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festival schedule gonorthfestival.co.uk Amanda Millen goNORTH Festival Director goNORTH 2014: Drew Farrell Drew First Steps Photograph The Highlands and Islands has long provided a nurturing environment for creative people to expand their horizons. Welcome to Inverness and goNORTH, Scotland’s leading What goNORTH does is provide a helping hand to anyone creative industries festival, featuring two intensive days and looking to get ahead in their chosen creative career. nights’ worth of networking, sessions and showcasing. If you have the energy and the passion, we can direct you Our experienced goNORTH team is here to connect creatives to the right people and places. and direct them to the power players in their world. So We’ve come a long way; more aspirational and encompassing whatever your chosen genre; be it acting, directing, writing, more disciplines than ever before, working with our partners editing, animating, making music, designing high end fashion, Emergents. We’re constantly battling to bring you the latest making textiles, painting or developing games, we can set thought, developments and innovations in your genres. you on the right path. This year, as ever we’ve a host of leading industry players in the field of fashion, music, gaming, screen, broadcast If you have talent and the will to succeed, then goNORTH is and publishing. All are available for one-to-one chats. Just here to help you... approach one of the goNORTH team and we’ll set it up for you. I’ll be here throughout the 48-creativity-packed hours that is goNORTH Festival 2014 and I’m more than happy to The first step starts here. have a chat. Just come up and say hello. I’ll also be tweeting @AmandaMillen so let’s talk! festivaldesign vsdesignstudio.co.uk schedule gonorthfestival.co.uk Meet the Team The annual goNORTH Festival is produced by a small team of hard-working experienced professionals who work across various genres within the creative industries. Between us, there aren’t many people we don’t know. And if we don’t know – we ask! Amanda Millen Olivia Rodger Jan Patience Director Project Manager Communications Amanda first worked with goNORTH while Olivia got involved with goNORTH when With over 25 years, experience in journalism, on secondment from the BBC to Highlands she moved from Glasgow to the Highlands Jan is a sought-after PR and communications & Islands Enterprise (HIE) in 2007. As well in February 2011. Prior to this, she spent 11 consultant for the creative industries. She as being goNORTH’s director, she heads up years working in television production at BBC writes regularly about visual art for The Herald, ScreenHI. Both roles centre on growing and Scotland. Olivia has sound knowledge of end- The Daily Record and Homes & Interiors developing the independent production to-end television production and is committed Scotland magazine. Current PR clients include; sector and providing showcase platforms for to continual professional self development as goNORTH, Absent Voices and The George Highlands and Islands talent. Developing skills, well as supporting the development work Wyllie Foundation. Currently co-writing talent and capacity across the region in the carried out by goNORTH and ScreenHI. biography about renowned Scots artist, production sector is her main focus. George Wyllie. Tom Duncan Content Producer Alex Smith Alan De Pellette Music Producer Elgin-based Tom is a freelance producer/ director, shooting factual content for Screen & Broadcast Producer Alex joined the goNORTH team in 2010 broadcast and business. He studied Screen Alan is an award-winning writer and director. and manages the delivery of its music Project Development at Edinburgh Napier He was 18 when he started writing for Melody element. He leads on the development of University, graduating in 2009. Clients have Maker and The Sunday Times, interviewing the wider music strategy, supporting growth included; BBC Learning, Central Station and most bands from the Britpop era. He moved across a diverse range of Highlands and Business Gateway. He joined goNORTH in into radio, where he created long-running Islands based music businesses. He also June 2012 after working with ScreenHI. His BBC football comedy, Off The Ball. He helped coordinates the goNORTH Festival Tour and debut short, Joose, was nominated for a to create hit TV shows, Chewin’ The Fat and works with a developing list of partners in BAFTA New Talent Award in March 2012 and Still Game. An elected committee member of the UK, mainland Europe, Scandinavia and has since gone on to direct a half hour BAFTA Scotland, he recently finished a stint the US. documentary for the BBC. as its acting director. meet the team gonorthfestival.co.uk 2_3 Register FREE as a delegate online before you arrive or at our registration desk on the day. We’re encouraging people to use Facebook to sign up as it’s Festival easier when you then collect your delegate pass. You’ll also be able to register using your Smart Phone. Need to Know Your pass allows you access to all areas of the goNORTH programme though the Music showcasing venues are open to the general public. 9am 2am Registration & General Information Film Showcasing Hit the Ground Running Trade Market 9am–6pm MERCURE 11am–5pm POP UP CINEMA MERCURE 9am–5.30pm MERCURE 11am–5pm MERCURE (Lower foyer) Our open call this year has been our This one-day training course is Public Sector Briefing most successful to date with submissions designed for anyone who wants to get BAFTA-winning Animation Shorts 10am–10.30am MERCURE coming from across the globe. Check out a foot in the door on film and television As He Lay Falling our bite-sized chunks of the vast wealth of dramas. Devised and run by professionals, Cast & Crew Screening For public sector staff working with clients filmmaking talent from home and abroad. our trainees will be receiving invaluable 5th Thursday Wednesday 4th Wednesday in the creative industries, or who would like 4th Wednesday Multum in Parvo experience and making life-long contacts. to develop a better understanding of the Short film by author Denise Mina sector in 2014. Find out which panels are Music Showcasing goNORTH Pop Up Cinema the best fit and line up a meeting with 8pm–12.30am VARIOUS VENUES (see map) Gaming Playground 5pm-6pm MERCURE (Caledonian Suite) speakers or delegates. 11am–4pm MERCURE (Lower foyer) Around 60 acts have been selected Iain Hamilton to play in goNORTH’s eagerly awaited Networking Reception with SMIA Jeni Oliver showcase programme which takes place CARE plus Q&A with filmmakers & Honeycomb Creative Works Thursday 5th Thursday at venues throughout Inverness. Cast & Crew Screening 6pm–8pm TOWN HOUSE 5pm-6pm POP UP CINEMA MERCURE Radio goNORTH Come and join us for a glass of sherry, Broadcasting LIVE throughout the Festival Film Screening 50 Kisses some canapés and a performance from 10am–4pm MERCURE BAR Scottish Premier of Collaborative Feature the current holder of the Scottish Album 8pm-9.30pm POP UP CINEMA MERCURE of the Year Award, RM Hubbert. Radio goNORTH is our own bespoke radio station which broadcasts for the HIE Opening Party duration of the festival. Our trainees have Closing Party with Special Guests 6pm–8pm IRONWORKS been working for the last two weeks to & Wall of Sound DJ set learn on-the-job skills as budding radio This exciting event brings together all 11.30pm–late IRONWORKS professionals. Catch live performances and our disciplines. Scotland Re:Designed is Wall of Sound is an iconic British interviews with all our key industry talent. presenting our Runway Show, featuring independent record label celebrating some of the best new designers from 20 years. Mark Jones creator and the Highlands and Islands as well as founder will be joining us for nothing some other creative surprises. less than a trademark DJ set to round off our two days of this year’s goNORTH. Access by delegate pass only. festival need to know gonorthfestival.co.uk 4_5 Gaming Curated Playground Films 11am 4pm 5pm 10pm Gaming Playground Binary Pumpkin Lol Scragg and CARE plus Q&A with filmmakers BAFTA-winning Animation Shorts 11am–4pm MERCURE (Lower foyer) Bruce McNeish Cast & Crew Screening As He Lay Falling 5pm-6pm POP UP CINEMA MERCURE Cast & Crew Screening The Scottish Games Network is the industry Blazing Griffin Peter van der Watt Multum in Parvo organisation for the video games and and Stephen Hewitt Writer/Director/Producer Tristan Aitchison Short film by author Denise Mina interactive sector in Scotland. Exclusively for has brought together a professional team Dave Sapien Ltd Dave Sapien 5pm-6pm POP UP CINEMA MERCURE goNORTH, SGN has brought together some from across the UK. It features H&I talent Maureen Pringle and was edited by 5th Thursday Wednesday 4th Wednesday Extra Mile Studios Bobby Farmer, Patrick 4th Wednesday of the most innovative game designers As He Lay Falling was made in the Vince and Stuart Henderson Catherine Weir, who has developed her working today. Our ‘Playground’ gives you Highlands as part of a Creative Scotland the opportunity to try out their creations; editing skills to broadcast level. Guerilla Tea Matt Zanetti and Alex Zeitler funded scheme delivered by Digicult and and feedback your thoughts. For one day only! Paul Dunkley, Paul Terry and Neil Rolland Hopscotch Films. ScreenHI provided Hidden Armada Will Wright and Michael Doig will be available after the screening to additional budget for several members Each of our Playground companies strives answer questions on the creative process of crew for the shoot. for excellence, innovation and to showcase Hunted Cow Studios Andrew Mulholland and what the learning curves have been Scotland as a hotbed for indie games.