Roxy Mckenna joins Film Hub North; Keith Potter hired for Scottish Film Talent Network.
Producer Roxy Mckenna and Catalyst Global Media’s Keith Potter have joined BFI Network as regional talent executives for the North of England and Scotland.
Mckenna joins Film Hub North where she will work alongside Amy O’Hara, based out of Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema.
Potter has been appointed talent development executive at Scottish Film Talent Network (Sftn), where he will be responsible for the first feature slate at Sftn, which is supported by Screen Scotland and BFI Network.
Mckenna previously commissioned and executive produced over 30 short films and documentaries,...
Producer Roxy Mckenna and Catalyst Global Media’s Keith Potter have joined BFI Network as regional talent executives for the North of England and Scotland.
Mckenna joins Film Hub North where she will work alongside Amy O’Hara, based out of Newcastle’s Tyneside Cinema.
Potter has been appointed talent development executive at Scottish Film Talent Network (Sftn), where he will be responsible for the first feature slate at Sftn, which is supported by Screen Scotland and BFI Network.
Mckenna previously commissioned and executive produced over 30 short films and documentaries,...
- 6/21/2019
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The British Film Institute (BFI), the UK’s lead organization for film, has appointed former Stx and Film4 staffer Amy O’Hara as BFI Talent Executive at Film Hub North. She becomes one of seven nationwide Network talent executives.
O’Hara will work alongside fellow Talent Executive Alice Ramsey to lead the talent development resource in the North of England. She replaces Jessica Loveland, who recently joined the BFI as Head of BFI Network.
O’Hara will be based out of the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, and joins from Stx International where she most recently served as Digital Marketing Manager overseeing digital campaigns. Previously she was at Film4 for three years where she worked in departments including marketing and distribution.
BFI Network supports filmmakers early in their careers with short film funding, early feature development, industry-backed professional development and networking support. They work closely with the BFI Film...
O’Hara will work alongside fellow Talent Executive Alice Ramsey to lead the talent development resource in the North of England. She replaces Jessica Loveland, who recently joined the BFI as Head of BFI Network.
O’Hara will be based out of the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, and joins from Stx International where she most recently served as Digital Marketing Manager overseeing digital campaigns. Previously she was at Film4 for three years where she worked in departments including marketing and distribution.
BFI Network supports filmmakers early in their careers with short film funding, early feature development, industry-backed professional development and networking support. They work closely with the BFI Film...
- 1/15/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Jess Loveland and Mathieu Ajan take up the roles.
BFI Network, the British Film Institute’s support resource for writers, directors and producers at the start of their careers, has appointed a new head and talent executive.
Jess Loveland becomes the new head of BFI Network, starting in January 2019. She will move from her role as a Network talent executive for Film Hub North, and will continue to be based in the North East in her new role, reporting to BFI deputy CEO Ben Roberts.
She has previously worked as a development executive for Dublin-based Blinder Films, and for Creative England...
BFI Network, the British Film Institute’s support resource for writers, directors and producers at the start of their careers, has appointed a new head and talent executive.
Jess Loveland becomes the new head of BFI Network, starting in January 2019. She will move from her role as a Network talent executive for Film Hub North, and will continue to be based in the North East in her new role, reporting to BFI deputy CEO Ben Roberts.
She has previously worked as a development executive for Dublin-based Blinder Films, and for Creative England...
- 11/8/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Event was held at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Friday.
The BFI Network’s newly hired regional talent development executives made their first collective public appearance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Friday evening.
They were in town to share information about how they planned to scout and develop the most promising new filmmakers in their respective regions.
London
Directors looking to make their debut features need to prove themselves first with short films that win international prizes and recognition, said Josic Cadoret from Film Hub London. Cadoret believed he had been involved in the commissioning of about 400 short films.
The BFI Network’s newly hired regional talent development executives made their first collective public appearance at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on Friday evening.
They were in town to share information about how they planned to scout and develop the most promising new filmmakers in their respective regions.
London
Directors looking to make their debut features need to prove themselves first with short films that win international prizes and recognition, said Josic Cadoret from Film Hub London. Cadoret believed he had been involved in the commissioning of about 400 short films.
- 6/25/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
“Six A&R scouts” appointed to five regional film hubs in the UK
The BFI has named the six Network talent executives who have been hired to help deliver its BFI2022 plan in the UK’s regions.
Joining the five English films hubs are Thomas Wightman for Film Hub South East (which spans from Chichester to Norwich and Canterbury), Alice Cabanas for Film Hub South West (Bristol to Southampton and Plymouth), Jessica Loveland and Alice Ramsey for Film Hub North ( Liverpool to Hull and Berwick-upon-Tweed), Alexzandra Jackson for Film Hub Midlands (Nottingham to Birmingham and Hereford) and Josic Cadoret for Film Hub London.
The BFI has named the six Network talent executives who have been hired to help deliver its BFI2022 plan in the UK’s regions.
Joining the five English films hubs are Thomas Wightman for Film Hub South East (which spans from Chichester to Norwich and Canterbury), Alice Cabanas for Film Hub South West (Bristol to Southampton and Plymouth), Jessica Loveland and Alice Ramsey for Film Hub North ( Liverpool to Hull and Berwick-upon-Tweed), Alexzandra Jackson for Film Hub Midlands (Nottingham to Birmingham and Hereford) and Josic Cadoret for Film Hub London.
- 4/23/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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