BFI NETWORK x Film Hub Midlands Treatment Lab October 2020 |
Hello and thanks for taking the time to complete this application for our upcoming Treatment Lab.
The closing date for applications is 7th October (23:59pm) and successful applicants will be notified of their place by 9th October.
The closing date for applications is 7th October (23:59pm) and successful applicants will be notified of their place by 9th October.
This three-week online course will give an oversight of the development process for a feature film treatment and will be led by successful BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund awardee Kelly Holmes.
Session schedule
Course leaders and speakers
Course leader: Kelly Holmes
Kelly is a Derbyshire based Writer/Director with a love for telling genre inspired stories that connect on an emotional level with audiences. She is currently in script development on body horror feature YEAR OF THE HEART after completing BFI NETWORK Early Development Funding. She is also in development on a feature-length true-life TV drama with Glasgow based production company Blazing Griffin. Kelly has worked in international co-production broadcasting and screened her short films in over 80 festivals worldwide winning multiple awards. She has an interest in dark aesthetic cinema with universal themes as shown in WW1 supernatural drama ATTRITION, a co-production with Creative England and France 3, and also her Victorian period drama FAMILY PORTRAIT.
Guest speaker: David Brown
David will be joining us for the final session of the course. He is a Scottish BAFTA-winning Producer and an alumnus of the prestigious Edinburgh Film Festival Talent Lab and the Sigma Films Producer Accelerator Programme. David is currently working for Glasgow based Hopscotch Films on their slate of features and TV.
| Week 1 | Defining your project and goals | Wednesday 21st October | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| Week 2 | The basics of writing a treatment | Wednesday 28th October | 10:30am-12:30pm |
| Week 3 | Working with producers and the wider industry | Wednesday 4th November | 10:30am-12:30pm |
Course leaders and speakers
Course leader: Kelly Holmes
Kelly is a Derbyshire based Writer/Director with a love for telling genre inspired stories that connect on an emotional level with audiences. She is currently in script development on body horror feature YEAR OF THE HEART after completing BFI NETWORK Early Development Funding. She is also in development on a feature-length true-life TV drama with Glasgow based production company Blazing Griffin. Kelly has worked in international co-production broadcasting and screened her short films in over 80 festivals worldwide winning multiple awards. She has an interest in dark aesthetic cinema with universal themes as shown in WW1 supernatural drama ATTRITION, a co-production with Creative England and France 3, and also her Victorian period drama FAMILY PORTRAIT.
Guest speaker: David Brown
David will be joining us for the final session of the course. He is a Scottish BAFTA-winning Producer and an alumnus of the prestigious Edinburgh Film Festival Talent Lab and the Sigma Films Producer Accelerator Programme. David is currently working for Glasgow based Hopscotch Films on their slate of features and TV.