Platform returns on Saturday 11 April at 14.00 at @phoenixleic
Thara Popoola will join us for an industry talk. Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree Thara will explore her career journey including writing credits on Sex Education, Queenie, Crongton, Dreaming Whilst Black, Black Ops and Pierre.
This event will include a talk from Thara, plus informal networking afterwards.
As part of Platform Leicester work to support a wide range of voices in the screen sector, this event is dedicated for woman and non-binary creatives.
Tickets are available on the Phoenix website.
Film industry talk 🎥🗣
We're excited to welcome screenwriter @tharapop to Phoenix for a @platformleics in-conversation event.
In this industry talk, Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree Thara will explore her career journey including writing credits on Sex Education, Queenie, Crongton, Dreaming Whilst Black, Black Ops and Pierre.
📅 Sat 11 Apr, 2pm
This event will include a talk from Thara, plus informal networking afterwards.
As part of @platformleics work to support a wide range of voices in the screen sector, this event is dedicated for woman and non-binary creatives.
Tickets 🎟 £4 via the #WhatsOn link in our bio
What an absolute beaut @noahhopejohn is!! It was lovely to welcome Noah back to @phoenixleic to share his experiences of BBC Apprenticeships and how amazing it was to see so many of you taking the chance to hear his insights into applying for different career pathways in the film industry. We’ll be back sooner than you think, post coming soon. Remember April 11th!!
Platform returns to @phoenixleic this Thursday with @noahhopejohn taking us through BBC Apprenticeships and career pathways. You can join us by booking a tciket through the link in our bio.
Joining us at the next Platform session at @phoenixleic will be @noahhopejohn
Noah began his career at the Phoenix and has since moved into film development at BBC Film.
Noah will chat about BBC Apprenticeships, career pathways, the value of entry-level roles, skills and practices that supported his progression, plus insight into his day-to-day work at BBC Film.
If you’re looking to get into the film industry and discover those vital routes to where you want to go then bring yourself along, it would be lovely to see you.
Networking will follow in the Terrace Room.
Tickets are available in our bio.
Short Platform had a fabulous night at @phoenixleic last night, screening eleven independent short films from across the region to a packed screen one. Special mentions go out to @harry.tatem@directedbydec@charles.leggat@jdellison558@ow_directing@elahehraofi.art@khadijah_the_creator@robsladden@robertthebrave6969@estellephillips44@justdangood@yamenniofficial@hynek_gannon
Congratulations to Hynek Gannon who was awarded the Professional Development Award. The award is made possible through the partnership of @stwlcharity Phoenix and Platform. Huge thanks to @annecwhit for joining us last night and awarding Hynek. Please do visit the STWLC website to see what they can do to help you develop your career.
Big thanks to all the filmmakers, writers, cast and crews from all the films submitted, everyone who attended last night and everyone who helps Short Platform happen.
Special thanks go to @thewomanfrom_thatday and @d.w.nelson for their marvellous hosting of the evening.
Short Platform will return later this year to showcase and foreground the work of filmmakers from across the Midlands.
The next Platform session will take place on March 19th with @noahhopejohn discussing bbc apprenticeships and career pathways in film. We’ll see you then, keep those cameras rolling.
This evening Short Platform returns to @phoenixleic screening eleven amazing independently made short films.
As part of the screening, we will announce our first Professional Development Award of £250 to a Leicester based member of one of the productions. The award has been generously donated by the @stwlcharity and we’ll be joined by @annecwhit for the presentation of the award.
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Short Platform returns to @phoenixleic on the 26th February to screen eleven amazing independently made short films.
Our final featured film is The Cutbacks written and directed by @robsladden
A work call takes a dark turn when one of the team accidentally leaves their camera on.
At Short Platform we like to work with other screenings in the city to highlight their evenings and showcase some of the films they receive. The Cutbacks is appearing from the @short_sharp_shocks_leicester selection courtesy of @robertthebrave6969 and @estellephillips44 They will be appearing along with the writer/director Rob Sladden for a Q&A.
Come and celebrate independent film with us at Short Platform, tickets are available via the link in our bio.
Short Platform returns to @phoenixleic on the 26th February to screen eleven amazing independently made short films.
Our tenth featured film is Attack of the Killer Blackcurrants created by @jdellison558
On the strange planet of Suci, a robot named Caseus finds himself in a sticky situation when he’s ambushed by an army of giant, juice-filled blackcurrants.
This is Jon’s first 3D animated short film. Production began in 2020 during the COVID lockdown. Originating from a couple of hand-drawn animated shorts and inspired by numerous sci-fi B-Movies, the animation developed into the short film we’ll see this Thursday.
Come and celebrate independent film with us at Short Platform, tickets are available via the link in our bio.
