Schedule

Schedule

DAY 1

DAY 2

9:30am

social

BAFTA Members Belfast Breakfast

The Factory

9:30am

social

BAFTA Members Belfast Breakfast

The Factory

10:00am

keynote

Opening Keynote speech: BELFAST DRAMATIST AND NOVELIST, RONAN BENNETT.

Downstairs Theatre

10:00am

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

12:00pm

spotlight

Funboys! The Making of a Network Comedy.

Downstairs Theatre

12:00pm

spotlight

Funboys! The Making of a Network Comedy.

Downstairs Theatre

12:45pm

spotlight

Indigenous Stories for Modern Audiences; Lí Ban.

Upstairs Theatre

12:45pm

spotlight

Indigenous Stories for Modern Audiences; Lí Ban.

Upstairs Theatre

12:30pm

spotlight

Imagining an All Island Media Landscape

The Factory

12:30pm

spotlight

Imagining an All Island Media Landscape

The Factory

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

The Dark Horse, 30 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2LB

5:30pm

social

Closing Night Drinks

The Dark Horse, 30 Hill St, Belfast BT1 2LB