19-25 Devon Film Fund: Live Pitch
Two Short Nights
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Category
Other Information
Running time: 60 minutes
Price
Free
Time
5.00pm - 6.30pm
Exeter Phoenix have partnered with BFI Film Academy South West to offer one Devon based filmmaker aged between 19 and 25 access to £1000 in cash funding to support the production of a short film, of any genre, which is up to 12 minutes in length.
We will be hearing from four Devon based filmmakers who will be pitching their ideas to a panel of judges, who will award one person the commission.
There will be three people on the panel.
Claire Horrocks
Exeter Phoenix Film Programmer / Two Short Nights producer. Claire has been commissioning filmmakers for 10 years as part of the Exeter Phoenix commission schemes.
Alix Taylor-Searle
Alix is the Talent Executive for BFI NETWORK in the South West. Prior to joining at Watershed, she was with Calling the Shots, where she was Project Manager on New Creatives (South West), the BBC Arts and Arts Council talent development scheme.
Arsalan Motavali
Arsalan recently graduated with an MA in International Film Business at Exeter / London Film School. He is interested in many aspects of the film business including acquisitions, distribution and programming.
He is an active member of Exeter Phoenix Young Audience Panel where he helps draw a more diverse audiences to Exeter Phoenix, and is interested in diverse filmmaking talents and subject matters that are being represented on the big screen.
The successful filmmaker will be announced at the Creative Social, 7.30pm, Thu 3 Feb