Date: 19th June 2012
Time: 6.45pm for 7.00pm start
Location: The Press House Wine Bar, 1 St Bride's Passage, London, EC4Y 8EJ
Cost: £10 – you must be an RTS Futures member to attend. See below for booking information.
Who doesn’t love a great story? Drama is one of the cornerstones of a vibrant broadcasting schedule, and British TV drama is in rude health at the moment. In the past year we have seen successes as diverse as Downton Abbey, Call The Midwife, Top Boy, Appropriate Adult, The Crimson Petal and the White, The Promise, Scott & Bailey, Misfits and many more – not forgetting our enduringly-popular soaps that provide millions with a regular dose of drama.
If you’re a budding drama producer, writer, director or anything else behind the camera in this creative and competitive genre, how do you really succeed in turning words on a page into a fully realised, engaging story on screen? And what advice do seasoned pros have to offer you, the next generation of programme-makers in this field?
This latest in the series of RTS Futures Speed Date events focuses on Drama programming. Ticket-holders will have the chance to ‘speed-date’ a roster of top TV talent working across the genre. Each expert is ready and waiting to offer up valuable advice, whether I’s tips on writing the perfect CV; advice on presenting; or tips on finding and bringing home the big stories – this is the event that gives you the chance to get some answers. You'll have to talk fast though, as you only have three minutes to impress them and find out what you need.
Join us for an evening of unprecedented networking opportunities, intimate tête à têtes with the most knowledgeable folk in the world of television drama and a couple of free drinks to boot. For any of you keen to get ahead, this is one event not to be missed!
- Dominic Barlow, Executive Producer, Twenty Twenty
- Peter Bowker, Writer
- Richard Burrell, Executive Producer, Wall to Wall
- Yann Demange, Director
- Petra Fried, Executive Producer, Clerkenwell Films
- Sophie Gardiner, Commissioning Editor for Drama, Channel 4
- Eleanor Greene, Head of Drama Development, Wall to Wall
- Kate Harwood, Controller of Series and Serials, BBC Drama Production
- Sally Haynes, Controller of Drama, ITV
- Huw Kennair-Jones, Commissioning Editor for Drama, Sky
- Laura Mackie, Director of Drama, ITV
- Preethi Mavahalli, Development Executive, Mammoth Films
- Anne Mensah, Head of Drama, Sky
- Diederick Santer, Managing Director, Lovely Day
How to book
This event is open to all RTS Futures members but is designed for those with no more than two years’ television experience. The cost is £10.00. To book a place you (and any guest/s you book a place for) MUST be a member of RTS Futures. If you are an existing member please ring the Events Department on 020 7822 2820 with your Credit/Debit Card ready or email events@rts.org.uk providing your name, postal address, email address and phone number (we will then contact you to request credit card details), otherwise please register as a member at www.rtsfutures.org.uk before attempting to book.
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