Bristol and Bath Screen Summit 2022
Bristol and Bath’s first ever Screen Summit, showcasing the region as a leading global production community, takes place on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd November.
The UWE Bristol event, hosted by Carol Vorderman and actor Gamba Cole, will celebrate the cultural and economic contribution of the screen industry to the area, as well as exploring the action needed to further boost its development and expansion.
The creation of the Screen Summit is a key recommendation from research by UWE Bristol’s Digital Cultures Research Centre (DCRC); it found that while the screen industry in the city-region is booming, more could be done to overcome the political and economic challenges it is facing.
The event will include insight from experts such as Grant Mansfield, Founder and CEO of Plimsoll Productions, who will be in conversation with Julian Bellamy, Managing Director of ITV Studios.
Other speakers include Wendy Darke, Founder of production company True to Nature; Jo Shinner, Executive Producer at BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit; Vanessa Berlowitz, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Wildstar Films; Huw Cordey, Executive Producer at Silverback Films; and James Honeyborne, Creative Director at Freeborne Media.
Lynn Barlow, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Creative and Cultural Industries Engagement at UWE, said, “We’re delighted to launch this inaugural Screen Summit and I’d like to thank the highly-respected industry experts who have come together to consider the future of the sector.
“While the industry is bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels and there are exciting developments underway, including the opening of the Bottle Yard’s three new sound stages, the Summit offers an opportunity for us to collaborate and find solutions to create an even brighter and sustainable future for the screen sector and wider creative industries in the city region.”
Tickets for the session on Wednesday 2nd November cost £10 per person and are available via eventbrite.
