Come join us for our next Bristol Doc Club this Friday @w_shed . For the @sundancefestival winning A New Kind of Wilderness. See you in the bar afterwards for our meet up and chat about the film. Can’t wait. Go to @bristoldocclub for more.
Our team will be joining @bristolunscripted tomorrow at @thesquareclub in Bristol to talk about how we made 'Imposter: The Man Who Came Back From the Dead'.
7pm doors for 7.30pm start.
For tickets and more information, please visit the link in @bristolunscripted 's bio.
#Bristol #tvproduction #event
Thursday 20th March, 7pm doors for 7.30pm start. The Square Club: 15 Berkeley Square, Bristol BS8 1HB. Tickets Free - Link in Bio!
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BUNS will meet the teams of two brilliant Bristol productions - Imposter: Back From The Dead, and Earthsounds.
Imposter: Back From the Dead (Channel 4)
With Producer and Director Owen Phillips, for Five Mile Films
Hosted by Ben Luke
and
Earthsounds (Apple+)
With Producer Sam Hodgson and Director Tom Payne, for Offspring Films
Hosted by Stephanie Wessell.
There will also be the chance to chat with others in our Bristol creative community.
Tickets are free, and space is limited, so please hurry to grab a ticket!
Bristol Unscripted Network is now just over a year old - and we couldn’t have begun our gatherings at a more important time for the industry.
There’s lots of stress and strife out there; we have personally suffered it too, and in solidarity we’ll be supporting our community again in the New Year.
In 2024, BUNS:
-Gathered almost 40 freelancer testimonials to create a 100 page document informing the then-Shadow Cabinet about the current crisis and creative freelancers’ working conditions
-Worked with Films at 59 to provide Masterclasses in Data Wrangling and Grading
-Hosted a John Yorke Story Documentary Masterclass at BBC Studios
-Represented freelancers’ concerns and tweeted live from the Creative Cities Convention
-Hosted an Expert Panel about the Industry Crisis and ways forward for Bristol, at the Watershed. Link here: https://youtu.be/Vzr33lZh6eU (many thanks to Helen Lancaster for filming the event)
-Supported TV Mindset’s Creative Freelancer Hubs in Bristol
-Gave a talk to the South West Talent Managers group
-Began BUNS Doc Club - which has now morphed into the exciting collaboration Bristol Doc Club, in partnership with the Doc Film Council, Doc West, Doc Yards and the Watershed.
We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has attended, volunteered, donated, hosted and supported our efforts this year. Thank you all - and a big YAY to Bristol’s brilliant and best creative community!
BUNS is looking forward to some exciting new plans for 2025… if you’d like to help us, please get in touch.
We hope you have a lovely Christmas break, and a Very Happy New Year!
With best wishes, the BUNS co-directors:
Benjamin Luke
Stephanie Wessell
Helen Waddell
Alice Crinnigan
Natalia Atkins
… with brilliant help from
Phoebe Sinclair
Maxine Trump
and many, many more… we love you all. THANK YOU.
We are very excited to share @bristoldocclub , a new collaboration with existing networks in the region, the @bristolunscripted , Doc West and some of our DFC members.
Our collective has joined forces and partnered with Bristol’s @w_shed cinema to develop regular screenings and networking events to help build documentary culture and community in the South West. The Doc Club kicks off on 10 Dec at 6pm with a screening of Frank Capra: Mr America followed by a Q&A with Director, Matthew Wells (plus drinks in the bar afterwards).
We hope this collaboration will be the first of many to follow around different regions of the UK, so please get in touch with [email protected] if you would like to do something similar in your home town or city.
Head to the link in our bio to buy your tickets and get 10% off with discount code ‘MRAM10’! 🎟️ 🎟️🎟️
DOC CLUB @w_shed cinema tonight to see 'No Other Land' 6pm and then join us for a drink and chat/review afterwards all welcome x /whatson/12869/no-other-land
For updates please join our WhatsApp community group for the BUNs Doc club here: /FNEFMMRcP3aEJVa47muuAj
DOC CLUB 20/11/24
Our second Doc Club event will take place at the Watershed. Book your tickets for 'No Other Land' for 20th November and then join us for a drink and chat/review afterwards all welcome x
/whatson/12869/no-other-land
For updates please join our WhatsApp community group for the BUNs Doc club here: /FNEFMMRcP3aEJVa47muuAj
Hi BUNs Followers! We're beginning a Doc Club! Like a book club but for watching documentaries. We'll try meet either once a month or every 6 weeks, pick a documentary for people to watch in their own time and then get together to review, discuss and be inspired by.
For updates please join our WhatsApp community group for the BUNs Doc club here: /FNEFMMRcP3aEJVa47muuAj
Kicking off our club will be a collective watch on 14th October at the Watershed to see the preview showing of Endurance and then a drink afterwards.
Get your tickets here: /whatson/12892/preview-endurance/
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to our sold out panel on the future of Unscripted TV.
Special thanks go to our panelists Mel Rodrigues, Mark HIll, Thomasina Gibson, Dominic Pisani, Matthew Frank.
BUNS PRESENTS
After The Crisis: The Future of Unscripted TV
(Ticket link in bio!)
Our industry has seen a massive downturn in commissioning over the last year and a half. The whole industry is suffering, with freelancers, companies and broadcasters trying to weather the storm with mantras of ‘Survive until 2025’ and ‘Fewer, bigger, better’.
But what do these phrases mean practically, for Bristol’s future? What models are likely to be introduced? What practical steps can we as freelancers, companies and commissioners take to ensure our industry remains viable, creative, world-leading, and a fantastic place to work?
BUNS is gathering a panel of experts to discuss the crisis, its effects, and what everyone can do to ensure Bristol continues to be a centre of excellence for factual content and more.
The complete line up of panel guests is TBD but we have confirmed:
Mark Hill - Executive TV Consultant
Dominic Pisani - Coalition for Change/TV Mindset Committee Member and Series Producer
Thomasina Gibson - Pact Council Member and Director of Heroes Productions
…. plus more to be announced.
Date: Wednesday, 26th June 2024
Doors Open: Doors open: 18:30
Event: 19:00 - 21:00
Networking: 21:00 - Close
Location: The Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Bristol BS1 5TX
BUNS is a non-profit organisation: ticket sales contribute towards venue and event costs. A small number of tickets will be made available for people who cannot pay for the event. If you are struggling financially, please get in touch with us: [email protected]
Today BUNS is launching Skillshare Thursday.
Our network has an incredible range of skilled professionals in it, as well as a group of people who want to expand their skills and diversify in the broadcasting industry.
So every Thursday we're giving our members the space to tell people what skills they'd like to learn, and we'll try to link you with another member who can help you!
This will largely be over on our Facebook and LinkedIn pages (see link in Bio), but you can always DM us with any requests! #bristol #production #training #Unscripted
