Studio
We're excited to have you back or welcome you in for the first time. Stay tuned for details of our upcoming programme!
Tuesday 25th March
Dexter Simms is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and advocate for diversity, inclusion, and community empowerment. He is the visionary behind Black Tech Day, an annual event dedicated to increasing representation in the technology sector and empowering underrepresented communities to engage with emerging technologies like Web 3 and blockchain.
11:30: gamification - black tech day
12:15: Games London Panel with Danwen Huang
Games London's mission is to create a diverse, vibrant and creative Games Industry in the UK. Find out how all year round they support local businesses, engage with investors and deliver one of the world’s biggest games festival to create a thriving Games Community!
13:00: Networking Lunch
14:00: Renaissance Studios Script Writing Clinic
Learn who the Renaissance Development team are, and how ideas, research, industry knowledge and a couple other key skills can help you become a top Development Producer for film and TV
15:30: BECTU Hair and Makeup Panel
Hear how BECTU are leasing on changing training standard within the hair and makeup industry, pushing to change what skills are needed to fully qualify as an hair and makeup artist in the film and TV industry.
14:45: Renaissance Studios Development Clinic
18:00: Shorts showcase
Wednesday 26th March
11:30 AI and Tech session with black tech day
Rico will bring meaningful and challenging conversation and discussion to this session - exploring why we make films, discussion of power within the creative space and how inclusion and justice looks with film production.
14:45: Crewhq / warner bros. session
15:30: Channel 4 Diversity and Inclusion Skills session
16:15: Psychosis of Whiteness
Thursday 27th March
09:00: Black Market + Recruitment Fair / Networking Breakfast + Exhibition Stands
10:00: Film School Masterclass and Shorts Showcase
We talked about having young people provide short films for our Shorts Showcase which will run during an evening session in our Studio. This would be a great opportunity to highlight emerging talent, and we can invite students to attend and experience the showcase firsthand.
AI is a rapidly growing part of our screen industries. Hear from organisation who are learning about the uses and developments of AI.
11:30: AI and Tech
13:00: Networking Lunch
12:15: Gaming - ebonix
14:00 Art Games Tech session
Nigel Twumasi is co-founder of mayamada, a manga brand that uses storytelling to inspire creativity in others. Through their original manga universe, engaging comic workshops and youth programmes across the UK, his team empowers young people and supports creativity in the industries that impact them
14:45: Gaming Presentation
Presented by Lex Fefegha - Lex is a Creative coder & game designer - his session will explore experimental games and digital playgrounds to playful chatbots and art installations.
15:30: BECTU TV Drama and Action Plan
BECTU will outline their TV Drama Action plan, dedicating to shaping and prmoting rights and jobs for those in the screen industries. Learn more about their TV Drama Action Network, open to members and non-members working in TV Drama.
16:15: Animation / Comics with melanin gamers
13:00 Networking Lunch
Join us for an engaging Film Distribution session where an industry professional will explore talk about distribution as a filmmaker and as a career options.
14:00: Jen Franics - Exploring Steve McQueen
The workshop aims to give you the tips & tricks you need to empower individuals with disabilities who are interested in pursuing a career within the creative industry
16:15: Renaissance Studios Inclusion and Access Clinic
18:00: Post Credit Scene Podcast
18:00: tournament / demo - melanin gamers
This session will the shorts film showcase of Queen's Mary student's with a Q&A. If you're thinking of studying film, have an interest in collaboration and want to know more about the rising filmmakers this session is for you!
09:00: Black Market + Recruitment Fair / Networking Breakfast + Exhibition Stands
10:00: Film School with Dr Ashvin Devasundaram
Learn how to unlock full creative potential. This clinic will cover essential aspects of scriptwriting, offering practical tips and techniques for writing scripts that stand out.
09:00: Black Market + Recruitment Fair / Networking Breakfast + Exhibition Stands
Hakim is a specialist in film analysis as well as a practitioner in education behaviour improvement, youth engagement and social intervention.
