Over this weekend the future producers programme commenced and what a fantastic weekend it was. It was so exciting getting to know the other future producers and discovering everyone’s varied backgrounds. The highlight of the weekend, for me, was being involved in programming short films for the encounters film festival. It was fascinating hearing everyone else’s thoughts on the films and seeing which films had the biggest impact on us all as a group.  We also had the opportunity to meet a lead programmer of the festival, who discussed her job role with us and gave us invaluable programming tips, which I found particularly interesting and am sure will be hugely beneficial in the future.

I’m so looking forward to continuing work with the future producers and am intrigued by all the areas we can pursue. The two that initially stood out to me were the Gothic Season and Electric December but I’m very much looking forward to finding out more about each of them on Tuesday.