset TV Freelance Fund will allow TV professionals to claim up to 70 per cent of the total cost of new training.
Date Posted: 11th October

Northwest Film Fans to Get Even More Choice
With UK cinema-goers becoming more adventurous in their cinema tastes, according to latest box office statistics, the region’s screen agency, Northwest Vision and Media, is to offer audiences an even greater choice.
Date Posted: 10th October

Manchester Hosts Top TV Gathering
Broadcast’s Commissioning Conference 2007 returns to Manchester in November, with Northwest Vision and Media playing a big part in the multi-channel commissioning event.
Date Posted: 8th October

Legal Masterclasses for Media Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs across the Northwest are being invited to a series of free, exclusive masterclasses over the next few months, through the continuing Digital Futures programme.
Date Posted: 8th October

Story Editor Wanted at Lime Pictures
Lime Pictures are looking for a Story Editor to lead the Hollyoaks Storyline team.
Date Posted: 5th October

A Filmmaker First Conference: Digital Skills
Propeller TV, the national channel for new film and television talent is running a first in a series of unique and revealing master classes to help and advise the region’s new filmmaking and television talent.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Opportunities at Liverpool Screen School
The Liverpool Screen School at Liverpool John Moores University can now offer an exciting opportunity to those in industry wishing to explore some of the current and emerging technical, creative and contextual skill sets required for a career in new media production.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Single Camera Directing Course
Directing is one of the most important skills in TV. This course is for everyone who wants to learn how to do it. You might be directing already and want to consolidate your skills.
Date Posted: 2nd October

NPA Courses for October and Beyond
9 Point Script Development Training Part 1: The Development Process, Treatment Workshop Day, and 1st Draft: Feature Film.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Future Shorts
Future Shorts screenings are happening in Manchester throughout October.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Cumbria Filmmakers Network Short Film Night
The next Cumbria Filmmakers Network Kendal short film night is on Tuesday 2nd October, 7:30pm at BAR Ninety-Nine (upstairs bar), 99 Highgate, Kendal – Free Admission.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Write a Ten-Minute Short Filmscript
Embarking on a 120pp feature-length script can be daunting for any screenwriter so why not take some time out and write a short? Not only is it more likely you'll get the script finished; you'll also stand a greater chance of getting it made and seen.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Just Do It - Euroscript: Free Networking Event
Come and talk to writers who've put their script on the screen. Meet the directors who dealt with that frustration head-on - and hands-on - and made their films themselves.
Date Posted: 2nd October

Bye-Bye Bollywood!
Cumbria has said goodbye to Bollywood with a special wrap party for the 35-strong Indian cast and crew of Mr Bhatti on Chutti, which translates as Mr Bhatti on Holiday.
Date Posted: 1st October

Stockport on Film Screening
The North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University is pleased to announce Stockport on Film, a part of its programme to make this fascinating collection available to the public of the Northwest region.
Date Posted: 1st October

Zoom: Digital Photography
Please note that the ZOOM: Digital photography for teachers’ course (introductory level) now starts on Thursday 11th October, 5.30pm. So there’s still time to book on! Don’t forget you can get 20% discount for 2 or more bookings from the same institution or teacher.
Date Posted: 1st October

Sefton Short Film Festival
65 films, 2 days, 1 Festival. s2f2 is back again at the Plaza Cinema, Crosby, Merseyside on 10th and 11th October with films from the US, Canada, France, Iceland and all over the UK.
Date Posted: 1st October