Tuesday’s session was billed as the ‘Future Producers Programming Pitch’ and in turn, we each gave short presentations pitching for the project/season/festival we would be interested in working on.  It was great to see the different ways in which we all approached presenting, particularly after last week’s masterclass.  I personally stuck quite rigidly to the safety net of the suggested presentation structure.

We could pitch for a number of different projects; such as the Fresh Flix Selection of the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, the BFI Gothic Season – exploring the Dark Heart of Film or the Watershed project Electric December.  The room was full of infinite ideas and it was inspiring listening to everyone present.  I pitched for the Family Arts Festival; the first UK-wide Festival of family arts events which, in Bristol, will take place across harbourside venues Arnolfini, M-shed, The Architecture Centre, Bristol Hippodrome, Scrap Store, SS Great Britain and Watershed.  The challenge is to engage families in the new and emerging technologies and ideas that are being developed at the Pervasive Media Studio and I proposed that we consider producing a programme inspired by Magician in Residence.  Amy and Hannah also pitched for the Family Arts festival.  They both had some really interesting ideas and I’m excited by the possibilities of what we can collaboratively produce.