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Our 5th edition sees an evolution Some thank yous of the Festival from UK based to Our headline sponsors Filmwave, Avalon International, with submissions in Our prize sponsors - Adobe, F stop, Goldfinch, Lost Eye Films, New Day documentary, fiction and animation Pictures. Our screening partners at the Olympic, we will see you next year! from all over the world. In addition we All of our guest speakers, practitioners, filmmakers and interviewers. have expanded from a weekend to a Last but not least our Festival volunteers - film shortlisters watching the week-long event and for the first time hundreds of submissions, the bloggers, the tech team, the marketing team, we are bringing all our content online the designers, the editors and video content contributors. in what has been a devastating period for the film industry and we hope that Everyone is doing it for the good of film and as a non-profit organization. our festival gives helps to bring some No one is paid for their time so I thank everyone for helping put this on. light in these difficult times. Our Festival We want to dedicate this Festival to everyone who has lost someone during champions emerging filmmakers from recent events. Since last year we are very sad to have lost one of our team grass roots upwards and we are calling members, Ellie Carden, who passed away last month. Ellie was a champion of for everyone to support this unique diversity and next year we will be introducing the ‘Ellie Carden Filmmakers celebration promoting filmmakers from across the globe. Award’ that will do just that. We are excited to continue working with our established partners, but also So do take some time to look through our online programme, there really having new collaborations this year with The Guardian Newspaper, the Whickers is something for everyone, with more films and audience events than ever Documentary group, and Oska Bright - the world’s largest disability festival, before. We hope our Festival will enrich people with new ideas, creative bringing films made by or featuring people with learning disabilities, autism or collaborations and synergies that can progress them on their journey. additional needs. Film helps us tackle the burning issues of our time, often in surprising ways, Our annual film competition has films shortlisted in 8 categories and the huge and this couldn’t be more relevant than now. influx of film submissions since our last Festival shows that the grassroots of the On behalf of the programming team, I warmly invite you to this celebration industry are stronger than ever and an integral vehicle for articulating identity of cinema and join in the collective movement that is the Barnes Film Festival. and expressing opinion. As well as the adult competition, there will also be a #bff2020athome youth showcase to help to discover the star filmmakers of the future. We are especially proud that our environmental programme on Sunday 21st will ensure sustainable film-making ethics are promoted through a Panel discussion and thought-provoking docs. SAM CULLIS, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR The majority of our Festival content is available free of charge, and all profits from Premium Passes will go to our fabulous NHS. £20 for a Premium pass allows access to exclusive content for those wanting to get up close and personal with industry talent. barnesfilmfestival.com Programme THURSDAY 18TH JUNE
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Q&A/ Q&A/ Q&A/ Charley Boorman George Stephen & John Boorman MacKay Cookson - interviewed by Brighton Charlotte Bogard Macleod TALKS
BAND: MAJOR PARKINSON
LAUNCH ZOOM SAM CULLIS EVENTS
SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS TALKS EVENTS Programme FRIDAY 19TH JUNE
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SHORT FILM COMPETITION SHORT FILM COMPETITION DANNY BOY Category / GRIM TALES Category / OLD & NEW / FEATURE FILM:
THE MAN WHO WANTED TO FLY / FEATURE DOC
SCREENINGS MY FARMLAND / FEATURE FILM:
PITCH SURGERY - SASHA DAMJANOVSKI WORKSHOPS
Q&A/ Q&A / Q&A / Tim Richards Ferdia Frank (With Al Mac Anna Shouldice Lydon) Dir. - Dir. - DANNY THE MAN BOY WHO WANTED TO FLY TALKS
NETWORKING EVENT HOSTED BY FESTIVAL FORMULA EVENTS
SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS TALKS EVENTS Programme SATURDAY 20TH JUNE
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GUARDING SHORT FILM COMPETITION / SHORT FILM COMPETITION CAGNOLINO LAPSE OF HONOUR THE FOREST YOUTH SHOWCASE - an outlet for Category / TRANSCENDING WORLDS / SHORT / FEATURE FILM / FEATURE our star filmmakers of the future. FICTION DOC 9.30 -10am
THE BLOOD BRIDE / SHORT FICTION SCREENINGS BORN AGAIN SUCKA / SHORT PUNCH / FICTION SHORT FICTION
WORKSHOP/ MASTERCLASS Designing For Megan Johnston: Entertainment the future of post and remote post WORKSHOPS
Q&A/ Q&A/ Q&A / Q&A ANDREW CANDICE Iggy Ldn HUGO DIEGO CRIPPS (FILM ONYEAMA + Short GARCIA + DISTRIBUTION) (director) Fiction: Short Fiction: SUCKA CAGNOLINO PUNCH TALKS EVENTS
SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS TALKS EVENTS Programme SUNDAY 21ST JUNE
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GREEN TALES OF THE CITY FISH AND MEN SEA SORROW SHORT FILM COMPETITION /FEATURE DOC / FEATURE DOC /FILM DOC Category / REBIRTH
SCREENAGERS - NEXT CHAPTER SCREENINGS / FEATURE DOC
WORKSHOP/ WORKSHOP/ KIDS STOP-MOTION SCHOOL OF ANIMATION NOISE 10AM-12PM WORKSHOPS
Q&A / Q&A / Q&A / Q&A / MAX BARING MIRANDA DAVE VANESSA /Zoe Tabary, SIMMONS: REGOS REDGRAVE Chief Editor SUSTAINABLE (actor and for Property PRODUCTION director) 10-10.30AM INTERVIEWED BY FRANK GARDNER TALKS
ECO PANEL/ MUSIC SET/ HOW TO BUILD CHARLIE LOOKER SUSTAINABILITY IN FILM EVENTS
SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS TALKS EVENTS Programme MONDAY 22ND JUNE
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ART OF THE THE SHUTTLES- TOWNSHIP YOGI SHORT FILM COMPETITION INDIVIDUAL WORTHS / FEATURE DOC Category / ISOLATION / SHORT FILMS / ANIMATION In partnership SHORT with the Oska Bright Film Festival BEING DEAD /FEATURE FICTION SCREENINGS
MASTER MASTERCLASS: CLASS / KEVIN STELLAR BALDWIN SEAN - (ANIMATION) DOCUMENTARY FILM
MASTERCLASS/ WORKING
WORKSHOPS FASTER AND SMARTER IN PREMIERE PRO
Q&A / Q&A/ CHIPS HARDY The Whickers (scriptwriter) + presents: HENRY BADGETT SASCHA (VFX) SCHÖEBERL (Dir) INTERVIEWED BY JANE RAY TALKS FROM THE WHICKERS EVENTS
SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS TALKS EVENTS Programme TUESDAY 23RD JUNE
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SHORT FILM COMPETITION FAIRYTALES FROM THE KAUFMAN’S GAME SHORT FILM COMPETITION Category / UNITY ROTTEN SHED /FEATURE FILM Category / WILL POWER /FEATURE FILM
OPERA ASSOLUTA. MASTERPIECE INCIDENTAL CHARACTERS / FEATURE DOC /FEATURE FILM SCREENINGS
ADOBE MASTERCLASS/ COLOUR GRADE YOUR WORK PROFESSIONALLY WORKSHOPS
Q&A/ Q&A/ Q&A/ Q&A/ CLARE PEARCE JAMES GRAHAM KAVUS BENJAMIN (film production), (SCRIPTWRITER) TORABI VERRALL MATT MITCHELL (viusal (director) + VICKI SARGENT creative) (writers) TALKS
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YOU BET I DANCE TALKING ABOUT /FEATURE DOC ADULTERY / FEATURE DOC
INNER FIRE /FEATURE FILM SCREENINGS
MASTERCLASS/ ADOBE LIVE MASTERCLASS/ JAMES GRAHAM MASTERCLASS/ ACTING LAURIE KYNASTON PREMIERE PRO
LIVE MASTERCLASS/ ALISTAIR KNIGHT
WORKSHOPS DIRECTING
Q&A/ Bara Jichova Tyson Director, Talking About Adultery TALKS EVENTS
SCREENINGS WORKSHOPS TALKS EVENTS Programme THURSDAY 25TH JUNE
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BLACK SCARS WINNERS 2020 IF.... SHEEP / SHORT DOC (SHORT FILM) / FEATURE FICTION / SHORT FICTION SCREENINGS
MASTERCLASS - WORKSHOP: THE GUARDIAN PRESENTS VISUAL EFFECTS INNOVATION AND DIGITAL WITH PETER DOCUMENTARIES ESZENYI WORKSHOPS
Q&A/ Q&A/ Q&A/ NEIL GAIMAN LINDSAY DAVID WOOD (writer) POULTON AND MALCOLM (The Guardian) MCDOWELL AND LAURA (actors) DODSWORTH AND REBECCA LLOYD-EVANS TALKS (directors)
WINNERS MUSIC SET / ANNOUNCEMENT: MIKE VENNART SAM CULLIS AND DANIEL BATTSEK EVENTS
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Meet our Festival Jury 2020. We are very lucky to have some of the best influential professionals spanning the film industry and beyond as our panel of judges this year, voting for the best short film in each category at our festival. Established in 2011, the Property Partnership is an independent, multi-award-winning estate agency with offices in Barnes, Richmond and Farnham, dedicated2020 to providing a positive experience based on a blend of modern technology and traditional values.
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NETWORKING EVENT: MUSIC SET: KAVUS TORABI HOSTED BY FESTIVAL FORMULA Kavus Torabi’s songs dwell on mortality, love and It’s Friday night, so BYOB and come network loss. Over the past two decades, as one of Britain’s with Festival Formula and Barnes Film Festival! most inventive songwriters over numerous bands Whilst we won’t be in the same room we can still and projects (including Knifeworld, The Utopia be part of the same conversation, ain’t nothing Strong, Gong, Guapo, Cardiacs), Torabi has carved stopping that. Everyone who signs up has the out an unmistakeable identity. option to say if they want to introduce themselves *This is a free event and open to basic and premium during the call so there’s the opportunity to sell pass holders. your wares, or you can still hug the corners of TUESDAY, 23 JUNE / 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PREMIUM our metaphorical networking event and listen in. PASS ALSO everyone who signs up and sticks around till the end will be entered into the prize draw. MUSIC SET: MIKE VENNART Critically acclaimed but commercially maligned, FESTIVAL INTRO: Special guests (and provider of prizes) include ECO PANEL: HOW TO BUILD Oceansize won over the hearts and minds of dudes- DIRECTOR SAM CULLIS Genera Films, Greenlit Funding and Performance SUSTAINABILITY IN FILM in-bands the world over. Mike Vennart is performing Festival Director Sam Cullis introduces the 2020 Media Services. And there will be a prize for In this talk, our sustainability lead, actress and eco a concert of tunes from his acclaimed new albums as Barnes Film Festival! He will discuss how it was put the best Zoom background too. We’re looking activist Lauren McCrostie will be interviewing part of the festival program. together and highlights to look forward to, plus a forward to it! Sign up for our premium festival experts within the industry about how to make *This is a free event and open to basic and premium few much needed thank-yous! pass and then email [email protected] to productions without harming the environment. We pass holders. *This is a free event and open to basic and premium reserve a spot! will cover a range of elements involved with the pass holders. *This is a free event and open to basic and making of a film; costume, makeup, props, set and THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM THURSDAY, 18 JUNE / 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM premium pass holders. production and how we can make wiser decisions in FRIDAY, 19 JUNE / 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM all these fields to ensure we are reducing our impact on the environment. Guest: Sarah Cunningham - a WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT: SAM founding member of CUT IT, a crew-led initiative CULLIS AND DANIEL BATTSEK MUSIC SET: CHARLIE LOOKER which is challenging our failure as an industry to act Festival Director Sam Cullis and film producer, and Charles A. Looker has been active in underground proportionately in response to the climate crisis. current director of Film4 Daniel Battsek announce music circles for the past decade as a composer, Tahira - (@tahira_makeup) career has taken her the winners and runner up of each category of the vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist. His music brings all over the globe, working with some of the best festival competition as decided by our 2020 jury. together diverse influences and styles including people in film, fashion, advertising and editorial Following the announcement the winners of the metal, pop, industrial, early music, experimental work. Tahira is a founding member of the Conscious short categories will be screened. Feature winners and classical composition. Looker’s music has been Beauty Union. Miranda Simmons - Production will be available for 24 hours on the screening hub. performed at festivals around the world including Managers Association, initiator of their Green *This is a free event and open to basic and premium Primavera Sound (Spain), Bad Bonn (Switzlerland), Wing, promoting sustainable production practices. pass holders. MUSIC SET: MAJOR PARKINSON Villette Sonique (France), Moers Jazz (Germany) and Freelance Production Executive with a background THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Major Parkinson are often heralded as Norway’s best Sound Forest (Latvia) and is documented on labels in Factual television, including ’Bride & Prejudice’ kept secret. The septet weaves tapestries of intricate including Northern Spy, Profound Lore, Planaria, and ‘Walking through History’ for C4 and ‘American pop music with a cinematic flair and dark literary LOAF, Africantape, Shatter Your Leaves, ThreeOneG Monster’ for Discovery Investigation. Jo Coombs - undertones, evoking an almost Lynchian feel through and Troubleman Unlimited, as well as his own limited Jo founded AdGreen after finding herself routinely their usage of blistering electronic and symphonic edition vinyl imprint Last Things. frustrated by what she was seeing on set as a elements. *This is a free event and open to basic and premium freelance production manager: masses of waste, *This is a free event and open to basic and premium pass holders. catering on polystyrene plates, and whole set builds pass holders. SUNDAY, 21 JUNE / 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM being skipped; she decided to do something about it. THURSDAY 18 JUNE / 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM SUNDAY, 21 JUNE / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM WORKSHOPS
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PITCH SURGERY: DESIGNING FOR ENTERTAINMENT SASHA DAMJANOVSKI London based Creative Director & Illustrator Adam This workshop will look at the key aspects of pitching Cockerton takes a lighthearted but inspirational - from identifying the hook of your project and how journey through the world of the film poster and to make it exciting to others, to how to adjust to talks through influences, processes, celebrating the different audience and unexpected circumstances. best posters, analysing trends, and unraveling the Sasha Damjanovski, an award-winning writer- process behind creating a contemporary campaign. director-producer, and a lecturer. SATURDAY, 20 JUNE / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM FRIDAY, 19 JUNE / 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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MASTERCLASS: MEGAN KIDS STOP-MOTION ANIMATION JOHNSTON: THE FUTURE OF POST What is an animation? Our family workshop helps AND REMOTE POST you make the first steps to discovering the answer. Megan Johnston, Senior Partnerships Manager This is a fun and easy workshop that goes through @ Sky Production Services & mentor at Catalyse the basics of stop motion animation. Using FlipAnim Change talks with Emma Butt, who is in ADR you can draw whatever short story or character you (automated dialogue recording) about the future of want. Suitable for ages 10+. Younger children must post production. be supervised by an adult. SATURDAY, 20 JUNE / 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM SUNDAY, 21 JUNE / 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM WORKSHOPS
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SCHOOL OF NOISE MASTERCLASS: WORKING ADOBE MASTERCLASS: HOW TO MASTERCLASS: WELCOME TO THE During the workshop discover how ordinary FASTER AND SMARTER IN COLOUR GRADE IN PREMIERE PRO NEW PRODUCTIONS PANEL household objects can be used to create sound PREMIERE PRO This masterclass is where you will learn and practice IN PREMIERE PRO effects. Please have to hand some of the following In this webinar you will learn a wide range of “Power colour correction using the powerful tools of In this webinar you will learn how to set up and work items: 1. Shredded newspaper in a plastic bag tips” that will help you become a more efficient Premiere Pro CC and its new features. in the new Productions panel in Premiere Pro, the 2. Tinfoil, bubble wrap, plastic bag 3. Leaves, editor with Premiere Pro. TUESDAY, 23 JUNE / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM best workflow for films/drama/docs and episodic wellington boots, coat 4. Gardening gloves, leather MONDAY, 22 JUNE / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM work in Premiere Pro. jacket, feather duster 5. Cup and saucer WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE / 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM SUNDAY, 21 JUNE 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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KEVIN BALDWIN (ANIMATION) MASTERCLASS: STELLAR SEAN - MASTERCLASS: JAMES GRAHAM MASTERCLASS: ALASTAIR A veteran of 35 years in the animation world, DOCUMENTARY FILM In this masterclass James will take aspiring young KNIGHTS - DIRECTING Kevin Baldwin started his career at the studios of Sean Treacy, @stellarsean , a young, award winning writers through some basic exercises on plot, Alastair will be chatting to aspiring and emerging Bob Godfrey. His first job was the children’s series film director and producer will host a filmmaking structure and character, followed by a Q&A. James directors about his own path into the industry, giving Henry’s Cat. Written by Stan Hayward this went on to masterclass workshop and talk about his filming Graham is an Olivier-winning playwright and advice on the different ways to pursue a career in become a cult success winning a BAFTA and a Cable techniques, aspirations, tips and tricks at our Barnes screenwriter, best known for his stage plays and for directing, and answering questions. TV award in the process. Kevin will be interviewed by Film Festival online his television dramas Brexit: The Uncivil War and the WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE / 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Natasha Wigoder MONDAY, 22 JUNE / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM recent smash hit Quiz. MONDAY, 22 JUNE / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE / 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM WORKSHOPS
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MASTERCLASS: LAURIE MASTERCLASS: THE GUARDIAN KYNASTON - ACTING PRESENTS - INNOVATION AND Laurie will discuss his own acting career and how DIGITAL DOCUMENTARIES he entered the industry, go through some acting Lindsay Poulton will be giving a closed, limited exercises, and answer questions in the course of this number, Masterclass followed by a Q&A. Lindsay 90 minute workshop is Head of Documentaries at the Guardian where WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE / 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM she commissions and oversees the Guardian’s documentary content. THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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WORKSHOP: VISUAL EFFECTS WITH PETER ESZENYI In this talk, VFX Supervisor Peter Eszenyi will give you an outline of his usual workflow and introduce you to practical techniques and tips to help you create projects that usually need a large facility and a lot of time, money and effort, scaling them back to something executable without sacrificing the quality. THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM TALKS
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OPENING NIGHT Q&A: CHARLEY BOORMAN Q&A: TIM RICHARDS Q&A: FRANK SHOULDICE (DIRECTOR) AND JOHN BOORMAN (CEO VUE CINEMA) (DIRECTOR) Q&A: GEORGE MACKAY (ACTOR) (ACTOR AND PRESENTER) BY Interview with Tim Richards, CEO and Founder of Following the screening of his film ‘The Man Who INTERVIEWED BY CHARLOTTE FRANCINE STOCK Vue Cinemas with Al Lydon presenter of Golden Wanted To Fly’, Frank Shouldice will participate in a BOGARD MACLEOD (PLAYWRIGHT Following the screening of cult classic Emerald Nuggets podcast - WhyNow. Al will also be joined Q&A. The interview will be conducted by Fred Bhat AND PRESENTER) Forest, Director John and his son Charlie Boorman by festival director Sam Cullis and founder of Why and will open to audience questions at the end. We’re thrilled that movie star George MacKay, our will participate in a Q and A. Now Gab Jagger. FRIDAY, 19 JUNE / 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM Barnes Film Festival Patron, will be joining us for THURSDAY, 18 JUNE / 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM FRIDAY, 19 JUNE/ 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Opening Night! The award-winning star of many films including 1917, True History of the Kelly Gang, Captain Fantastic and Pride promises to offer insights and inspiration into the acting process . George will be interviewed by Festival Ambassador Charlotte Bogard Macleod, playwright and presenter of Distraction Tactics Film Club. THURSDAY, 18 JUNE / 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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Q&A: STEPHEN COOKSON Q&A: FERDIA MACANNA Q&A: ANDREW CRIPPS (DIRECTOR) (DIRECTOR) (FILM DISTRIBUTION) Following the screening of his film Brighton, Stephen Following the screening of his film Danny Boy, Ferdia Interview with the international theatrical distribution Cookson will participate in a Q&A discussing the Macanna will participate in a Q&A. The interview at Warner Bros Pictures by last year’s fiction winner film. The interview will be conducted by Fred Bhat will be conducted by Ellie Smith and will open to Mariam Majid. and will open to audience questions at the end. audience questions at the end. SATURDAY, 20 JUNE / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM THURSDAY, 18 JUNE / 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM FRIDAY, 19 JUNE /9:00 PM - 9:30 PM TALKS
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Q&A CANDICE ONYEAMA Q&A: IGGY LDN (DIRECTOR) (DIRECTOR) Following the screening of his film ‘Sukka Punch’, Following the screening of Born Again Candice will Iggy LND will participate in a Q&A. The interview be conducting a Q&A. Her award winning debut will be conducted by Alex Prew and will open to short film HUSH featured in Afro Punk and was audience questions at the end. Sucka Punch: In a broadcast on the television network London Live. rallying cry of protest, a young woman exposes the SATURDAY, 20 JUNE/ 7:15 PM - 8:00 PM insidious ways brands use social media to disguise their true intentions. SATURDAY, 20 JUNE/ 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM PROUD PARTNER OF BFF2020
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Q&A: HUGO DIEGO GARCIA Q&A: MAX BARING (DIRECTOR) (DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER) Following the screening of his film Danny Boy, Ferdia BY ZOE TABARY Macanna will participate in a Q&A. The interview Following the screening of his film ‘Guarding The will be conducted by Ellie Smith and will open to Forest’, Max Baring will participate in a Q&A. audience questions at the end. Interviewed by Zoe Tabary, property rights editor at SATURDAY, 20 JUNE /9:30 PM - 10:30 PM the Thomson Reuters Foundation and will open to audience questions at the end. SUNDAY, 21 JUNE / 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM TALKS
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Q&A: MIRANDA SIMMONS: Q&A: DAVE REGOS (DIRECTOR) Q&A: THE WHICKERS PRESENTS: Q&A: CLARE PEARCE (FILM SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION Following the screening of his film ‘A Fistful of SASCHA SCHÖEBERL (DIRECTOR) PRODUCTION), MATT MITCHELL + Q&A with Miranda Simmons, interviewed by our Rubbish’, David Regos will participate in a Q&A. The INTERVIEWED BY JANE RAY FROM VICKI SARGENT (WRITERS) sustainability lead, actress and green activist Lauren interview will be conducted by Mostafa Nagy. David THE WHICKERS Clare Pearce , Co founder of Lost Eye Films, Matt McCrostie. Miranda is part of the Production Regos is an award-winning documentary producer Following the screening of their film ‘Mirror Mirror on Mitchell, Co founder of Lost Eye Films, Matt is Managers Association, initiator of their Green Wing, and director, whose work has screened not only in the Wall’, Director Sascha Schöeberl will participate an award winning director and screenwriter. Vicki promoting sustainable production practices. countries around the globe but also in outer space. in a Q&A. Sargent is a performer and writer, mostly working in SUNDAY, 21 JUNE/ 2:00 PM- 3:00 PM SUNDAY, 21 JUNE / 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM MONDAY, 22 JUNE / 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM comedy. TUESDAY, 23 JUNE, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Q&A: VANESSA REDGRAVE Q&A: CHIPS HARDY Q&A: JAMES GRAHAM Q&A: KAVUS TORABI (ACTOR AND DIRECTOR) (SCRIPTWRITER) + HENRY (SCRIPTWRITER) (VIUSAL CREATIVE) INTERVIEWED BY FRANK BADGETT (VFX) James Graham is an Emmy- and BAFTA-nominated Cardiacs’ Kavus Torabi discusses the mythology GARDNER In this session Chips Hardy, Series Co-Creator on screenwriter and playwright whose screen work and history behind the cult ‘Some Tales From Following the screening of her film ‘Sea Sorrow’, Taboo and Henry Badgett, Series VFX supervisor, includes ‘Brexit: The Uncivil War’ (starring Benedict The Rotten Shed.’ Interviewed by filmmaker Vanessa Redgrave will participate in a Q&A. Vanessa will discuss creative strategy, production and post Cumberbatch), ‘Coalition’ feature film ‘X + Y and superfan Ashley Jones Redgrave, received numerous accolades - including production on the original and award winning series. TUESDAY, 23 JUNE / 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM TUESDAY, 23 JUNE / 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM an Oscar, two Emmys, a Tony, and a Laurence Olivier The Chair will be Clare Timms, MD of Darling Films. Award - for her performances. MONDAY, 22 JUNE / 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM SUNDAY, 21 JUNE / 8:15 PM - 9:00 PM TALKS
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Q&A: BENJAMIN VERRALL Q&A: BÁRA JÍCHOVÁ TYSON Q&A: NEIL GAIMAN (WRITER) (DIRECTOR) (DIRECTOR) Neil Gaiman is an English author of short fiction, Following the screening of his film ‘Incidental Following her documentary feature film ‘Talking novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, Characters’, Benjamin Verrall will participate in a About Adultery’ Bára will take part in a Q&A. ‘Bára and films. He is best known for the comic book Q&A. Interviewed by BFF blogger Tom Spare who is an editor, producer, and director of creative, series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American will open up to audience questions during. narrative and commercial projects. Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book. TUESDAY, 23 JUNE / 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM WEDNESDAY, 24 JUNE / 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Neil will be interviewed by Naomi Westerman. THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
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Q&A: LINDSAY POULTON Q&A: DAVID WOOD AND MALCOLM (THE GUARDIAN) AND LAURA MCDOWELL (ACTORS) DODSWORTH AND REBECCA IF.... is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and LLOYD-EVANS (DIRECTORS) this Q&A is a perfect addition to the celebrations PROUD PARTNER A Q&A with The Guardian’s Lindsay Poulton and for this classic flm. The Q&A will discuss David and Guardian Documentary Scars’ Directors Laura Malcolm’s memories, from the personalities involved, OF BFF2020 Dodsworth and Rebecca Lloyd-Evans. the day-to-day challenges, and the reception given THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM to the flm, including winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes. THURSDAY, 25 JUNE / 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM BFF 2020
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SAMUEL CULLIS President and Founder 2020 AUGUSTO NEMBRINI Line Producer LEIGH JENKINS Founding Member
Barnes Film Festival Advisory Board
DANIEL BATTSEK Director, Film4 BABIS TSOUTSAS Director, Aegean Film Festival SUE VERTUE Director, Hartswood Films STEPHEN BURDGE Director, Empire Design/Olympic Studios WILLIAM BURDETT COUTS Founder, Assembly/Riverside Studios SAM SUTARIA Head of Strategy, Waterbear DAVID VAN DER GAAG Founder, Rogue Films THANK YOU’S
PRESENTERS VOLUNTEERS INDUSTRY GUESTS Charlotte Bogard Macleod Leigh Jenkins Festival Formula Fred Bhat Augusto Nembrini Festival Doctor Francine Scott Lorna Hawthorne Helier Bissell-Thomas Al Lydon Linda Moir Katie McCullough Alexa Bailey POSTER DESIGN Ellie Smith George Koukos Adam Cockerton Mariam Majid Iveta Trifonova John Rogerson Clare Williams TRAILER AND GRAPHICS Alex Prew Rachael Snaith Rory Campbell Maddie Stone Gianna Parisato SOCIAL & DIGITAL Zoe Tabary Atanase Athanase Tereza Jichova Lauren McCrostie Melanie Miller Mostafa Nagy Katie Campbell TECH OFFICER Frank Gardener Jelena Lutzel Ozan Sanon Natasha Wigoder Saskia Bailey Clare Timms Zoe Della-Savina TECH TEAM Hattie Moir Nick Grant Oscar Hastings Naomi Westerman Ravensbourne Connor Picken Tom Spare TV productions students Laurel Parker PROUD PARTNER OF BFF2020 BARNESFILMFESTIVAL.COM #BFF2020ATHOME