INSIDE PICTURES 2011 - Call for Applications (23/03/2011)
Inside Pictures, the leading film industry business training and leadership skills development programme, is seeking applications from executives and producers for 2011. In this, its eighth year, there are exciting new developments and for the first time Inside Pictures will be open not only to applicants from the UK but also from across the whole of the European Union. In a further new phase, Qwerty is also forming an exciting new partnership with the National Film and Television School, the UK's national centre of excellence for postgraduate education, in order to deliver the ambitious new programme.
Who is it for?
The successful applicants will be executives and producers who display determination to succeed. They will have at least five years' experience in film or an associated creative industry such as television. Application forms can be downloaded from www.inside-pictures.com, or requested from the Inside Pictures office via 01494 731 402 or e-mail insidepictures@nfts.co.uk.
Many of the most experienced and very highest level industry professionals in America and Europe will take part, including Tim Bevan Co-Chairman Working Title, Will Davies Screen Writer, Simon Calver CEO LOVEFiLM, Vincent Grimond Chairman and CEO Wild Bunch, Peter Aalbaeck Jensen CEO Zentropa, Sophie Turner-Laing Managing Director Entertainment, News and Broadcast Operations BSkyB, Andrew Cripps President Paramount Pictures International, Eddie Cunningham President Universal Pictures International Entertainment, Philippe Carcassonne Producer, Howard Kiedaisch CEO Arts Alliance Media, David Kosse President International Universal Pictures, Ron Sanders President Warner Home Video, Mark Devereux Senior Partner Olswang, Christine Corner Partner Media and Entertainment Group Grant Thornton, Marion Rosenberg the Marion Rosenberg Office, Justin Marciano CEO Revolver, Charles Moore, Partner Wiggin L.L.P, Steve Knibbs COO Vue Cinemas, Iain Smith Producer, Nigel Walley Managing Director Decipher and Stewart Till Chair Skillset and Chair Icon UK Group.
Inside Pictures has been funded by the MEDIA Programme and the Skillset Film Skills Fund as part of A Bigger Future 2.
This top level and highly regarded programme is for 15 ambitious executives and producers who want to lead the EU film industry into the digital future. Comprised of three intensive one-week modules, Inside Pictures takes place in London and Los Angeles between June and December 2011.
The focus of the programme will be to develop the cutting edge industry business knowledge, management skills, and profile and cross-industry contact network needed for leaders, from across the industry, to thrive in the global business of film. Seminars, workshops, studio visits and events will cover all aspects of the international film business - from development through production, financing, worldwide distribution, marketing and exhibition and latest digital developments.
Who is it for?
The successful applicants will be executives and producers who display determination to succeed. They will have at least five years' experience in film or an associated creative industry such as television. Application forms can be downloaded from www.inside-pictures.com, or requested from the Inside Pictures office via 01494 731 402 or e-mail insidepictures@nfts.co.uk.
The deadline for applications is 4 April 2011.
