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  • Idris Elba joins TFSFF Judging Panel!

    We’re so excited to announce our full judging panel for 2019, including Idris Elba and Gurinder Chadha! Check out our full press release below and you can see the full judges line up by clicking here.

    IDRIS ELBA AND GURINDER CHADHA JOIN TRIFORCE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2019 JUDGING PANEL

    Golden Globe and SAG winning actor, director, producer and musician, Idris Elba and award-winning writer, producer, director Gurinder Chadha, OBE has today been announced as judges for the 2019 TriForce Short Film Festival, which invites emerging filmmakers to showcase their short films.

    Established by the TriForce Creative Network, the TriForce Short Film Festival (TFSFF) supports inclusivity; focussing on recognising and championing a diverse range of filmmaking talent.  With continued racial and gender inequality, alongside people with disabilities and from the LGBT community still being under-represented in the UK film and TV industry, the Festival continues vital work to uncover emerging filmmakers from these underserved backgrounds.  16 shortlisted films will be showcased on the 30th November at BFI Southbank in front of key film and TV industry representatives.

    Idris Elba, whose credits include Luther, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Marvel’s Avengers franchise, commented; “It’s an honour to be part of the TriForce Short Film Festival judging panel. There is a crucial need in the UK film and TV industry to include voices from every walk of life to ensure our community is one of inclusivity, which is why this festival is so important.  I look forward to viewing the submissions.”

     Gurinder Chadha, whose credits include the forthcoming Beecham House, Viceroy’s House and Bend It Like Beckham, said; “I’m very pleased to be joining such a diverse judging panel. Triforce have a reputation for championing untold stories so I’m looking forward to watching some fantastic films.”

    TriForce Short Film Festival Director Minnie Ayres said; “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have Idris join us on this years’ judging panel.  He has been so supportive of the Festival and is an authoritative voice in the industry to drive change for equality.  He has a keen eye for talent and creative storytelling, and his experience is a much-valued asset to our brilliant panel, as well as being a huge draw to aspiring filmmakers.”

     On the judging panel Elba is joined by critically acclaimed industry experts including Multi Story’s Head of Documentaries, Mark Ruben, talent agent Lola Williams, Metro’s Chief Film Critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, Ten10 Films producer and MD Tendeka Matatu, Head of BFI Network, Jessica Loveland and executive producer Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE.  In addition, the ‘Best of the Fest’ winner will get to meet with Allesch-Taylor to pitch for financing for their next project as part of his continued relationship with the Festival.

    Now in its 8th year, TFSFF aims to build on encouraging figures from 2018 which saw 60% of the 16 shortlisted films screened directed by women, and 11 out of the 16 directors come from a BAME background.  The Festival not only showcases emerging filmmakers work, but also offers a unique chance to bring filmmakers together with influential figures in the UK film and TV industry, enabling participants a channel to further their careers. The winning filmmakers scoop a cash prize for their next project and support with career development opportunities.  The day-long festival also offers a programme of career focused seminars, practical workshops and an industry expo, offering invaluable advice from industry professionals.

    The three categories for this year’s in Festival competition are:

    • Microshorts– open to films under five minutes long, of any genre
    • General Scripted– open to scripted films between five and 20 minutes long
    • Non-Scripted– open to non-scripted films between five and 20 minutes long

    Since 2002, the Festival has built a strong reputation through supporting the selected filmmakers in their careers well beyond the festival itself. Previous winners include Jane Gull, who went on to direct the critically acclaimed and BIFA nominated film My Feral Heart, after her short film Sunny Boy scooped the Best of the Fest Award, and Christiana Ebohon-Green, who has gone on to direct two episodes of the BBC Four drama Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle and BBC One hit Call The Midwife, after her film Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote, which starred Sir Lenny Henry, also won the Best of the Fest Award.

    The Festival’s supporters and patrons include actors Kathy Burke (Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Harry Enfield and Chums), David Morrissey (Britannia, The Walking Dead), David Oyelowo (A United Kingdom, Selma), Noel Clarke (Bulletproof, Doctor Who), David Harewood (Supergirl, The Night Manager), Nicholas Pinnock (Marcella, Fortitude), Zawe Ashton (Wanderlust, Fresh Meat), producer Hilary Bevan Jones (Deep State, State of Play), Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play) and award winning writer and playwright Roy Williams OBE (Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle, Offside, Fast Girls).

    The TriForce Short Film Festival will take place at BFI Southbank on Saturday 30th November, where the shortlisted films will be shown and the overall Festival winner will be revealed. Tickets will go on sale later in the year.

     Submissions are now open at: http://tfsff.com/submissions, where applicants can also view terms and conditions. Submissions are open until 14 September 2019.

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    For further information please contact:

    Charlie Wainwright, Premier

    [email protected]/ 0207 292 7372

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  • Fraser Ayres in Broadcast Diversity Special

    This week’s edition of Broadcast is a diversity special, edited by Sir Lenny Henry, with TriForce Creative Network and Dandi featuring heavily in the issue.

    Check out our CEO Fraser Ayres, in the following articles:

    BAME-led indies locked out

    Producers claim they are still not trusted to deliver diverse shows despite better credentials.

     

     

    Diverse indies bet on digital

    BAME-led indies say they are getting more interest from new players than UK broadcasters.

     

    Diamond still needs polishing

    Critics say the CDN project needs more transparency if progress is to be made on diversity.

     

    As well as our COO Minnie Ayres quoted in an article calling for more female writers:

    WGGB: demand female writers

    Commissioners urged to use their influence to get indies to submit more female-penned scripts.

     

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  • Search for Songwriters…

    We’re supporting production company Monkey Kingdom in their search for talented songwriters for their new show, Songland. If you’re an indiscovered songwriting talent, check out the details below:

    Every hit starts with the seed of a melody, a lyric, a hook – which together grow into a song.

    For as long as we can remember the songwriter has been the unsung hero of the music world, while the singer takes centre stage. But that’s all about to change with a television show that puts the songwriter in the spotlight.

    Channel 4 is excited to announce a new music show where unknown, gifted songwriters will get the incredible opportunity to present their song to a panel of the music industry’s most exciting, prolific and successful music producers and songwriters. They will be given the chance to collaborate on their song with the producers in a recording studio, transforming their song into a potential hit for a UK recording artist.

    “Songland” is already in production in the USA under the creative guidance of Executive Producer Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and with the combined music might of hit making powerhouses Ryan Tedder, Ester Dean and Shane McAnally. Songland is now launching in the UK.

    We are looking for true talent: musicians who hold the writing process closer to their hearts than the performance.

    If this is YOU, please download and fill in the application form and return to [email protected].  You’ll need to move fast – auditions will take place between late April and early May 2019.

    We are asking each songwriter to submit their two best songs for consideration.

    We are accepting applications from across the UK, from songwriters aged 16 and above.

    Good luck!

    The Songland Team

     

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  • Applications Open for iFeatures 2019!

    Applications are now open for iFeatures 2019, a premier UK filmmaking programme driving the development of low-budget, high-quality debut features from the most outstanding, daring and distinctive storytellers. Up to 12 selected teams will receive development funding and take part in an intensive, exploratory lab programme including dedicated support, access to industry & networks, mentoring and high-level training with established industry professionals. iFeatures is run by Creative England and supported by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery, BBC Films and the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund with contributions from UK film productions.

    Who should apply?

    iFeatures is targeted at emerging writers, directors and writer/directors from across the UK who have yet to make a funded feature film, and at producers who are still at an emerging stage of their career. They look for creative talent whose work has already garnered positive industry and/or public attention in fields from short films, theatre, TV and documentaries, to online storytelling, art film and video, video gaming, commercials/advertising, graphic novels and music promos.

    You should have a project ready to take forward, with a writer, director (or writer-director) and preferably also a producer attached.

    What is involved?

    In addition to receiving development funding, up to 12 selected teams take part in an intensive, exploratory 10-month programme which includes residential Lab events, dedicated support and access to industry and networks, as well as mentoring and high-level training with established industry professionals. Following the programme, BFI and BBC Films have committed to ensuring that at least three of the projects progress to production.

    What films have previously been supported by iFeatures?

    iFeatures is driven by the principle that low-budget, ambitious, well told stories can break out to achieve critical, audience and even commercial success. Multi-award winning and acclaimed films developed through the lab have included iFeatures productions Apostasy, Lady Macbeth, The Levelling, and The Goob, as well as further films such as God’s Own Country, Adult Life Skills and Pin Cushion.

    Charlotte Regan, who has screened several short films including Dodgy Dave and Fry Up at TriForce Short Film Festival, was accepted onto iFeatures in 2018. She is currently developing her first feature, Nan. You can find out more about her film here: http://ifeatures.co.uk/nan.html

    How do I apply?

    The deadline for applications is 29 March 2019. Before applying, you should read all their available information on the process, including:

    Checklist – a quick checklist of eligibility criteria.

    Guidelines – full guidelines on what you need to submit and how to do it.

    FAQs – answer to any further questions.

    To create your application click here: https://applications.creativeengland.co.uk/

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  • Stars Turn Out For TFSFF 2018

    – Ashley Walters, Zachary Momoh and Chizzy Akudolu among the stars at the annual short film festival –

    – Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote scoops Best of the Fest Award –

    London, Sunday 02 December 2018: Stars from film and TV gathered to celebrate this year’s recipients of the TriForce Short Film Festival (TFSFF), which recognises and supports diverse talent and champions inclusivity.  The star-studded event held at BAFTA revealed the Best of the Fest winner at an evening Gala and Awards ceremony.

     Bulletproof star Ashley Walters was joined by Zackary Momoh (A United Kingdom, No Offence), former Strictly Come Dancing star Chizzy Akudolu (Holby City), Leonie Elliott (Call The Midwife), Crystal Yu (Casualty), Lauren Drummond (Holby, Riverdale), Vanessa Hehir (Waterloo Road), Louis Payne (Wolfblood), singer Jermain Jackman, comedian London Hughes and Ellen Thomas (EastEnders, In The Long Run), on the red-carpet at the festival’s gala event, where filmmaker Christiana Ebohon-Green’s Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote was awarded the prestigious Best of the Fest prize. The Awards were hosted by TriForce Creative Network Founders Jimmy Akingbola (Arrow, In The Long Run),Fraser Ayres (Coronation Street) and TCN COO Minnie Ayres.

    The Festival, now in its seventh year and hosted by Triforce Creative Network, helps filmmakers access opportunities to further their careers and showcases the diverse range of filmmaking talent with a high number of BAME and female producers, directors, cast and crew across all the shortlisted films. Building on last year’s gender balanced selections, over 60% of the 16 shortlisted films screened are directed by women, and 11 out of the 16 directors come from a BAME background.

    Over 700 entries were submitted to a panel of judges, which included director and writer Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Notting Hill), actor David Gyasi (Interstellar, Troy: Fall of A City), producer Nadine Marsh Edwards (Been So Long), Shiver Creative Director Ana de Moraes, BFI curator and TV presenter/ journalist Danny Leigh, agent Lola Williams, Shorts TV’s VP of Acquisitions Simon Young and Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE.

    The 16 shortlisted films showcased a range of genres and topics, including traditional documentary, comedy and sci-fi, covering everything from politics, LGTBQ, family and love stories, and were submitted by filmmakers from across the UK and internationally with entries also coming from Mexico and USA.  The short films were screened across the day to an audience of peers and key industry representatives.

    Winning the Best of the Fest Award Some Sweet Oblivious Antidote was recognised for its startlingly original story of a girl who starts to speak in Shakespearean quotes to tackle the trauma of her parent’s separation. The film starred Sir Lenny Henry, Wunmi Mosaku and Colin Salmon and was directed by Londoner Christiana Ebohon-Green, whose credits include EastEnders, Holby City and Call the Midwife.  The prize included a £1000 cash, the chance to pitch to Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE for funding and mentoring for her next short film, and £1000 worth of equipment hire from Video Europe.

    Rosie Baldwin’s Letters to Britain scooped the Best Non-Scripted Award.  The short film witnesses a group of people aged between 80-100 write letters to the younger generation of Britons today. Having lived through pivotal moments in British history, they use their own experiences to reveal insights on life, and pass on advice about how to deal with the current difficulties facing today’s fast moving and increasingly divided society. Baldwin won a £500 cash prize as well as the opportunity to meet with Shiver Creative Director Ana de Moraes following the festival for advice and guidance on her career.

    The Audience Choice Award, voted by the audience on the night, went to Haven by Kelly Fyffe Edwards, about a young girls’ bonding experience with her mother. The Audience Choice Award winner took home a £250 cash prize as well as mentoring from the team at TriForce Creative Network.

    The winner of the Williams-Byrne Bursary of £1000 was Richard Prendergast’s Sylvia, based on a true story about a loving family on what seems like a carefree family outing. However, it gradually becomes clear that this isn’t a family outing after all, and that their destination isn’t a happy one.

    For the first time this year, TFSFF hosted a new pitching competition for filmmakers, Pitch It! which was supported by partner Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE. The competition saw ten filmmakers, selected from over 300 submissions, pitch live at the event to win the chance to secure up to £10k funding per film. Proving the high-quality of the final films, TriForce and Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE have committed to supporting all ten finalist filmmakers through funding and development.

    Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE said: “This is my third year as a judge at TriForce Short Film Festival and it’s fantastic to be back at this BAFTA held event. The standard is improving every year and it’s always encouraging to see so much new talent coming through. I’m proud to be playing my part in supporting the next generation of British film makers and looking forward to working with the winners to make these Shorts.”

    All prize winners also receive a copy of HitFilm Pro, a VFX and editing software to help them with their next project, as well as a free subscription to online film academy, Indie Film Hustle.

    Minnie Ayres, COO of TriForce Creative Network, said: “We were overwhelmed by the quality of films at this year’s festival. It was incredibly difficult for our judging panel to decide on the winners but we think these films really stood out. It’s fantastic to see such a diverse range of stories and story-tellers and I believe that having a more diverse judging panel results in a wider range of films being recognized for their quality and originality.”

    Actor Chizzy Akudolu added: “TriForce Short Film Festival is brilliant. It’s always such a great night, it’s all about inclusivity and everyone has such a great time. There’s a total mix of films, and it’s the best showcase for short films in this country.”

     Judge David Gyasi said; “It’s been an honour to be part of the judging panel for this year’s TriForce Short Film Festival. I’m a firm believer in supporting and promoting inclusion in the film industry, which is exactly what this festival is about. It’s great to see so many high-quality films coming through, especially from filmmakers from under-represented backgrounds and I’m proud to be a part of the Festival, which is really driving change towards increased inclusion.”

    Ahead of the evening Gala, TFSFF welcomed the public for a day of filmmaking workshops, where aspiring filmmakers had the opportunity to watch the shortlisted films, be inspired by Q&As with filmmakers and industry professionals, and take part in practical filmmaking workshops.

    TFSFF boasts a wealth of high profile patrons which include; writer, director and actor Kathy Burke, The Walking Dead star David Morrissey, Broadchurch’s Marianne Jean Baptiste, actor David Oyelowo (Selma), actress Kacey Ainsworth, (Grantchester), producer Hilary Bevan Jones(The Escape Artist), Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), actor, writer and director Noel Clarke (Bulletproof), Nicholas Pinnock (Marcella), Zawe Ashton (Wanderlust) and award-winning playwright Roy Williams OBE.

    TFSFF, which is a career development focused initiative, is supported by a number of high profile companies and organisations as partners for this year’s festival, including Professor Stefan Allesch Taylor CBE, Creative England, BFI Network, the Creative Diversity Network, C21 Media, Into Film, Pi Productions, the Mama Youth Project, the National Film and Television School, the Film Festival Doctor, London Flair PR, Indie Film Hustle, HitFilm, Miffymoments, The Athenaeum Hotel, Nails Inc, Rakura Tea, Kiehls and Pursu,  who provided seminar speakers, prizes, opportunities and guidance to entrants and attendees, as well as supporting seminars, awards and the industry expo room at BAFTA.

    TriForce Short Film Festival 2018 images: https://we.tl/t-fVSWiiBtzu

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    For further information please contact:

     Charlie Wainwright, Premier

    [email protected]

    0207 292 7372

    NOTES TO EDITORS:

     About TriForce Creative Network

    TriForce Creative Network was built on a strong ethos of inclusion and access, opening doors to the industry to people from all walks of life and providing a trusted and viable avenue for the industry to discover diverse talent. We provide opportunities for actors, writers, directors, producers and crew through the following initiatives:

    MonologueSlam UK– supported by Spotlight, Equity and Channel 4, MonologueSlam UK is a renowned nationwide showcase for actors. For more info go to com

     WriterSlam UK – supported by Channel 4, ITV, Sky and BBC, as well as production companies Hat Trick, Tiger Aspect and TriForce Productions, WriterSlam provides a platform for writers looking to break into TV. Prizes include paid development commissions and mentoring with top TV executives.

     The TCN Talent Pool– a free service for those looking to work in TV and film behind the scenes. The Talent Pool works with Dandi (the Diversity and Inclusion Support Service) connecting crew and creative talent with production companies across the UK.

     TriForce Productions– the production company was set up to create TV, film and online content that embodies our core ethos of inclusion and access. We delivered our first broadcast commission, Sorry, I Didn’t Know, a comedy panel show with a twist for ITV2 in 2016, with more projects in the pipeline.

    For more info on TriForce Creative Network and its initiatives, go to https://thetcn.com

    About The TriForce Short Film Festival (TFSFF)

    TFSFF was established to showcase talent in contemporary film-making, helping emerging film-makers to develop skills and access opportunities to further their careers.

    The festival has a strong focus on both diverse talent and career development, with all prizes supported by an industry partner who offers a career development prize to the winners, as well as a cash prize for their next project.  The TFSFF takes place at BAFTA, presenting a packed day of seminars tackling the key issues of the industry and offering invaluable advice from industry professionals, alongside a bustling expo and screenings of the shortlisted films. Concluding with a red carpet gala evening attended by stars of stage and screen, the TFSFF is the place to see untapped and diverse talent, showcasing innovative story-telling and visually stunning short films.

     

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  • WriterSlam Winners!

    We had a fantastic night at Content London for our WriterSlam Final on Tues 27 Nov.

    Performers included Louis Payne, Sarah Hannah, Josef Altin, Stephen Uppal, Jimmy Akingbola, Kim Vithana and Dona Croll. The performed all 6 finalists extracts in front of an industry audience in the stunning Hansom Hall at St Pancras Hotel.

    Our industry judging panel incuded Yule Caise, Simon Mirren, Elizabeth Kilgarrif, Kate O Connell and Kelly Edwards from HBO. All the pieces were performed in front of a packed audience of industry execs and friends and family.

    The judges were so impressed with the standard, they chose not one, but two winners, who each received a £1500 option on their script form C21 Media, as well as development support to help them create a full episode. Our two winners were:

    Naida Redgrave – Wild Island

    Caitlin McEwan – The Push

    All the finalists also got to take part in the C21 WritersRoom Showrunner Masterclass on Thursday and Friday, as well as having lunch with judge Kelly Edwards (SVP Talent Development, HBO). They were also given full delegate passes to all of Content London, so spent the whole week with us there!

    A huge thank you to C21 Media and Content London as well as our finalist writers, actors and our wonderful judging panel for making this possible.

    Here’s to Content London 2019!

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  • WriterSlam Judges Announced!

    We have some amazing judges on our panel for WriterSlam on Tues 27 November.

    Working with C21 WritersRoom and Content London, this judging panel draws drama execs from production companies, channels and studios from all over the world. We’ve got representatives from BBC Drama, HBO and Platform One Media, as well as writers and producers who’ve worked on shows such as Criminal Minds, Spooks and Heroes.

    Check them out here and make sure you grab a ticket to do some serious networking!

    Tickets are £15 and include a free drink!

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  • WriterSlam Finalists Announced!

    The WriterSlam Finalists have now been announced!

    We are very excited to announce our finalists for WriterSlam 2018 in association with C21 WritersRoom and Content London. We had a huge number of submissions and decided to select 6 scripts for the final. The finalist writers and their scripts are:

    Caitlin McEwan – The Push

    James Brennan – The Unguvernable

    Naida Redgrave – Wild Island

    Steadman Gbajumo – Undercover

    Tsonko Bumbalov – Endless Forest

    Terry Clark – Familiar People

    What Happens Now?

    The 6 finalists will take part in a script workshop with renowned Exec Producer Michael Jacob. These 6 writers will be taught how to generate an industry standard pitch and synopsis, as well as receiving in-depth advice and expertise.

    The 6 finalists will have their extracts performed at the WriterSlam event at Content London at 8pm on 27th November at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. The event is open to the public and will have a large industry attendance, so should be a great networking event. To come along and support new talent, book your ticket here.

    What are the prizes?

    All finalists will receive a complimentary ticket worth £899 to The International Drama Summit at Content London (November 27-29). They will also receive a place on the two-day WritersRoom Showrunner Masterclass. (November 29/30), as well as a working lunch with Kelly Edwards, HBO’s SVP of talent development during Content London.

    The winner will also receive a £1500 script option including one-year development deal that will see notes on the script given by a collection of leading showrunners and drama business executives.

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  • WriterSlam Returns!

    WriterSlam Returns in partnership with the #1 global drama industry festival; Content London and C21 WritersRoom! 

    Are you a writer looking to break into the TV industry?

    Building on the success of our MonologueSlam UK initiative for actors, WriterSlam UK is our programme to help TV production companies and broadcasters access new and established writers from diverse backgrounds.  These TV industry professionals then support the writers in their career development, providing tangible outcomes for participants.

    We’re looking for new voices for television, who come from all backgrounds. We champion diversity of experience – if you include everyone, you don’t need to exclude anyone.

    For this new WriterSlam, we’re proud to be partnering with the world’s leading drama business conference and festival; Content London. This event, which takes place between November 26 and 30, sees 2000 of the world’s leading drama executives come into town to meet and plan their future scripted strategies.

    Building on their development of new talent through script competitions and the C21 WritersRoom, C21 will be using its unique position in the international drama market to partner with other production companies to bring unique and original scripts to an international audience.

    Through the WriterSlam, Content London is looking to provide fresh, diverse talent an opportunity to share and develop their untold stories with help from industry experts. They’re looking for writers with exciting, original ideas for drama projects with an international appeal, across the breadth of the scripted drama genre, including thrillers, procedurals, one off dramas and comedy drama.

    The winning writer will be selected by the WritersRoom team, which includes some of the world’s leading showrunners, responsible for series including Heroes, Spooks and Criminal Minds. Following their win, they will receive a £1500 option and work with the WritersRoom team over 12 months to develop their idea into a full episode script, with the potential for further development into a series.

    David Jenkinson, C21Media’s editor-in-chief & managing director, said: “Through our Writers Room initiative at Content London we are aiming to develop some of the most exciting new writing talent and connect it with the global drama business. Everyone is in town for this event, from Amazon and Netflix to the US networks and drama commissioners from around the world. We can provide unique access to these executives and help emerging writers develop with the international drama market in mind.”

    The five selected finalists will have extracts of their work performed at Content London’s International Drama Summit on Tuesday 27th November, when the winner will be selected by a panel of judges. The event will be attended by international TV execs as well as UK industry.

    Our last WriterSlam winner was Katrina Smith-Jackson, who won with her drama Tilbury Rush. She developed the script with Sky and TriForce Productions, culminating in an industry table read and has since signed with renowned literary agency Casarotto Ramsey and Associates.

    WriterSlam is open to everyone – you do not have to have an agent or have written anything before.

    Submissions are open from 09 October 2018 and will close on 27 October 2018. For more information on how to submit, go the WriterSlam page.

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  • Pitch it! | Win Short Film Funding!

    TriForce Short Film Festival and Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE present: Pitch it! | A chance for short filmmakers to win funding for their next film!

    TriForce Short Film Festival have teamed up with London based financier, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Professor Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE to give UK based filmmakers the opportunity to win funding for their next project.

    The competition will be looking for filmmakers to pitch an idea for a short film, with the finalists getting to pitch live to Allesch-Taylor’s team at the TriForce Short Film Festival on Saturday 1st December at BAFTA. Successful filmmakers will have one year to finish their film.

    Allesch-Taylor set up a £1m short film fund in 2017 and has already funded over 25 films from this initiative. He is looking to “instil a sense of entrepreneurship into short form content” and would like to see applications not just from projects looking for full funding, but also from projects that may have some funding already in place but need some more to get ‘over the line’.

    The Festival Director of TriForce Short Film Festival, Minnie Ayres, said, “we’re very excited to build on our partnership with Stefan Allesch-Taylor. This is a fantastic opportunity for filmmakers to bid for funding for their project and we can’t wait to see the range of applications. We’re looking for ideas with something to make them stand out, whether that’s an undiscovered talent attached, or a really original idea.”

    If you’re interested in applying, submissions are open from 3rd October – 2nd November. You can find all the details on how to apply here.

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  • Announcing the MicroPitch Winners!

    We’re very excited to announce the winners for the TriForce Short Film Festival and Into Film MicroPitch competition!

    The competition asked young filmmakers aged 16-19 years to pitch us an idea for a microshort film which could be filmed on a mobile phone. The winners will be invited to attend a workshop on mobile film making in Birmingham, and then be awarded £250 to help make their film.

    The completed films will be screened at BAFTA as part of the TriForce Short Film Festival 2018, with the filmmakers invited to take part in a seminar panel, explaining how they made their films and talking about the techniques involved in mobile filmmaking!

    We were blown away by the great standard of ideas, and actually ended up choosing 6 winners instead of just 4! The winners are:

    Adam Bird – In the Deep End

    Radha Bhandari – The Ghost of a Flea

    Ada Urbaniak – Hallow’een Drop Outs

    Hamzah Al – Small Bump

    Shivani Basran – Dear You

    Savannah Hall – Music

    We look forward to meeting them at the workshop and seeing their completed films at the TriForce Short Film Festival on Saturday 1st December at BAFTA!

    To find out more about the festival go to tfsff.com

    To find out more about Into Film go to https://www.youtube.com/user/getintofilm

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  • The TCN Talent Pool Launches!

    Looking for work in film and TV?

    We’re launching a new service for crew and production talent. 

    The TriForce Creative Network now has around 35,000 members. We’re regularly approached by production companies and broadcasters looking for crew, at all levels, as well as broadcasters and other organisations looking to fill permanent roles. We’re going to be working more closely with these companies through our new initiative Dandi so the demand is already increasing.

    We want to make it easier for us to connect our huge network with these opportunities so we’d like to invite you to sign up to our new service, the TCN Talent Pool. This is a free, non-exclusive service, so you can sign up to as many other diary services, databases and agents as you wish. We don’t charge a monthly fee or take commission, it’s completely free.

    We’re sure you have a few questions, so you can scroll down for more information.

    Who is it for? 

    Crew
    Currently we’re looking for behind the camera talent at all levels. So whether you’re a make up artist, a series producer, a camera operator, in VFX or post production or any other role, this is for you.

    Creatives
    Are you a director, writer or producer in film or TV? Then this is also for you.

    Other Film and TV roles
    Do you work in Film or TV as a commissioner or development exec? As an office runner or assistant? Then this is also for you.

    All levels of experience
    Whether you’re just starting out, or have been working for years, we want to hear from you.

    Inclusive Talent
    We’re looking for people from ALL walks of life, so whatever your background, you are welcome in the TCN Talent Pool.

    How does it work?

    All you need to do is fill in the form and upload a CV and profile picture.

    When we work with production companies and broadcasters, they tell us what they are looking for in terms of roles, level of experience etc… We’ll then look through our talent pool to find people who match the requirements the best. We might contact you at this point to do a quick availability check and then we’ll hand over the details of the relevant people to the production company for them to contact you directly. (You’ll see a box you will need to tick on the form giving us permission to do this).

    That’s it. We can’t promise to keep you working constantly but it is another place to find work and it’s all free to talent – we don’t believe you should pay simply for the opportunity to be considered for work.

    We’ll be looking at developing the service going forward, with feedback from users about what they want to see – e.g. job adverts, email updates etc… But to start with we’re keeping it nice and simple.

    Will my data be safe?

    We take looking after your data very seriously. This database is not publicly searchable. Only TCN employees will be able to view your details.  We will contact you before submitting your details to employers for suitable roles.

    How do I sign up?

    Just click the button and go to our online form to sign up for free.

    Register Now

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