Creative industry events coming up at Norwich Castle run by UEA Humanities
Creative Now is a series of panel events focused on the creative industries. The next event ‘Creative Works’ is on Tuesday 14 May at Norwich Castle and includes guests: Richard Dinnick (Novelist, Screenwriter), Crispin Hunt (Longpigs, The Ivors Academy) and Fiona Ryder (TCD Media, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce) as well as Prof John Street and Dr Sabine Jacques from UEA.
There are two more events on 28 May and 11 June 2019
Further details on our website: uea.ac.uk/arts-humanities/creativenow
There are two more events on 28 May and 11 June 2019
Further details on our website: uea.ac.uk/arts-humanities/creativenow
Past events
Tuesday 26 March 2019 18:00 – 20:00 GMT
John Hurt Centre, Cinema City, St Andrews' Street, Norwich
Creative Collaborations
Creative Collaborations an event by Write2Screen and Norwich Film Festival with support from FilmHub South East...
This is a creative 'speed dating' event to encourage new creative film collaborations. It is for writers looking for production expertise and guidance and directors/producers looking for writers and stories. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm and a desire to find collaborators. This will be a structured event with the aim of getting film makers and writers to meet and discuss their projects and ambitions . The first part of the event will involve managed short meetings and when you register it will help us if you identify whether you are primarily 1: a writer or 2: a director/producer//film maker.
Refreshments available
John Hurt Centre, Cinema City, St Andrews' Street, Norwich
Creative Collaborations
Creative Collaborations an event by Write2Screen and Norwich Film Festival with support from FilmHub South East...
This is a creative 'speed dating' event to encourage new creative film collaborations. It is for writers looking for production expertise and guidance and directors/producers looking for writers and stories. Bring your ideas and enthusiasm and a desire to find collaborators. This will be a structured event with the aim of getting film makers and writers to meet and discuss their projects and ambitions . The first part of the event will involve managed short meetings and when you register it will help us if you identify whether you are primarily 1: a writer or 2: a director/producer//film maker.
Refreshments available
Friday 19 October 2018, 7pm
talk by George Szirtes for Thomas Browne Day
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On Friday 19 October, the Annual Sir Thomas Browne Day talk will be given by poet George Szirtes on the literary style of Browne and what he chose to write about - at the National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall, King Street, Norwich with Q&A by our own Lucy Ward (write2screen) and Anna Wyatt (UEA).
RSVP at https://thomas-browne-day-talk.eventbrite.co.uk so we know how many chairs to put out. No payment required to book but pay-what-you-can at the door, recommended £3-5 Come along and tell your friends. Also there are other events see www.sirthomasbrowne.org.uk |
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write2screen/BFI Network Meetup 8 October 2018
Meet Tom Wightman BFI Network
8th October 5.30 – 7.30pm John Hurt Centre, Cinema City, Norwich NR2 4AD
Please book via Eventbrite here
Following on from our last meetup, we have BFI Network Talent Executive Tom Wightman coming to Norwich.
Last month, Lucy Ward told us about some of the opportunities that BFI Network are backing. In October Tom Wightman will talking about the landscape of funding and answering your questions at the John Hurt Centre from 5.30-7.30pm. Come along and discuss opportunities for funding your script or short film project with Tom, have a glass of wine and chat with other write2screen members.
We will also be letting you know about other BFI Network supported events planned for November and December - so please book early as places are limited and expected to fill up quickly.
Light refreshments will be available
write2screen, in association with BFI Network and Cinema City Education
8th October 5.30 – 7.30pm John Hurt Centre, Cinema City, Norwich NR2 4AD
Please book via Eventbrite here
Following on from our last meetup, we have BFI Network Talent Executive Tom Wightman coming to Norwich.
Last month, Lucy Ward told us about some of the opportunities that BFI Network are backing. In October Tom Wightman will talking about the landscape of funding and answering your questions at the John Hurt Centre from 5.30-7.30pm. Come along and discuss opportunities for funding your script or short film project with Tom, have a glass of wine and chat with other write2screen members.
We will also be letting you know about other BFI Network supported events planned for November and December - so please book early as places are limited and expected to fill up quickly.
Light refreshments will be available
write2screen, in association with BFI Network and Cinema City Education
Writers' Centre Norwich reopens as the National Centre for Writing
In its third rebrand in its lifetime, the Writers Centre Norwich has, this year, become the National Centre for Writing with smart new/old HQ in King Street. There was a launch/topping out ceremony in June and new patron Sarah Perry gave an opening speech, plus a specially commissioned Read all about it here
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p069qvbh
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/national-centre-for-writing-building-work-starts/
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p069qvbh
nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/national-centre-for-writing-building-work-starts/
Words and Women Winners 2018
Margaret Meyer
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Kerry Hood
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Announcing Winners of the 2017/18 Words and Women Annual Short Prose Competition.
The Words and Women national prize for a woman writer over 40 has been won by Kerry Hood, (£1,000 and a month long writing residency sponsored by the Hosking Houses Trust) and Margaret Meyer is the winner of our regional prize £600.
Read more here
The Words and Women national prize for a woman writer over 40 has been won by Kerry Hood, (£1,000 and a month long writing residency sponsored by the Hosking Houses Trust) and Margaret Meyer is the winner of our regional prize £600.
Read more here
If you missed Noirwich the Norwich crime-writing festival, never fear! UEA have filmed some of it that you can see on Youtube
EU Call for TV Programme Ideas The European Commission's Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency has issued a call for proposals for projects that will increase the capacity of audio-visual producers to develop European projects to circulate in the Union and beyond; and to facilitate European and international co-productions. Specifically the Agency is looking to fund:
Read more at: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/funding/tv-programming-2016_en
- Drama films (one-off or series, including sequels or second and third seasons of an existing drama series) of at least 90 minutes intended primarily for TV
- Animation (one-off or series) of at least 24 minutes intended primarily for TV
- Creative documentaries (one-off or series) of at least 50 minutes intended primarily for TV.
Read more at: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/funding/tv-programming-2016_en
Listen again to Will Self's National Conversation provocation at Cheltenham Literature Festival Saturday 4 October 2014
Useful article
Here's a link to an article about Feature Film Investment