Just back from the @BBCComedy
Festival in Glasgow where the new North East based sitcom, Smoggie Queens, was announced. Cannot wait to welcome our friends @HatTrickProd back to the region to work with our fantastic on and off screen talent. #smoggiequeens 😍
Jon Petrie champions homegrown storytelling and the importance of sitcoms at the BBC Comedy Festival in Glasgow
And announces six new and returning shows!
More ➡️ https://t.co/0JIByfhqEr
More great news from the @BBCComedy Festival in Glasgow!
Newcastle-based producer Zahra Zomorrodian has been named as one of the 10 recipients of the BBC Comedy Collective supercharged bursary scheme. Congratulations Zahra🎉
Find out more: https://t.co/naJLv3EXzT
Reel Impact is the @FilmTVCharity ’s brand-new programme to support Black and Global Majority creatives working behind the scenes!
Applications open until 30th June - click here to find out more: https://t.co/BpafBPdVTw
North East writers📢@LiveTheatre are inviting you to submit 10 mins of your work to be performed at their brand new writing showcase, an opportunity to see it on it’s feet in a supportive space. Deadline Fri 17 May 24 at 10am. More opps @bbcwritersroom https://t.co/Sog2k1tKk8
Don't forget to keep an eye on our Opportunities page on our website. New free-to-enter writing opportunities are added nearly every day from the BBC and across the industry https://t.co/5BnwJcPHgW
Great event hosted by @nescreen_ with insightful speakers from @BFI@bectu@FilmTVCharity . Looking forward to learning more about the support for North East production, supply chain companies and industry leaders.
@FilmTVCharity@bectu@BFI Thank you to everyone who attended today’s event and our amazing speakers from @BFI, @bectu and @FilmTVCharity.
Keep an eye on our socials tomorrow as we will be sharing some useful links to signpost you to the support available.
The Red King premieres on @alibi_channel tomorrow at 9pm!👹
Last week, we held a preview screening and Q&A at @AlnPlayhouse, which was attended by cast, crew and local people whose businesses and homes were used during production, which filmed in Northumberland and Newcastle.
(1/2) That's The Show screens at Gala Durham later this year.
This documentary takes you on a journey with Geordie comedian @CPHutchinson into his world of stand up.
Don't forget Carl will also bring his new stand up show 'Today Years Old' to Gala Durham in September.
Caution: May contain naughty words and big laughs! 🤣
We are hosting the fantastically hilarious @CPHutchinson for the World Premiere of his new documentary That's The Show, which sets out to unpack the realities of stand-up comedy on 11 May.
https://t.co/H5Rkdlk5EG
Join us for our Good Working Practices event on April 30th at 1pm.
We are bringing together the @BFI, @bectu, and the @FilmTVCharity for this event for companies to enhance their working practices, and crew to learn more about support available.
Sign up: https://t.co/yI63Kqcthe
Join us for a webinar with the brilliant team at @audionetwork on April 18th to learn more about music licencing and the impact music can have on visual content. This event is aimed at production companies and editors.
Learn more and register for a place: https://t.co/UzHGU7Cw7G
Our next @bfinetwork filmmaker mixers are coming to a city near you very soon:
📍Wed 10 Apr 18:00 @HOME_mcr
📍Thu 25 Apr 18:00 @tynesidecinema
Meet fellow creatives in your city, and chat to our team about the support we offer. Sign up at: https://t.co/Y46l6kS3Cd
We take young voices very seriously & are thrilled to present #FedUp this Thu 11 - Sat 13 Apr - an activist piece devised & delivered by members of our #LiveYouthTheatre - find out more about this original show that takes a deep dive into food poverty in this news article https://t.co/lFJttmlmQy
The Red King airs on @alibi_channel on April 24th at 9pm!
The series filmed in the region and received support from the NE Production Fund and @nescreen_
Film Office.
The Red King was created by Toby Whithouse and produced by @QuayStreetProd_, in association with
@itvstudios.
🎙️ Sunderland Shorts isn't just a great place to see the best new films from around the World, but a fantastic opportunity to hear from the talented filmmakers behind them!
🎬 Don't miss our final deadline to be part of the action: https://t.co/u40DpyccwM #SSFF24