Bafta Guru

Vinay Patel (Writer - Murdered by My Father), Helen Veale (co-founder/creative director, Outline), Cate Hall (Executive Producer, Wall to Wall - The Apprentice, The Victorian Slum, Victorian Bakers) + Stephanie Chlond (Junior Doctors, The Secret Millionaire) dish out advice on how to get to that next rung on the professional TV ladder.

Mahesh Ramachandra (Chief Product Officer, Azoomee), Paul Kilduff-Taylor (Co-founder, Mode7 Games), Fiona Lamptey (Producer & Founder, Fruit Tree Media) discuss attracting investment + building a business + how to turn a big idea into a cash flow. In conversation with Tim Patterson (CEO, Larkshead Media).

David Keating (director/screenwriter) + Gavin Humphries (producer, Quark Films) share tips on how to pitch to land that next big deal.

Jodie Azhar (technical artist, Creative Assembly + Breakthrough Brit) shares lessons learned in the opening chapter of her career.

Afolabi Kuti (Producer, Home), Helen Walsh (writer/director, The Violators), Michael Berliner (Producer, Emotional Fuse Box, Adult Life Skills) discuss how they kicked-off their careers + converted from other industries/fields.

Film directors, writers + producers share their expert advice + tips on how to make it in the film industry. So tune in and listen to director Will Sharpe (Black Pond), screenwriter Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth), producer Tristan Goligher (45 Years) + more.

Moo Yu (Foam Sword - Knights and Bikes), Karen Teixeira (Independent, Three Little Devs - The Wolf’s Bite) Ricky Haggett (Hollow Ponds - Loot Rascals) discuss the highlights + lowlights of getting a debut game to its audience.

Tom Davis (writer/actor), Andy Brereton (exec producer) + James De Frond (director) discuss making the celebrity improv comedy Murder in Successville, how to get commissioned by the BBC + breaking the fourth wall on TV. Hosted by comedian Cariad Lloyd who frequently stars in the show.

Writer Mike Barlett, Director Rupert Goold + actors Charlotte Riley, Oliver Chris + Richard Goulding discuss the making of the BBC Two Drama King Charles III + pay tribute to their co-star the late Tim Pigott-Smith.

We asked actors, directors + designers across film, TV + games to tell us some of the worst moments in their career + how they bounced back (to make us all feel better about ours!) So settle down and listen to embarrassing stories from actress Phoebe Waller Bridge, director Jamie Jay Johnson, games programmer Kostas Zarifis, satirist Heydon Prowse + more.

Executive producer Sarah Fell, series director Mic Graves + creator Benjamin Bocquelet discuss the making of the Cartoon Network TV series The Amazing World of Gumball, developing characters in animation + advice for aspiring animators. In conversation with TV Presenter Nigel Clarke.

BAFTA-nominated Director Ritesh Batra discusses his new film adaptation The Sense of an Ending written by Nick Payne, based on the novel of the same name by Julian Barnes. Ritesh discusses the theme of aging, creating a film adaptation + his working relationship with composer Max Richter.

Director Paul Whittington, producer Kwadjo Dajan, executive producer Jeff Pope, and actors Stephen Graham, Sinead Keenan, and Brian F. O’Byrne discuss ITV’s new four-part docudrama Little Boy Blue, based on the 2007 murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones.

Comedians Alex Horne, Greg Davies, Mel Giedroyc, Joe Lycett and Lolly Adefope discuss their roles on the British comedy panel game show Taskmaster.

BAFTA-nominated comedy writers Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons and Rob Gibbons discuss the makings of Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle in which he head up North on a journey of redemption.

BAFTA-nominated composer, conductor and musician Anne Dudley known for her scores for Poldark, Les Misérables + American History X discusses her music philosophy + process of creation.

Writer and co-creator Moira Buffini, co-creator Alison Newman and actor Lesley Manville discuss ITV and Hulu’s new eight-part series Harlots. Moira, Alison and Lesley talk about the sex trade in 18th century England, women empowerment and writing for TV.

Visual Effects Supervisor Steve Begg discusses his fascinating 30 year career bringing the Bond franchise, The Avengers, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Batman Begins and many more ground-breaking films to life through VFX. This event was hosted by Paul English and took place as part of The Glasgow Film Festival at the CCA, Glasgow on Friday 24 February.

Actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon discuss their roles on BAFTA-nominated comedy series The Trip to Spain. The third series follows Steve and Rob’s fictionalised characters on a culinary quest from the North Atlantic to the Mediterranean coast. Steve and Rob discuss their process, shared history, and working relationship with director Michael Winterbottom.

Channel 5 director of programmes Ben Frow discusses his vision and ambitions for the channel and ongoing opportunities for producers across a range of genres.