Sustainable Development & Business Planning For Film Festivals
Venue: Northern Film & Media meeting room, Central Square, Newcastle
Date: Thursday 15th June, 2006
Do you struggle to maintain momentum and secure funding for your Festival’s activity from year to year? Are you striving to create an impact on the regional and national scale which would mark your festival out as different to all the other festivals out there? And who should you be approaching to build the long-term partnerships which will ensure your festival’s future development?
The Independent Cinema Office presents an essential one-day training course for film and audio-visual festivals in the North East who are aiming to secure and maximise their festival’s future development whilst working with limited staff and resources. You will learn foolproof strategies first-hand from festival directors, producers and other recognised experts, who have years of experience in the field of festival management and development.
The course will cover the following areas:
- How to identify the critical issues facing your festival in the short, medium and long-term
- The ‘dos and don’ts’ of successful festival planning
- How to plan and manage your activity year-round
- How to recognise and communicate your festival’s USP
- How to identify and create successful partnerships to underpin your festival’s development
- How to evaluate the impact of your festival and how to articulate this to a range of beneficiaries
Booking your place:
Thanks to the support of Northern Film and Media the fee for this course has been significantly reduced to £20 +VAT (£23.50). You may also be eligible for further bursary support from Northern Film and Media - contact Victoria Johnson on 0191 269 9219 for more information. As places are strictly limited and available on a first come first served basis early booking is strongly recommended.To book your place download an application form and return it by Friday 2nd June.
If you have any queries about the course, or wish to check that it is appropriate to your needs, contact Emma Sullivan on 020 7636 7120 or email emma@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk
Course Tutor: Chris Fell
Chris Fell is Head of Film at Leeds City Council and his team organise Leeds International Film Festival (November), Leeds Young People's Film Festival (Easter) and the year-round Leeds Film Quarter programme. Before joining Leeds City Council in 1999, Chris was programmer at the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, working on Bradford Film Festival, Bite the Mango and Bradford Animation Festival.
The Independent Cinema Office is a national organisation that aims to develop and support independent film exhibition throughout the UK.
This project is funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund, which is supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund. Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the audio visual industries - www.skillset.org
This training day has been organised in partnership with and with the financial support of Northern Film & Media – www.northernmedia.org
If you wish to receive updates about any new training schemes as soon as they are advertised, please email us at info@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk
