An inside look at a decade of training from Europe’s leading film business & leadership skills development programme

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SUPPORTED BY THE MEDIA PROGRAMME & THE CREATIVE SKILLSET FILM SKILLS FUND Inside Pictures: The Yearbook INSIDE PICTURES INSIDE PICTURES PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE GLOBAL FILM BUSINESS THROUGH ITS ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS. IT’S AN INVALUABLE APPROACH.” CAMERON MCCRACKEN, PATHÉ UK

WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING ELSE IS THE LEVEL AT WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS ARE AT, THEY ARE ALREADY IN THE INDUSTRY AND Participants graduate from the 10th Inside Pictures programme in 2013. ALREADY HAVE ACHIEVEMENTS Photograph by Tara Moller. ON THEIR CV.” NIK POWELL, NATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION Inside Pictures is a unique film and other related media, SCHOOL European programme for including cutting-edge digital business training and leadership entrepreneurs and innovators. INSIDE PICTURES HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST development in the film The course is open to DECADE INTO AN ESSENTIAL industry. participants from Europe, with CONSTITUENT OF THE The intensive annual course the programme divided between EUROPEAN MEDIA INDUSTRY.” brings together the full range of London and Los Angeles. CHARLES MOORE, PARTNER, WIGGIN LLP industry disciplines, including Inside Pictures is funded by the INSIDE PICTURES IS A GREAT development, production, sales, European MEDIA programme COURSE THAT GIVES distribution, marketing, finance, and Creative Skillset. For full APPLICANTS A TERRIFIC legal, exhibition and business details of funders and sponsors OVERVIEW OF THE RAPIDLY GROWING INTERNATIONAL FILM affairs. see Page 19. BUSINESS - SOMETHING I WISH Inside Pictures develops the HAD BEEN AVAILABLE TO ME practical knowledge, skills and EARLY IN MY CAREER”. high level contacts needed to ANDREW CRIPPS, PRESIDENT EMEA, IMAX lead successful businesses, taking participants to the heart of the film industry and Details of the Inside Pictures course and instructions on how giving them a 360 degree to apply can be found at www. understanding of the global film inside-pictures.com. Inside industry. Picture is also on Facebook The training is led by some of (www.facebook.com/ insidepictures) and Twitter the world’s leading film business (@inside_pictures). practitioners and experts from

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10 YEARS AT THE COALFACE

A decade on, the knowledge and confidence provided by Inside Pictures continues to make a vital contribution to film in the UK, Europe and beyond.

Not many training courses get to celebrate blocks that make Inside Pictures unique: A BRIEF HISTORY 10th anniversaries. creative collaboration, breaking down the OF INSIDE PICTURES Training requirements change as industries boundaries between industry specialisms, evolve and new trends emerge and recede, building leadership skills and a focus on but at the heart of Inside Pictures is an international business. But if there is a word The first edition of Inside Pictures was unchanging idea: that the best lessons that sums up the value of the course – a word launched in 2002 by a team from come from the coalface. Each course brings consistently repeated by participants – it is Qwerty Films led by Jill Tandy and together the best practitioners in the global ‘confidence’. This is a sense of self-belief that Michael Kuhn. Tandy and Kuhn were film business, creating a dynamic and comes not just from learning from those who both senior executives at PolyGram challenging environment with an emphasis have succeeded in a tough industry, but also Filmed Entertainment, the last true on practical application. The proof of Inside from testing ideas against industry experts major European studio, which ran a Pictures’ success can be seen in box-office and their peers on the programme. highly-rated training programme for hits, Academy Awards and BAFTAs, as well William Goldman famously said of the executives called Fast Track. as by promotions of participants to senior film business: “no one knows anything”. management roles in leading international Inside Pictures offers an antidote to this After PolyGram’s closure in 1999, the film businesses. Its value is even more evident view. A decade on from its first edition, UK Film Council (UKFC), then chaired in a thriving and active network of alumni, the knowledge and confidence provided by by a former PolyGram President (and built on the programme’s philosophy of Inside Pictures continues to make a vital at the time President of Universal sharing expertise and experience. contribution to film in the UK, Europe and International Pictures) Stewart Till and This report looks at the essential building beyond. UKFC Chief Executive John Woodward asked Tandy to design a course. This Mark Woolley course would build on some of the (Ecosse Films) and Raymond characteristics of Fast Track but would van der Kaaij (Class of have a broader industry relevance. 2013) during a project surgery Qwerty set about the task of creating a course which would be firmly focused on business in the widest sense and on the development of executives who would go on to take leading roles in the international film industry. The first edition of Inside Pictures was solely for UK executives. Its reputation grew quickly, and the programme became renowned for the high quality of its speakers and participants. In 2011, Inside Pictures won funding from the European Commission MEDIA Programme, allowing it to realise a longstanding ambition to broaden its international reach.

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Inside Inside Pictures

Inside Pictures began with a mission to Thinking global “We have always been bridge a serious industry gap. There were Inside Pictures was ahead of the game in academic courses and specialist programmes understanding that successful film businesses determined that Inside for specific disciplines such as production, might have roots in one country, but their Pictures will be driven by finance or marketing. But what was lacking audiences would be global. The founders’ was a practical course – by the industry, Hollywood connections gave unparalleled practitioners not teachers.” for the industry – in which the top access to the most senior studio figures MICHAEL KUHN, CHAIRMAN, QWERTY FILMS executives of tomorrow could learn and was the genesis of an annual from the best in the business journey of discovery to Los today. Angeles that has become a Here, course founders, defining characteristic of the Qwerty Films’ Michael Kuhn programme. “The studio big 2002 SPEAKERS and Jill Tandy introduce the shots were not going to come essential elements that set Inside over here, so we had to go to LA Include Pictures on a path that has made a them” says Kuhn. The 2011 arrival Robin Russell, Senior Exec VP, Sony huge impact on the industry for more of European participants further Pictures Entertainment than a decade. broadened the programme’s international industry Mike Simpson, Exec VP, William Morris Start at the top perspective. Endeavor Entertainment “The key thing in establishing Inside Pictures was to win the The networks John Ptak, Agent, Creative Artists Agency support of the top people in Michael Kuhn said he expected the industry, who in turn would the Inside Pictures alumni to Alan Parker, Director/Producer attract the best participants” said form a “mini network” that would Tandy. “We just went through last beyond the lifespan of the Michael Kuhn with Sixteen UK Include the whole film value chain and Films’ Rebecca O’Brien at course. What no one could have David Kosse, Managing Director, the 2013 Inside Pictures looked for who were the best graduation reception. predicted was how strong the Momentum Photograph by Tara Moller. experts in each area of the Jill Tandy with Jakob links between participants would business.” Abrahamsson (Class of 2013) grow, and how influential the Stewart Till, Chair, Icon Group UK during Module 3 of the 2013 The results have been programme. network would become. The spectacular, and the support of partnerships and friendships Tim Bevan, Co-Chairman, high level industry figures has helped make that developed are a practical extension of the Working Title Films Inside Pictures one of the most prestigious way that the course is designed. “We wanted courses in the international film business. an environment where people would work Duncan Kenworthy, Producer, Toledo together as a close team, and learn as much Productions Talent spotting teams from each other as the speakers,” says Tandy. The Inside Pictures philosophy is that it does Paul Webster, Founder, FilmFour not just select the best candidates, it builds Innovation and new models teams. The programme was created to take Inside Pictures began in a turbulent period for Dennis Davidson, Owner, DDA PR executives out of the comfort zone of their business, and each year’s programme tests the own industry specialisms and to challenge validity and potential of new models. Kuhn INDUSTRY MILESTONES what Tandy calls “silo thinking.” The dynamic says the best way to understand the impact of of the course comes from interaction and new trends is to talk to those directly involved, Launch of LoveFilm collaboration between people from every rather than listening to advocates: “We have aspect of the UK and European industry and always been determined that Inside Pictures Studios set up body to agree the beyond with the wider media industries. will be driven by practitioners not teachers.” standards for Digital Cinema (DCI)

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Inside The Hothouse

“Inside Pictures is an accolade acknowledged across the industry as indicating that Inside Pictures can be described as a decade of business learning compressed a person is ready and into a single year, consciously replicating the high-pressure, high- prepared for business.” achieving culture at the top of the CHRISTOS MICHAELS, PARTNER, LEE & THOMPSON film industry. Producer and 2002 participant Adrian Sturges (Picture Farm) talks about a “hothouse environment” with a continual flow 2003 of information, and an expectation that SPEAKERS participants will test and challenge both their own ideas and those of the established LA include industry. Jon Amiel, Film Director During three modules, each a week long, into double figures. One of them, Christos in London and Los Angeles, participants Michaels, a partner at Lee & Thompson Marshall Forster, Senior EVP, Sony are given an intensive crash course in the (Class of 2004-2005) says: “Inside Pictures Pictures Entertainment realities of the business. “What was amazing is an accolade acknowledged across the and enlightening was to hear the best of the industry as indicating that a person is ready Jodi Zuckerman, VP Development and British film industry speak candidly about and prepared for business.” Production, Beacon Pictures their experiences and answer questions off the record,” says Patrick Strafford, VP Project Work Robert Friedman, COO, Paramount Commercial Development and Acquisitions Inside Pictures is a unique forum for Pictures Group at Warner Bros (Class of 2005-2006). engaging with industry trends and ideas This willingness to tell the real business story, and the element that brings all the learning Colin Callender, President, HBO Films free from PR spin, has also been demonstrated together is the course project. by speakers from Hollywood and Europe. Each candidate is expected to create UK include This openness is based on mutual respect a finance and creative plan for a real or Alison Thompson, Head of International between speakers and participants. Indeed, hypothetical project, which is pitched Sales, Pathé the number of former participants who have to industry experts at the end of the returned as speakers and panellists is now programme. The exercise aims to bring the Anna Nicoll, Director of International lessons of the year into sharp focus, ensuring Publicity, HBO that they are practically applied. LEADING INDUSTRY FIGURES WHO “The fact that you need to demonstrate the Susan Elkington, EVP, Chellomedia, HAVE SPOKEN AT EVERY EDITION OF INSIDE PICTURES INCLUDE: knowledge you have learned by presenting a Liberty Global Tim Bevan, Co-Chairman, full creative and financial package for a movie Working Title at the conclusion of the course is a good way Natasha Galloway, Agent, United Agents Andrew Cripps, President of showing your understanding,” says Rhodri EMEA, IMAX Thomas, VP Production and Development at Chris Auty, CEO, The Works Media Richard Philipps, Partner, Reed Smith The Ink Factory (Class of 2007).. Group Michael Kuhn, Chairman, After graduating from the programme Qwerty Films in 2008, Rebekah Gilbertson of Rainy Day INDUSTRY MILESTONES Malcolm Ritchie, Co-MD, Qwerty Films Films offered subsequent years’ participants Charles Moore, Partner, Wiggin live film developments to take on as their Blu-ray discs make debut Steve Golin, CEO, Anonymous projects. “While they got a real-life project to Content work with, we valued the feedback from the James Cameron’s Ghosts In the Abyss Inside Pictures project work,” she explains. relaunches 3D era

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The 360˚ viewpoint

In an influential speech in 2002 – the first groups has included people working outside Inside Pictures year – the then chairman the film value chain, or those who have made of the UK Film Council, Sir Alan Parker, their name in digital services or other media 2004-5 SPEAKERS called on the UK film industry to take a such as music and television. “reality check” and understand that it could Over the course of the programme, LA include not prosper as a disparate group of “cottage participants develop perspectives on Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO, Dreamworks industries.” He was talking about a film the work of colleagues in other parts of industry value chain, comprised of generally the value chain that they may not have Marc Shmuger, Vice Chairman, small-and-medium sized enterprises previously appreciated. The intensity of the Universal Pictures and so focused on specialist tasks, from relationships established during the course production, sales, distribution to exhibition, builds trust, leading to candid sharing of Bill Murray, COO, Motion Picture that opportunities were often missed. experiences in the interests of the whole year Association Inside Pictures set out to challenge the group. “cottage industry” mentality by challenging “We were all in learning mode,” said Jeremy Zimmer, Founder and CEO, participants to see the bigger picture. Anna Higgs (Class of 2010), now leading United Talent Agency In today’s market, the ability to see beyond the Film4.0 arm of Film4. “It was a cross- narrow industry perspectives has become section of the industry and people were Camela Galano, President of even more vital. Fragmenting audiences, honest and open, which meant that you International Sales, New Line Cinema digital distribution and converging media often found yourself taken out of the normal have all begun to undermine the stability of mind space.” Gerry Rich, President, Worldwide the specialised value chain. The fault lines Motion Picture Marketing, Paramount are evident in such issues as release windows Pictures and the place of VOD. The course selection procedure is UK include designed to create teams with a balance Richard Eyre, Film Director of expertise that through collaboration can create new insights into these Premila Hoon, Global Head challenges: “What we need every year of Media & Entertainment is a group that is a microcosm of Structured Finance, Société the film industry” says Julia Short Générale (Programme Director Content since 2012). The make-up of recent year David Ellender, CEO, Fremantle Media Talking Inside Pictures Enterprises

THERE IS NO REAL Fiona McBlane, CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE Promotions Manager, EMI INDEPENDENT SECTOR, CERTAINLY COMPARED TO Paul Trijbits, Head of New THE STUDIOS, AND INSIDE Cinema Fund, UK Film Council PICTURES WAS THE ONLY 360° TRAINING PROGRAMME INDUSTRY MILESTONES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. IT WAS A CHOICE OF ONE.” DVD sales reach their peak LAURENCE GORNALL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, THE WORKS FILM GROUP Sir Alan Parker presents 2013 participant Katherine Bridle with her graduation certificate. Photograph by Tara Moller. YouTube launches

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Career-changing confidence

A key take-out for participants of Inside Pictures is confidence in their own Still from Academy Award winning convictions. Exposure to the realities short film Six Shooter, 2006 of the whole industry, from writers to VOD platforms, leaves its mark on recalls Bays. “Kenton participants and instils them with a had already depth of understanding that can be established a career and even life changing. strong connection Some, such as Nahrein Mirza to Martin but (now Kemp, Class of 2007), found had just got a new job as a direct result of the a big BBC job course, when fellow participant (Editor, Comedy) Darren Bender took her to Bigger and couldn’t be Pictures. Other course members the hands-on immediately began working producer. He knew together with often spectacular I wanted to produce results. and that it would be Still others found the confidence my first, and together we to strike out in new directions. Andrew made a team with very Curtis, Partner, Drew&Co, had already good complimentary skills.” established a reputation as a media lawyer Kenton’s production and and has since gone on to work as a producer, talent relations knowledge and inspired by his Inside Pictures experience. Bays’ experience in positioning and “As a lawyer, I would see everything before financing brought the short film Six Shooter and after, but nothing during production,” said CASE STUDY to life. “And the rest is history,” says Bays. Curtis. “It made me much less fearful of the Or specifically the 2006 Academy Award unknown and provided the missing links in Six Shooter for best live-action short film. Allen’s career my knowledge, shining a light into the dark © has scaled the heights of television and places.” and the Oscar McDonagh went on to direct international Lee Thomas, Pipedream Pictures (Class Kenton Allen, now one of the UK’s leading hit In Bruges. “The course really helped of 2005-2006) was Head of Production and television executives as Chief Executive of me to be confident enough to fully move Development at the regional screen agency Big Talk Productions, joined the first course into production and become master of Screen West Midlands, and said the training along with producer Mia Bays, then Head my own destiny” says Bays. I established offered him the perfect overview that was of Distribution at The Film Consortium. Missing in Action Films soon after the necessary when dealing with public funds: “We got on really well and in the latter course, I gave up my full-time job, and “I was a poacher turned gamekeeper and the stages of the course he told me about I’ve now got an Oscar© win, two BAFTA course exposed me to the whole way that the Martin McDonagh and his film ambitions nominations and a strong body of work on industry worked, which meant I could deliver and knowing about this brilliant script,” films such as Shifty and Lilting.” better value.” For others, the real value is having access to expertise beyond a single specialism. Almost Talking Inside Pictures every participant has a story to tell about picking up the phone to a former classmate IT GAVE ME INSIGHT, UNDERSTANDING AND CONFIDENCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF OUR BUSINESS. THIS WAS ESSENTIAL FOR MY and getting advice and assistance. The Inside PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONFIDENCE.” Pictures Network is where the long-term value ANDREW TURNER, UK AND IRELAND DIRECTOR OF SALES, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX has really made its mark. (See Pages 8 and 9)

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The evolving network

For some, the interaction between The box-office success story ofThe King’s participants outweighs even the lessons Speech, for example, has close links to Inside Talking Inside Pictures offered by the experienced speakers. “I Pictures. Rhodri Thomas, VP Production IT WAS A FANTASTIC absolutely loved the privileged access we and Development at The Ink Factory (Class NETWORKING had to an amazing range of speakers, and of 2007) was at The Weinstein Company EXPERIENCE AND MY the space to contemplate things differently, and helped acquire the Oscar-winning CLASSMATES HAVE BECOME looking at the whole picture,” says Jack film. “Robert Walak (now at the Weinstein IMPORTANT COLLEAGUES Arbuthnott, Head of Film Development at Company) was in my year,” says Thomas. AND FRIENDS. IT PROVIDES A Scott Free Films (Class of 2008). “And over a “My involvement with The Kings Speech NETWORK BEYOND YOUR JOB much longer period, I have learned even more was in decent part down to my relationship OR ANY SPECIFIC FILM YOU MIGHT WORK ON.” from fellow participants.” with Robert and that was made on Inside ANDREW ORR, MD – FILM SALES, “It is a ‘big family’ says Nicole Carmen- Pictures.” INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY Davis, Producer, Rainy Day Films (Class The Inside Pictures network has continued of 2008). “We have made friends but also to evolve with each new year adding fresh formed strategic alliances, both professional ideas and experience that becomes integrated and personal”. In 2013 Rainy Day Films were with the existing knowledge base. Mia awarded a BFI Vision Award to develop their Bays, Producer, Missing In Action Films slate of film projects, grow their business and (Class of 2002) and Thomas Benski, Co- bolster their company profile (See Case Study Founder, Pulse Films (Class of 2011) are below). currently working on a project with pop idols Those relationships have often turned Backstreet Boys after making a connection into profitable business partnerships. through Inside Pictures.

CASE STUDY

During the Inside Pictures Rainy Day Films programme the potential A great example of a close working for a strong partnership relationship that blossomed during and grew. The interactive and after Inside Pictures was between producers practical nature of the Nicole Carmen-Davis and Rebekah course revealed synergies Gilbertson, who are now partner producers and there was a “meeting of at Rainy Day Films. minds” that developed into The two met on the course in 2008 and, a partnership that has thrived says Gilbertson, “we immediately hit it in their joint business, working off.” Both found they shared the same with film-makers such as Isabel desire to find a like-minded partner with Coixet (Another Me) and regular Nicole Carmen-Davis complementary skills. Gilbertson said her collaborator Marc Evans (Patagonia). and Rebekah Gilbertson, early producing work had been a difficult “Inside Pictures gave us a fantastic Rainy Day Films experience (“I had taken the kicks to the roadmap of how the business works and has stomach,” she said). Carmen-Davis had opened the doors to important relationships,” been producing inside a company and had says Gilbertson. And that confidence has “We basically have that indie spirit that found it “unsatisfying”, so had set up her helped create the kind of business both likes doing things for ourselves. The course own business. the partners wanted, say Carmen-Davis: removed some of the barriers.”

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The inside track on Hollywood

2010 participants in LA

2005-6 SPEAKERS LA include Brian Mulligan, Co-Chair, Universal Pictures

Frank Marshall, Producer

Patrick Crowley, Producer

Michael Lewis, CEO, Real D

Inside Pictures was determined that the links net of subsidies, the US felt the force of Iris Grossman, Talent Agent, ICM to the US industry would be a major part of market trends, particularly those driven by its appeal. digital technologies, more quickly and more UK include It soon became clear that the studios and profoundly than Europe. Stephen Frears, Director independent businesses in LA saw mutual The period saw the rise and decline of the benefits in supporting the course. Major studio specialised film arms; the bursting of a Patrick McKenna, CEO, Ingenious executives, including Jeffrey Katzenberg, private equity bubble; the rise of the biggest Media CEO, Dreamworks and the late Rick franchises in history; the relaunch of 3D; and Finkelstein, VC and COO, Universal Pictures more recently the attempts to deal with the Colin Vaines, Executive VP, European were among the big-name speakers to sign up impact of VOD. Inside Pictures participants Production and Development, The early in the life of the course. were in a privileged position to see the impact Weinstein Company Inside Pictures also gave an opportunity for of these trends at the heart of the global participants to hear from UK film-makers business. Alan Flitcroft, Partner, Ernst & Young carving out great careers in Hollywood, It has shaped the attitude of participants including Alan Parker and Michael Apted. and given them an advantage in John Woodward, CEO, UK Film Council The period from 2002 to 2013 was one understanding the potential impact of of considerable change in the studio and innovation on the industry, and confidence in INDUSTRY MILESTONES US independent sector. Without the safety developing fresh business ideas. UK launches world’s first Digital Inside Pictures was determined that the links to the US Cinema Network industry would be a major part of its appeal. Facebook launches worldwide

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Putting LA insight into practice

2012 Participants with Jeffrey Katzenberg of Dreamworks during the LA Module

2007 SPEAKERS LA include Samuel Goldwyn Junior, CEO, Samuel Goldwyn Films

Nick Meyer, Co-President, Paramount Vantage

David Brooks, President of Marketing, Focus Features

Mike Medavoy, CEO, Phoenix Pictures

Michael Apted, President, Directors Guild of America Every participant who has made the trip to Los the range of speakers offered new insights. Angeles talks about how it has changed the way Wolfgang Behr, Neue Bioskop (Class of Tony Safford, Senior VP Acquisitions, they think and do business. 2011) says that going to Hollywood felt like Twentieth Century Fox There is, of course, business value in the dealing with a “real industry” with commercial market intelligence derived from straight imperatives. The entrepreneurial spirit inspired UK include talking with the biggest executives in the others. Rebekah Gilbertson, Rainy Day Films, Jane Barclay, MD, Capitol Films film business and some of the world’s leading says LA taught her to “run our company more innovators, including film-makers such as like a business.” Christian Grass, EVP EMEA, Twentieth director David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club). Participants returned home and put ideas Century Fox Anna Higgs, Film4.0, talks about an into practice. “astounding level of access” to senior studio Piers Tempest, Production Consultant at David Thompson, Head of Films, executives, all of whom were generous in Salt (Class of 2007), says the company’s latest BBC Films offering “a phenomenal level of insight” into production, Our Robot Overlords, starring the way that the studios operated. Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson and Alan Giles, CEO, HMV Group For many, the most valuable lesson was now in post, was partly inspired by knowledge in seeing how business and networking acquired from Inside Pictures. Producer INDUSTRY MILESTONES operated in a ‘company town.’ “You learned Adrian Sturges (Class of 2002) says: “I am now how the town worked and who, and what, was working on a few American projects, which I Twitter launches important” says Laurence Gornall, CEO, The can definitely say would have been much more Works (Class of 2005-2006). “Individuals difficult without Inside Pictures.” iTunes begins full-length film offer may come and go, but there is a system and a hierarchy that, once understood, can be invaluable to business.” He says that the “Individuals may come and go, but there is a system and high-level contact offered by the course was a hierarchy that, once understood, can be invaluable to an entry point to more practical day-to-day relationships with key executives. business.” Even those with existing US connections say LAURENCE GORNALL, CEO, THE WORKS FILM GROUP

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Inside Europe

In 2011, Inside Pictures was awarded funding from the European Commission MEDIA Inside Pictures ensured that the first 2008 Programme to widen participants beyond European course was of the highest SPEAKERS the UK to the rest of Europe. It was not just calibre by making a ‘hit list’ of great a question of opening up a UK programme candidates from across the continent. LA include abroad, it was also felt that European Programme Director, Content, Julia Rick Finkelstein, VC, COO, Universal participants would add new ideas and Short says: “We found innovators Pictures approaches to the course. “I am delighted working with different media and to witness the added value this programme got interest from smart, commercial Gareth Wigan, VC, Columbia TriStar is delivering for professionals and the people who saw the value of the Motion Picture Group benefit it offers for developing contacts with international connections we offered.” like-minded peers from other European The result was a seamless Jon Gumpert, Chairman, Intermedia countries,” says Agnieszka Moody, Director of integration of European candidates, MEDIA Desk UK. contributing fresh ideas to the core Ron Sanders, CEO, Warner Home Video The European industry has been going Inside Pictures mission. through a period of change and reflection John Sacchi, Exec VP, Development and because of issues that are very much part of Production, Lionsgate the Inside Pictures agenda. There is tension between the cultural and commercial position UK include of film in a highly subsidised audiovisual Andrew Macdonald, Producer, DNA sector, heated debates about release Films windows and territorial rights, and concern about how European Richard Curtis, Writer film will reach audiences in an on-demand age. Tessa Ross, Controller of Film and Wolfgang Behr, Drama, Film4 Neue Bioskop Film, was among the James Kay, Partner, Olswang first intake in 2011, said the Tim Haslam, CEO, Hanway value of the Films programme to European INDUSTRY MILESTONES film was immediately Harry Potter becomes the clear. “In biggest grossing franchise in Germany, movie history it is largely a subsidised Slumdog Millionaire wins best system but film Oscar© Inside Pictures was offering knowledge and know-how of working in a real industry. It was In its 10th year, more than two-thirds of Inside Pictures about the business.” participants were non-UK Europeans.

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The common language of business

It was soon clear that the core ideas at the the course: “It was an honour to be part of heart of Inside Pictures easily translated a network of people I have admired, among across European borders. A common speakers and participants. I had so much to 2010SPEAKERS language united participants and helped plug learn.” Pulse has offices in Paris, London and everyone into the network, and that was the now Los Angeles, and was created as a global LA, includes business of film. The structure of the course enterprise, and he says Inside Pictures has Bill Mechanic, President/CEO, was designed to ensure that shared values enabled him to further broaden his thinking. Pandemonium Films and international collaboration brought The key to integration then has been to teams together, regardless of nationality. stick to the core values of Inside Pictures. It Amotz Zakai, Manager, Echo Lake Wolfgang Behr, Neue Bioskop Film (Class of is a practitioner’s programme, whose value Management 2011) said he felt immediately at home. “It is based on the energy and effort of those turned out to be one of the best things I have who take part. The addition of European Steve Golin, CEO, Anonymous Content ever done. When I go to London now or I participants has added fresh perspectives go to LA, I always get in contact with people and ideas and contributed new value to the Will Davies, Screenwriter who are part of the Inside Pictures network.” network. Sophie Hedegaard Frandsen, Head of New Bert Hamelinck, Producer and Managing Alan Brunswick, Partner, Manatt Phelps Business at TrustNordisk (Class of 2013) Director of Caviar Content, says: “I was an and Phillips LLP said: “It was a great and very harmonic experienced producer when I applied to team across countries, age, disciplines and Inside Pictures in 2011 but the programme UK include approaches to the film media. It created a was a big part of my reaching the next level Peter Bazalgette, Advisor, Endemol UK dynamic where ideas and experiences were in my career as it really gives access to areas launched, exchanged and developed in of the film industry, both in Europe and Samantha Horley, Managing Director, plenary.” the US. I am now working on a number The Salt Company She said the intensity and energy of the of European co-productions, where the course made everyone look at their own experiences on the programme were very Cameron McCracken, Managing performance and contribution: “At the same helpful.” Director, Pathé time as this group unit, the focus was also on you as an individual, in terms of challenges, Pete Czernin, Producer & Founder, goals and vision. How would you like to Blueprint Pictures benefit from this? What is your ambition in participating in this programme?” Charles Moore, Partner, Wiggin LLP Thomas Benski, Co-Founder, Pulse Films, said he was inspired by the INDUSTRY MILESTONES calibre of people associated with 3D epic Avatar becomes the Talking Inside Pictures biggest grossing movie of all time I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO RECOMMEND INSIDE PICTURES TO EXPERIENCED EUROPEAN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP.” Participants from all over Europe cheer each other on at BERT HAMELINCK, CAVIAR CONTENT Graduation Day. Photograph by Tara Moller.

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Optimists and innovators

L-R: Araka Matits (France), Beatrice Gulino (Italy), Saskia Wagner Because Inside Pictures is created by (Germany). Participants from all over Europe form firm and lasting friendships. Photograph by Tara Moller. and for practitioners, innovation is a constant theme. As the timelines in this report show, every year presents new challenges and opportunities: a disruptive technology, improvements to infrastructure, policy 2011 SPEAKERS initiatives and shifts in demand. Every participant LA include and speaker has had to Kieran Breen, EVP, International face the fact that change Marketing, Twentieth Century Fox is now a constant, and International the smartest have con- sistently been assessing Chas Evans, Senior VP, and reassessing business International Creative Affairs, strategy. The ten years of Paramount Pictures International Inside Pictures have coincided with one of the most turbulent Marc Webb, Director and disruptive periods in film history. In technology terms, it saw Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, the rise of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Netflix as essential marketing tools; the transition to Digital Cinema and the rebirth of 3D; the Doug Neil, EVP Digital Marketing, advance of VOD; and the growing impact years has reflected change. The 2013 course, Universal Pictures of piracy. In financial terms, it saw the peak for example, included among its participants and the beginning of the decline of DVD Belgian transmedia pioneer Peter de Maegd UK include revenues and a fall in television revenues as (The Spiral); digital distribution innovator Peter Aalbaek Jensen, CEO & Producer, audiences fragmented; but on the plus side, Andy Green, CEO and Co-Founder of Dis- Zentropa the cementing of a solid tax credit system trify; and Wayne Marc Godfrey, MD of the in the UK and beyond and the first signs of multimedia Fyzz Group (See Page 14). Xavier Marchand, CEO, Momentum substantial revenues from VOD. Over the decade, the list of speakers could Pictures The world has, in some ways turned serve as a history of the evolution of film, upside down and Inside Pictures has not riding the tides of change from new financ- Charles Ogilvie, COO, Entertainment shied away from the fact that there are ing models, 3D, D-Cinema and the on-de- One profound new forces now in play. The list of mand world. The continuing focus on the speakers and candidates over the first ten reality of change, and on sharing the experi- Nigel Walley, Managing Director, ence of practitioners, rather than enthusiasts Decipher Talking Inside Pictures or academics, has given the course stability. Inside Pictures is grounded in the realities Charles Moore, Partner, Wiggin LLP INSIDE PICTURES GAVE of technology and business change, rather ME THE CONFIDENCE, than futurology. Even those most advanced INDUSTRY MILESTONES THE CONTACTS AND THE in embracing change learn to appreciate the UK Film Council closure announced COURAGE TO TRY NEW THINGS.” stability of the Inside Pictures philosophy of practical engagement, rather than academic The King’s Speech wins best picture DAVID SHEAR, SHEAR ENTERTAINMENT or ideological wishful thinking (See Page 14). Oscar©

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Creativity, confidence 2012 and collaboration SPEAKERS LA include

Kelly Merryman, VP of Content The Inside Pictures approach to innovation companies in the music business by US Acquisition, Netflix is fast proving to be one of its most valuable creative business bible Fast Company. assets. The programme demonstrates that Its interests stretch to advertising, television Charlotte Koh, Head of Development for the key to addressing business change is not and music video, as well as film. He says Original Series, Hulu new technology or disruptive models but the he found the questioning culture of Inside mindset with which it is approached. Pictures, and the sharing of experience, Mark Tonderai, Director, Shona Films The course encourages participants refreshing and inspirational. He says: from different disciplines to rigorously “Innovation is not my primary goal. Daniel Levine, VP Sales Strategy and test new ideas against the way that audiences Innovation is more of an opportunity than a Development, NBC Universal behave and that businesses operate in the statement, and that was the way that it was real world. approached on the course. I learned a great UK include Caroline Cooper Charles, Universal Spirits deal from people whose experience came a (Class of 2011), says: “Inside Pictures is long time before the Internet.” Andrew Cripps, President, EMEA, IMAX brilliant at taking you outside your comfort Andy Green, the founder of digital zone and making you look at the business service Distrify (See Case Study below) Romain Bessi, EVP Strategy, Finance & from a different perspective – whether that also enjoyed the challenging environment. Technical, STUDIOCANAL is questioning a business model, assessing a “The habit of start-ups and marketing deal or simply listening to how other people companies is to make bold assumptions Katherine Butler, Deputy Head of Film, do things differently.” about the way that audiences behave. Film4 While in recent years the course Many of us have been flying the revolutionary has opened up to participants who are flag for digital changes and new windows Asif Kapadia, Writer/Director already far down the line in embracing but I got real value from having my ideas digital technologies, they too have found tested and it has made me ask big questions.” MILESTONES considerable value in seeing assumptions The ability to deliver value to both the British Film Institute subsumes about digital change challenged. new breed of cross-media innovators UK Film Council Thomas Benski’s Pulse Films is a and those working in more traditional multimedia enterprise recently named ways points the way to the future of Inside Netflix launches in UK, Ireland and one of the top five most innovative Pictures. Scandinavia

CASE STUDY

I am Zombie Andy Green, founder and CEO grandmother’s memory of a I Am Zombie includes an app of digital distribution service guy many years ago who which allows users to 3D scan Among the biggest talking Distrify, and Wayne Marc used to hang around outside and upload their own faces points of recent courses has Godfrey, MD of film finance a Glasgow cinema filming and bodies, which are then been the emergence of the and multimedia business The people as they went in and integrated into the film as ‘experience economy’, Fyzz Group, began working then developing the film characters. In each screening manifested in the rise of event together on a concept that and screening it before the location the characters cinema and on-demand brings together many of the main feature at the weekend,” appearing are different, services. emerging trends in says Green. The pair realised depending on the region’s And from the sharing of crowdsourcing, user- that new technology opens up audience. “This idea is all ideas, the 2013 course has generated content and the possibility of building on about bringing back the sense created one big idea that is cinema on demand. that idea today. Though still at of event to cinema,” says already on its way to fruition. “We were talking about my an early stage, the idea for Green.

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Inside Pictures Alumni

2013 2012 Jakob Abrahamsson, Director of Distribution Lucinda Englehart, Head of Production, and Acquisitions, NonStop Entertainment Aramid Jeremy Baxter, Head of Acquisitions, Nicole Gerhards, CEO / Producer, Niko Films Protagonist Pictures Alexander Gehr, Producer, Novotny & Katherine Bridle, Head of Production & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH Development, See-Saw Films Jasper van Hecke, International Acquisitions Mark Byrne, Head of Business Affairs, Element Director, Universal Pictures International Pictures Entertainment Peter De Maegd, Producer & Founder, Gavin Humphries, Producer, Quark Films Potemkino Alan Maher, Producer, Roads Entertainment Kate Gardiner, Head of Fox Searchlight UK, Stewart le Maréchal, Producer, Met Film Twentieth Century Fox Production Andy Green, COO & Founder, Distrify Limited Sofia Neves, Sales Consultant, WestEnd Jacob Jarek, Producer, Profile Pictures Films Raymond van der Kaaij, Producer & Founder, Rebecca O’Flanagan, Company Director / 2013 Revolver Amsterdam Producer, Treasure Entertainment SPEAKERS Aet Laigu, Producer, Meteoriit Film Llc Ingrid Pittana, Head of Acquisitions, LA include Sune Lind Thomsen, Head of Theatrical SquareOne Entertainment Howard Cohen, President, Roadside Distribution & Release, SF Film A/S Piotr Radzyminski, Managing Director / Attractions Wayne Marc Godfrey, Managing Director, The Executive Producer, FremantleMedia Poland Fyzz Facility John Ramchandani, Managing Director, Krista Wegener, SVP, International Camille McCurry, Agent, United Agents Hollywood Classics Distribution, Miramax Pedro Uriol, Producer, Morena Films Josephine Rose, Head of Packaging Group, Felix Vossen, Producer, Embargo Films Wiggin LLP Ben Donovan, Co-Founder/President, Saskia Wagner, Acquisitions & Production, Niall Shamma, Finance Director, Warp Films Maker Studios Prokino Filmverleih GmbH Laure Vaysse, COO, Motion Picture Capital Fabien Westerhoff, Head of Sales, WestEnd London Module participants: Tobias Bauckhage, CEO, Moviepilot Beatrice Gulino, Head of Acquisitions, Films Academy Two London Module participants: UK include Sophie Hedegaard Frandsen, Head of New Olaf Aichinger, Acquisition Manager, Global Ian Lewis, Director of Sky Movies and Business, TrustNordisk Screen GmbH Sky Box Office, BSkyB Aranka Matits, Head of Acquisitions, Pretty Henry Beattie, Acquisitions / Development, Pictures Montebello Productions / Transmission Andrew Cripps, President, EMEA, Theresa Roberts, Head of Publicity, Films IMAX Entertainment One Michelle Eastwood, Producer, Escape Films John Wallace, Producer, Black Sheep Ildiko Kemeny, MD / Producer, Pioneer Vince Holden, Project Finance Director, Productions Pictures Icon Group UK Sean Wheelan, CEO, Filmgate Natasha Pilbrow, Head of Business Affairs, Peapie Films MILESTONES 2002 Anna Róžalska, Head of Kenton Allen Production, Alvernia Studios European Commission Creative (Class of 2002)nominated Diarmid Scrimshaw, Producer, Europe programme approved for BAFTA TV award – Inflammable Films / Warp Films Funland Deep Sehgal, Owner / Executive Research shows more than 80% of the Producer, Avatar Productions world

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Inside Pictures Alumni

Deferre, Producer, Poisson Rouge Pictures 2003/4 Uzma Hasan, Producer, Little House Productions Gayle Grifiths (Class of 2004/5): Anna Higgs, Commissioning Editor, Film4.0 My Brother The Devil (pictured) Toby Hill, Head of Global Acquisitions, AI wins numerous awards including Film Best Newcomer for Sally El Teddy Leifer, Managing Director, Rise Films Hosaini at the London Film John Letham, Managing Director, Park Circus Festival 2012 Ltd Benjamina Mirnik-Voges, Head of Sofie Wanting Hassing, CEO, Acquisitions & Co-Production, Universum Film Producer & Consultant, Wanting GmbH Film & Media Hamish Moseley, Head of Distribution, Altitude Film Distribution Associated Observers: Kieran Parker, Producer, Black Camel Pictures Susan Breen, Producer Jezz Vernon, Managing Director, Metrodome 2011 Caroline Cooper Charles, Producer, Universal Distribution Wolfgang Behr, Producer & Shareholder, Neue Spirits & Warp Films Faye Ward, Producer & Head of Production, Bioskop Film Lorenzo Gangarossa, Head of Film & TV, Ruby Films Thomas Benski, Producer & Managing Indiana Production Company Director, Pulse Films Katie Holly, Managing Director & Producer, 2008 Camilla Bray, Producer, Sixteen Films Blinder Films Jack Arbuthnott, Development Executive, Leon Clarance, CEO, Motion Picture Capital Stephen McDonogh, Director of Co- Scott Free Films Bert Hamelinck, Producer & Managing Production Funding (Film & TV), BBC Christopher Billows, Producer, Ridley Scott Director, Caviar Content Worldwide Ltd Presents Phil Hunt, Co-Managing Director, Bankside Martha O’Neill, Producer, Wildfire Films David Bishop, Director of Sales, Protagonist Films Harriet Rees, Producer, Kaleidoscope Films Pictures Ivana Mackinnon, Independent Producer Marcin Wierzchoslawski, Founder & Nicole Carmen-Davis, Producer, Rainy Day Spyro Markesinis, Head of Business & Legal Producer, Metro Films Films Affairs, Entertainment One Stefan Demetriou, VP, Visual Content Strategy John McDonnell, Producer, 2010 & Acquisition, EMI Music Fantastic Films Richard Aseme, Director, Arvind Ethan David, CEO / Producer, Yogita Puri, Director, International Theatrical Slingshot Studios Commercial and 2007 Sales & Distribution, Rebekah Gilbertson, Producer, Rainy Day Content, Mr Wolf Robert Paramount Pictures Films Audrey Sheils, Walak International Laura Hastings-Smith, Producer, Wayward Head of Distribution, (Class Jon S. Baird, Producer / Films Element Pictures of 2007) Writer / Director, Logie Susie Hock, Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Andrew Turner, Director promoted Pictures Universal Pictures International of Theatrical Sales for UK to President and Claire Beswick, Senior Film Adam Kulick, Partner, Orchard Capital & Eire, Twentieth Century Managing Director Booker, Odeon Cinemas & Partners Fox Europe for Production, UCI Cinemas Ken Marshall, Producer, Steel Mill Pictures Charlotte Van Weede, Acquisitions and Alice Clough, Head of Andrew Reid, Head of Production, Northern Head of Sales, eOne Films Television at The Business Affairs, See-Saw Ireland Screen International Weinstein Company Films Rachel Robey, Producer, Wellington Films / Sonia Voss, COO, Cofinova Christopher Granier- Film Advisor, British Council

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Inside Pictures Alumni

David Shear, CEO, Shear Entertainment Eve Schoukroun, Managing Director, Gemma Spector, Head of Distribution, WestEnd Fims Pinewood Pictures Patrick Strafford, VP Commercial Development and Acquisitions, Warner 2007 Bros Entertainment UK Darren Bender, Producer, Bigger Pictures Lee Thomas, Producer, Pipedream Pictures Ed Clarke, Producer, Shoebox Films Philip Traill, Director Chris Collins, BFI Film Fund Senior Executive, British Film Institute 2004/5 Peter Ettedgui, Producer / Writer Christine Alderson, Producer, Ipso Facto Films Sara Frain, Director of Film Marketing, Kenneth Anderson, CEO, Red Kite Picturehouse Cinemas Animations Willow Grylls, Producer, New Pictures Amanda Boyle, Director 2013 Rebecca Knapp, Producer, The Content Eve Gabereau, Managing Director, Soda Sunshine On Leith (pictured) produced Providers Pictures by Kieran Parker (Class of 2010) and Nahrein Mirza Kemp, Producer, Bigger Tally Garner, Agent, Curtis Brown associate producer Joanne Smith Pictures Soledad Gatti-Pascual, Producer, The Bureau (Class of 2002) launched at the Toronto Andrew Orr, Managing Director, Film Sales, Gayle Griffiths, Producer, Wild Horses Film International Film Festival 2013 Independent Films Company Sébastien Raybaud, CEO, Anton Capital Ltd Nick Manzi, Head of Production & Jo Rogers, Producer Acquisitions, Lionsgate UK Joe Oppenheimer, Commissioning Piers Tempest, Production Consultant, The Fiona McGuire, Head of Physical Production, Executive, BBC Films Salt Company Pathé Ronnie Planalp, Producer, Clear Eye Rhodri Thomas, VP, Production and Christos Michaels, Partner, Lee & Thompson Productions Development, The Ink Factory LLP Dee Poku, CEO, WIE Network Robert Walak, President / MD Europe, The Luke Morris, Producer, Cinema 16 / Warp Julia Reed, Director of Marketing, IM London Weinstein Company Films Lucy Wainwright, former Legal and Business Krista Wegener, SVP International Jonny Persey, Managing Director, Met Film Affairs Executive, Working Title Films Distribution, Miramax Meg Thomson, Producer, Arcane Pictures Ivan Wormley, VP, Creative Advertising, 2002 2005/6 Universal Pictures International Kenton Allen, CEO, Big Talk Productions Alexei Boltho, Acquisitions, The Ink Factory Mia Bays, Producer, Missing In Action Films Tara Buckwell, Legal and Business Affairs 2003 Gillian Berrie, Producer, Sigma Films Manager, Tiger Aspect Pictures Madonna Baptiste, Producer Marc Boothe, Director, B3 Media George Duffield, Producer, Arcane Pictures Keith Bell, Producer, Northmen Productions Andrew J Curtis, Solicitor, Drew & Co Simon Frame, VFX Producer / Supervisor, Colin Burch, Director, Verve Pictures Jonathan English, Producer and Director, Frame Surgery Ltd Michael Elson, Film and VFX Consultant, Mythic International Entertainment Daniel Gordon, Producer / Director, The Frank Trading Company Alex Hamilton, Managing Director, VeryMuchSo Productions Nicole Finnan, Commercial Director, Entertainment One Films UK Lawrence Gornall, CEO, The Works Film Eleventh Hour Films Angus Lamont, Producer, Crab Apple Films Ltd Group Sean Hinton, Principal, Terbish Partners Cyril Megret, Director, The Salt Company Hugo Grumbar, Partner, Embankment Films Keeley Naylor, Company Director, Janey de Nordwall, Producer, Silver Films Hugo Heppell, Head of Production, Screen Emfoundation Pratibha Parmar, Producer / Director, Kali Yorkshire Jason Newmark, Producer, Newscope Films Films Yann le Quellec, Director, Cinemage Nuala O’Halloran, Independent Film & Joanne Smith, General Manager, DNA Films Justin Marciano, CEO, Revolver Entertainment Television Executive Adrian Sturges, Producer, Picture Farm Ltd

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The Inside Pictures team

Jill Tandy, Executive Producer Julia Short, Programme Corinne Ranaraja, Programme Jill Tandy co-founded Inside Pictures with Director Content Director Operations Michael Kuhn (Qwerty Films) and continues From a background in advertising and Corinne began her career as a writer- to play a role in the programme as Executive consumer PR, Julia joined Rank Film researcher for screen industry consultancy Producer. Jill is a qualified solicitor with Distributors in the early 1990s. After moving Olsberg SPI, working on assignments 25 years of experience in the film and TV to PolyGram, she became responsible ranging from feasibility and definition industries. In 1989 she established and for running the theatrical marketing studies to economic maps, international headed up the international public, business department in the UK, releasing such films competitiveness assignments and strategy and legal affairs department for PolyGram as Trainspotting, Four Weddings And A formulation reports. During her time Filmed Entertainment, which grew to Funeral, Fargo, Twelve Monkeys and The there she managed projects for public and become Europe’s largest fully-integrated film Usual Suspects. After PolyGram closed private sector clients such as Channel 4, studio with operations in 14 countries, before in 1999, Julia moved to Redbus (now the Hong Kong government and European leaving in 1999 to be a founding partner Lionsgate) and Film Four Distribution. international film studios. She then spent and Co-Managing Director of Qwerty Films, In 2003 Julia set up Verve Pictures with three years working for the UK Film Council the feature film production company. Since Colin Burch, and for two years was Head of as part of their film export unit, where, 2007 she has had her own independent Acquisitions (Consultant) at The Works. She amongst other things, she managed the consultancy practice providing a broad range is actively involved in delivering several high UK film industry presence at a number of of advisory and management services to profile training courses for both the Film key film festivals and markets, including the international film and TV sectors. She Distributors Association and Skillset. She Berlin EFM, Toronto International Film has always maintained a keen interest in is also a trustee of the Independent Cinema Festival and Hong Kong Filmart. Corinne developing business talent and designing Office, on the Board of Birds Eye View Film has managed the Inside Pictures programme and delivering leadership and business Festival and a guest speaker at the NFTS, since 2011. She holds a first class degree in training programmes for the sectors. Jill MetFilm School, London Film School and Modern Languages (French and Portuguese) took up the role of Executive Vice President mentors producers from Creative Scotland from Wadham College, Oxford. of Commercial Affairs at Universal Pictures and Film Agency Wales training initiatives. International in February 2013. Julia was a regular speaker on Inside Pictures before joining the team as Programme Director of Content in 2012.

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Sponsors and partners

2008

Creative Skillset MEDIA 2007 Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, as part of MEDIA 2007 is a support programme its film skills strategy, is funded by the National of the European Union to strengthen the Lottery via the BFI and through the Skills competitiveness of the European film, TV Investment Fund, which comprises industry and new media industries and to increase and government co-investment. The film skills the international circulation of European strategy focuses on addressing the vital skills audiovisual product. MEDIA 2007 and training needs of the industry to deliver commenced on 1 January 2007. With a budget 2010 maximum economic and cultural return: of €755 million, it gives grants to support creating jobs, strengthening skills, building professional training (screenwriting, business skills for the future and ensuring world-class and new technologies), project development film education. (single/slate), and the distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works. For full details please see www.mediadeskuk.eu In January 2014 the MEDIA programme became part of the new wider programme for cultural, creative and audiovisual sectors - Creative Europe. 2011 The National Film and Television School The NFTS is the UK’s national centre of excellence for postgraduate education and is Other supporters one of the world’s leading film and television The Film Distributors Association, schools. The NFTS has produced numerous which offers bursaries to selected world-class, award-winning film and television participants; Ingenious Media, which programme makers in its 41-year history and offers a scholarship fund allocated on a its reputation extends worldwide. A Creative needs basis; and The Irish Film Board, Skillset Film Academy since 2005, it became which supports two Irish candidates on a Creative Skillset Film & Media Academy in each Inside Pictures programme. November 2007. 2012

Talking Inside Pictures INSIDE PICTURES TARGETS AND NURTURES THE FILM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS OF TOMORROW. WE HAVE SUPPORTED INSIDE PICTURES FOR MANY YEARS AND ARE PROUD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE IMPRESSIVE ALUMNI OF THE SCHEME WHO ARE TESTIMONY TO THE ENORMOUS VALUE OF THIS PROGRAMME.” DAN SIMMONS, HEAD OF FILM AT CREATIVE SKILLSET

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