Schedule
DAY 1
DAY 2
9:30am
social
BAFTA Members Belfast Breakfast
The Factory
9:30am
social
BAFTA Members Belfast Breakfast
The Factory
9:45am
keynote
Opening Keynote speech: BELFAST DRAMATIST AND NOVELIST, RONAN BENNETT.
Downstairs Theatre
9:45am
keynote
Opening Keynote speech: BELFAST DRAMATIST AND NOVELIST, RONAN BENNETT.
Downstairs Theatre
10:00am
skills
Find out how to access CV Writing, Interview Prep & Networking Skills for FE & HE Students
The Crush
10:00am
skills
Find out how to access CV Writing, Interview Prep & Networking Skills for FE & HE Students
The Crush
11:00am
spotlight
Publishing games in 2024: Is self-publishing the future?
The Factory
11:00am
spotlight
Publishing games in 2024: Is self-publishing the future?
The Factory
11:15am
spotlight
Are you being heard? Women’s voices in local media.
Upstairs Theatre
11:15am
spotlight
Are you being heard? Women’s voices in local media.
Upstairs Theatre
11:15am
spotlight
How to Train your Sustainability Department
The Works
11:15am
spotlight
How to Train your Sustainability Department
The Works
11:15am
spotlight
Imagining an All Island Media Landscape
Downstairs Theatre
11:15am
spotlight
Imagining an All Island Media Landscape
Downstairs Theatre
12:30pm
spotlight
Funboys! The Making of a Network Comedy.
Downstairs Theatre
12:30pm
spotlight
Funboys! The Making of a Network Comedy.
Downstairs Theatre
12:45pm
spotlight
Indigenous Stories for Modern Audiences; LÃ Ban.
Upstairs Theatre
12:45pm
spotlight
Indigenous Stories for Modern Audiences; LÃ Ban.
Upstairs Theatre
1:00pm
skills
How to find your future talent – ‘SCREEN’ BFI Skills Cluster and Next Gen Skills Academy
The Works
1:00pm
skills
How to find your future talent – ‘SCREEN’ BFI Skills Cluster and Next Gen Skills Academy
The Works
2:00pm
conversation
Business Affairs Clinic
The Crush
2:00pm
conversation
Business Affairs Clinic
The Crush
2:00pm
spotlight
Local Stories and Where to Find them
The Factory
2:00pm
spotlight
Local Stories and Where to Find them
The Factory
2:00pm
spotlight
Cocktail Funding - The Producer’s view
Downstairs Theatre
2:00pm
spotlight
Cocktail Funding - The Producer’s view
Downstairs Theatre
2:00pm
commissioning
Meet the BBC Comedy Commissioners (1-2-1's)
The Mac
2:00pm
commissioning
Meet the BBC Comedy Commissioners (1-2-1's)
The Mac
2:15pm
spotlight
Public Service Broadcasting in Northern Ireland: Contemporary Conditions and Future Challenges
Upstairs Theatre
2:15pm
spotlight
Public Service Broadcasting in Northern Ireland: Contemporary Conditions and Future Challenges
Upstairs Theatre
2:30pm
spotlight
Supercharged – Video games and the future of interactive entertainment
The Works
2:30pm
spotlight
Supercharged – Video games and the future of interactive entertainment
The Works
3:30pm
spotlight, skills
Ulster Screen Academy: Training the Next Generation of Storytellers
The Factory
3:30pm
spotlight, skills
Ulster Screen Academy: Training the Next Generation of Storytellers
The Factory
3:45pm
spotlight
Creator Lab – Unleashing a new wave of talent
Upstairs Theatre
3:45pm
spotlight
Creator Lab – Unleashing a new wave of talent
Upstairs Theatre
4:00pm
spotlight, commissioning
Getting your Drama Made
Downstairs Theatre
4:00pm
spotlight, commissioning
Getting your Drama Made
Downstairs Theatre
4:00pm
spotlight
Soundscapes: exploring player-driven interactive audio and music
The Works
4:00pm
spotlight
Soundscapes: exploring player-driven interactive audio and music
The Works
4:10pm
spotlight
Introducing Studio Ulster
The Factory
4:10pm
spotlight
Introducing Studio Ulster
The Factory
5:00pm
spotlight
The Making of 'Teen Predator/Online Killer'
The Factory
5:00pm
spotlight
The Making of 'Teen Predator/Online Killer'
The Factory
5:30pm
skills
2 Minute Masterpiece
Upstairs Theatre
5:30pm
skills
2 Minute Masterpiece
Upstairs Theatre
9:00am
spotlight
Scrolling through the Archives : 10 years of 2 Minute Masterpiece
2nd Floor, the MAC
9:00am
spotlight
Scrolling through the Archives : 10 years of 2 Minute Masterpiece
2nd Floor, the MAC
10:00am
spotlight
The role of public service broadcasting in an age of mis and disinformation
The Works
10:00am
spotlight
The role of public service broadcasting in an age of mis and disinformation
The Works
10:00am
commissioning
Meet The Channel 4 Commissioners
Downstairs Theatre
10:00am
commissioning
Meet The Channel 4 Commissioners
Downstairs Theatre
10:00am
spotlight
My Journey into Telly
Upstairs Theatre
10:00am
spotlight
My Journey into Telly
Upstairs Theatre
10:00am
conversation
The ‘write’ journey to scripting your drama?: BBC Writers’ Alumni, in conversation with BBC commissioning executive, Heather Larmour.
The Factory
10:00am
conversation
The ‘write’ journey to scripting your drama?: BBC Writers’ Alumni, in conversation with BBC commissioning executive, Heather Larmour.
The Factory
11:30am
spotlight
Spotlight on Virgin Media Television, Ireland
The Factory
11:30am
spotlight
Spotlight on Virgin Media Television, Ireland
The Factory
11:45am
commissioning
Meet the BBC commissioners
Downstairs Theatre
11:45am
commissioning
Meet the BBC commissioners
Downstairs Theatre
11:45am
spotlight, skills
Minding Yourself: the importance of mental health and wellbeing for cast, crew and contributors
Upstairs Theatre
11:45am
spotlight, skills
Minding Yourself: the importance of mental health and wellbeing for cast, crew and contributors
Upstairs Theatre
12:00pm
spotlight
Drawing from the Well: Access to Ireland’s Film Heritage.
The Works
12:00pm
spotlight
Drawing from the Well: Access to Ireland’s Film Heritage.
The Works
1:00pm
commissioning
Hello U: Meet the UKTV Commissioners
The Factory
1:00pm
commissioning
Hello U: Meet the UKTV Commissioners
The Factory
1:30pm
spotlight
Kneecap: A Case Study
Downstairs Theatre
1:30pm
spotlight
Kneecap: A Case Study
Downstairs Theatre
1:30pm
spotlight
Anatomy Of A Format
Upstairs Theatre
1:30pm
spotlight
Anatomy Of A Format
Upstairs Theatre
1:30pm
commissioning
Meet The BBC Drama Commissioners ( 1-2-1's)
The Mac
1:30pm
commissioning
Meet The BBC Drama Commissioners ( 1-2-1's)
The Mac
2:00pm
skills
Quality Storytelling with just a Phone with BBC Academy
The Works
2:00pm
skills
Quality Storytelling with just a Phone with BBC Academy
The Works
2:30pm
spotlight
MY CREATIVE CALLING CARD & RELATIONSHIP WITH FILM: Former Recipients of Northern Ireland Screen’s New Writer and New Talent Focus Scheme, in conversation with actor, Martin McCann.
The Factory
2:30pm
spotlight
MY CREATIVE CALLING CARD & RELATIONSHIP WITH FILM: Former Recipients of Northern Ireland Screen’s New Writer and New Talent Focus Scheme, in conversation with actor, Martin McCann.
The Factory
3:00pm
conversation
The RTSNI Dan Gilbert Lecture: Tim Davie
Downstairs Theatre
3:00pm
conversation
The RTSNI Dan Gilbert Lecture: Tim Davie
Downstairs Theatre
3:00pm
skills
Find out how to access CV Writing, Interview Prep & Networking Skills for FE & HE Students
The Crush
3:00pm
skills
Find out how to access CV Writing, Interview Prep & Networking Skills for FE & HE Students
The Crush
3:00pm
spotlight
The TV Producer’s Guide to Podcasts
Upstairs Theatre
3:00pm
spotlight
The TV Producer’s Guide to Podcasts
Upstairs Theatre
3:00pm
commissioning
Meet The BBC Unscripted Commissioners & Talent Team ( 1-2-1's)
The Mac
3:00pm
commissioning
Meet The BBC Unscripted Commissioners & Talent Team ( 1-2-1's)
The Mac
3:30pm
spotlight, conversation
Hook, Line and Sync: Music in Film and TV
The Works
3:30pm
spotlight, conversation
Hook, Line and Sync: Music in Film and TV
The Works
4:00pm
spotlight
Bridging the Atlantic: What’s working and why in the US non-scripted sector this year
The Factory
4:00pm
spotlight
Bridging the Atlantic: What’s working and why in the US non-scripted sector this year
The Factory
4:30pm
skills
Finding Your Factual Storytelling Structure with The BBC Academy
Upstairs Theatre
4:30pm
skills
Finding Your Factual Storytelling Structure with The BBC Academy
Upstairs Theatre
4:30pm
spotlight
Artificial Intelligence and Production
Downstairs Theatre
4:30pm
spotlight
Artificial Intelligence and Production
Downstairs Theatre
5:30pm
social
Closing Night Drinks sponsored by Balloo Hire
The Dark Horse, 30 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2LB
5:30pm
social
Closing Night Drinks sponsored by Balloo Hire
The Dark Horse, 30 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2LB