Northern Lights Industry Summit 2006

Festival image 2006 - a deer in daylight London to Brighton

London to Brighton director Paul Andrew Williams and producer Rachel Robey will attend the Summit, to talk about their experiences of making the film.

Speed

Get ready for rush hour with our Speed Meetings! Woo a film industry professional for 5 minutes with your feature/short film project and receive expert advice in return.

Friday 17th and Saturday 18th November 2006 at Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The Event

Held in the film capital of the North East - Newcastle Upon Tyne - over the weekend of Friday 17th and Saturday 18th November, Northern Lights Film Festival is running an exciting programme of discussions, case studies and lectures in its two-day Industry Summit.

This Summit, attended by the cream of UK and international film talent, is an amazing opportunity to mingle with the producers, agents, distributors, screen agencies and film makers who can help your progression up the film ladder, no matter which rung you presently occupy.

The Detail

This year’s event will be an opportunity for you to meet leading industry professionals from across Northern Europe and the UK. There will be live feature film pitching sessions, sessions on how to pitch your project, make successful co-production partnerhships, pick up distribution, and even a chance for you to “speedmeet” with the guests. This year’s industry experts include representatives from:

UK distributors: Soda Pictures and Lionsgate FIlms
Talent and literary agents: Curtis Brown
Film funds: Warp X, Microwave and Slingshot
Producers: BBC Films, Wellington Films, Film I Vast
Film funders from: Northern Film and Media , UK Film Council

We will also be announcing the winner of the Orange North Star Short Film Award 2006 and exclusively screening the film made by the winner of last year’s award Black Dog by Ian Fenton.

The Damage

There are only a very limited number of delegate places available and they are restricted to industry professionals.

A delegate pass costs £50 full price, (£40 concessions) and will give you access to all panel discussions throughout the summit, a networking party on Friday night, lunch on Saturday, free entry to the summit party on Saturday night and half price entry to all film screenings at Northern Lights.

To find out more about the festival and to secure your place please contact Ruth Plater at Northern Lights on 00 44 (0) 191 261 7674 or info@nlff.co.uk.

The Summit programme

Making Your Film a Reality: A Rough Guide

Friday 17th November, 11:00 – 12:30

Gift of the Gab: How to Pitch Your Project

Friday 17th November, 13:30 – 15:00
Entering the dragon’s den of film finance and development can be a daunting task. Here an esteemed panel give advice on how to successfully pitch a project.

Speed Meetings

Friday 17th November, 15:00 – 16:30
Sign up for a chance to woo a film industry professional for 5 minutes with your feature/short film project and receive expert advice in return. Sign up will be offered on the morning of Friday 17th November at delegate registration.

Show Me The Money: New Low Budget Feature Film Funds

Friday 17th November, 16:30 – 18:00
Several established schemes will present their new film funds and talk about what kind of projects they are looking to support. An opportunity to find out first hand what the future holds in low budget feature land.

London to Brighton: A Case Study

Saturday 18th November, 10:00 – 11:30
Winner of the New Director’s Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 2006 and described in Screen International as a “compelling tale in which the influence of Ken Loach is marbled with the brutality of Get Carter”, London to Brighton heralds bright new talents in the shape of director Paul Andrew Williams and producer Rachel Robey. Northern Lights summit is delighted to welcome them to talk about their experiences of making the film.

The Art of Co-Productions: Pitching your film to an international market

Saturday 18th November, 11:45 – 13:00
Film might be a common language but international co-producing can be worlds apart. This panel event attended by a variety of high profile international film professionals discusses some of the key issues and how to pick the right international co-producer to be involved in your project.

The Pick-up: How to get your film on screen

Saturday 18th November, 14:00 – 15:30
With so many films vying for distributor’s attention what will make yours stand out? A panel of distributors talk about screen successes: how to win audiences, how to market ‘difficult’ films and how to capitalise on having a cult hit on your hands.

The Big Pitch

Saturday 18th November, 16:45 – 18:15
Prior to the summit, a nationwide call for submissions for feature film pitch ideas was circulated. The shortlisted candidates are brought to Newcastle to meet with mentors before pitching to an audience and panel of film professionals. The winner will receive £1,000 and the Northern Lights Film Festival Pitch Award.

Summit running order

Friday 17th November

  • 09:00 – 10:55 Delegate Registration Opens
  • 11:00 – 12:30 Making Your Film a Reality: A Rough Guide
  • 13:30 – 15:00 Gift of the Gab: How to Pitch Your Project
  • 15:00 – 16:30 Speed meetings
  • 16:30 – 18:00 Show Me the Money: New Low Budget Feature Films
  • 20:00 – 21:00 Screening of 2005 North Star Film Award winner and announcement of 2006-2007 Orange North Star Short Film Award winner.
  • 21:00 – Late Networking Party

Saturday 18th November

  • 10:00 – 11:30 London to Brighton: A Case Study
  • 11:45 – 13:00 The Art of Co-Productions: Pitching your film to an International Market
  • 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
  • 14:00 – 15:30 The Pick: How to get your films on the screen
  • 15:30 – 16:45 Break
  • 16:45 – 18:15 The Big Pitch
  • 21:00 – LateParty at Northern Stage and announcement of Big Pitch winner

Confirmed Expert Delegates

Wine provided by Michael Jobling Wine Merchant

Michael Jobling Wine Merchants

We are delighted that Michael Jobling Wine Merchant are very generously supporting Northern Lights by supplying wine for main events, and providing the welcome drink at the gala opening night reception at Gateshead Old Town Hall. Their support is greatly appreciated and we hope our guests all enjoy the Jean des Vignes Rouge and Jean de Vignes Blanc Sec wines.

Michael Jobling Wines began in 1988 and prides themselves on discovering wines of interest, value and originality. The stock has grown steadily and now has a carefully chosen but eclectic list of almost 300, with an emphasis on interesting wines from smaller growers as well as sourcing good value wines from the larger producers. The business concentrates on supplying quality restaurants within the North East as well as delivering direct to private customers.

As a small family business with a well-trained team of support staff, Michael Jobling Wine Merchant are friendly, approachable, flexible, and are happy to offer advice and supply wine for corporate functions, weddings and parties.

For details on the full range of services and wines, go to www.michaeljoblingwines.com or telephone 0191 378 4554.

Industry Events > Festival 2006

 November 2006

M T W T F S S
  14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23      
  • Win Moomins goodies - click me!
  • The Big Pitch competition - click me!
  • Buy an Industry Summit Pass - click me!
  • Buy tickets - click me!
  • Accommodation in Newcastle - click me!