Its cool in the Beautiful South

Our quarterly showcase for South London's film-making talent run in conjunction with BFI Southbank returns on May 8th, for an evening of screenings, networking and discussion. Inspired by various BFI programmes this month, May’s theme for the open strand is ‘Little Britain’ exploring notions of home and identity, both national and local.

There will again be two strands: the first at 5:30 is a showcase for the various excellent training schemes in the borough and will feature a British filmmaker Tom Harper (see below) and the second at 7:00 features works selected following an open submission. This session culminates in a panel discussion on issues pertinent to careers in film.

Members of this panel will include:

Tom Harper- Director
Even before his TCM Classic Shorts 2006 nomination for Cubs, writer/director Tom Harper has been getting used to delivering acceptance speeches. Cubs won the Best Short at this year's Rushes Soho Shorts festival in London and has also screened at prestigious festivals around the world (including Edinburgh, London and New York). Tom was also notably listed in Screen International's Stars Of Tomorrow feature in May 2006

Josic Cadoret - New Talent Coordinator, Film London
Jo ensures the successful development and delivery of the Digital Shorts scheme and other production projects including the London Borough Film Fund initiatives and the EQUAL project.

Rebecca Mark-Lawson - Executive Producer, Lifesize Pictures
Rebecca manages the short film programme on behalf of the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund. Through the production company Lifesize Pictures she is responsible for overseeing all of the fund’s Short Film Schemes including Digital Shorts, Cinema Extreme and the Completion Fund at Lifesize Pictures. She was formerly the Development Executive for New Talent at EM Media, the Regional Screen Agency for the East Midlands.

All attendees will be eligible for £10 discount on membership to Shooting People - www.shootingpeople.org - and all it's related benefits.

For tickets - a mere £2 - book online at www.bfi.org.uk/nft or call the Box Office 020 7928 3232 (lines open 11.30am - 8.30pm).

Many thanks to media partners LIVE Magazine and Shooting People.