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Andrew Haigh, Tessa Ross, Alex Garland sign up for talent scheme
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UK mentoring programme Guiding Lights attracts top industry figures for eighth edition.

UK film industry mentoring scheme Guiding Lights has confirmed a raft of top industry mentors for its eighth edition.

British cinema figures who have signed up for the scheme include 45 Years director Andrew Haigh and Ex Machina director Alex Garland, as well as producers Tessa Ross and Pippa Harris.

They have each been paired with an emerging film talent in the British industry – producers, directors, writers and exhibitors.

To see the full list of mentees selected for Guiding Lights 8 click here.

Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).

Studiocanal CEO Danny Perkins, who sponsors the event, commented: “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with the Guiding Lights programme. Identifying and nurturing upcoming talent is integral to our...
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 2/16/2017
  • by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
  • ScreenDaily
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh, Tessa Ross, Alex Garland sign up for Guiding Lights
Andrew Haigh
UK emerging talent scheme attracts top industry figures for eighth edition.

UK film industry mentoring scheme Guiding Lights has confirmed a raft of top industry mentors for its eighth edition.

British cinema figures who have signed up for the scheme include 45 Years director Andrew Haigh and Ex Machina director Alex Garland, as well as producers Tessa Ross and Pippa Harris.

They have each been paired with an emerging film talent in the British industry – producers, directors, writers and exhibitors.

To see the full list of mentees selected for Guiding Lights 8 click here.

Guiding Lights is run by Brighton-based cultural agency Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).

Studiocanal CEO Danny Perkins, who sponsors the event, commented: “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with the Guiding Lights programme. Identifying and nurturing upcoming talent is integral to our...
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 2/16/2017
  • by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
  • ScreenDaily
Guiding Lights unveils 17 new mentees
The eighth edition of the UK’s Guiding Lights mentoring scheme has selected 17 new mentees from 215 applications received across the UK and Ireland.

Lighthouse and Creative Skillset revealed the new participants:

Directors – Aleem Khan, Baff Akoto, Julia Stovell, Kate Dolan, Lindsey Dryden

Producers – Jude Goldrei, Lizzie Brown, Ohna Falby, Sarah Brocklehurst [pictured]

Writers – Ailbhe Keogan, Brian Martin, Kara Smith, Paven Virk, Ruth Paxton

Exhibitors – Becky Bruzas, Matthew Hellett, Sara Duffy

This year’s participants work in fiction and documentary, adult and children’s TV, theatre, commercials, learning disability film exhibition, and immersive cinema experiences.

Guiding Lights is run by Lighthouse and supported by Creative Skillset’s Film Skills Fund, which is funded by the BFI with National Lottery funds, through the Skills Investment Fund (Sif).

Guiding Lights is now partnering with Carousel’s Oska Bright Film Festival, to support the participation of exhibitors Bruzas and Hellett.

Lighthouse’s senior producer Emily Kyriakides said: “We’re so thrilled to have...
See full article at ScreenDaily
  • 7/14/2016
  • by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
  • ScreenDaily
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