Sargent-Disc BAFTA Filmmakers' Forum

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Sargent-Disc will host this annual networking and skills development event for first-time feature filmmakers. The day-long event will feature masterclasses, panel discussions and one-to-one speed sessions offering first-time feature filmmakers advice to help them navigate and progress in the industry.

Highlights of the day include: a panel on writing and developing real life stories with BAFTA-winning screenwriters Jeff Pope (Philomena) and Stephen Beresford (Pride), BAFTA-winning documentary-maker Morgan Matthews (X&Y) and BAFTA-nominated director Elaine Constantine (Northern Soul); a session on the rewriting process with the team behind Testament of Youth, Rosie Allison (Head of Development, Heyday Films) and writer Juliet Tawhidi; a session on casting presented by RADA with casting director Des Hamilton (Nymphomaniac, This Is England); and a series of panels and roundtables looking at the craft and business of film.

BAFTA has run the Filmmakers’ Forum (formerly Filmmakers Market) since 2009 and this year’s event, which is sponsored by Sargent-Disc for a third year, is supported by 15 of the UK’s major film organisations.