iFeatures

The iFeatures podcast is back with a brand new series and this year we have a new theme: Stories About Place. In this episode, we are in Birmingham. We hear from another of this year's iFeatures cohort, Producer Kurban Kassam and Writer/Director, Billy Dosanjh, to hear about their debut feature film. We also speak with Sindy Campbell, Head of Film Birmingham, as she takes us on a tour of the City, highlighting locations used for Steven Spielberg's Sci-Fi Adventure film, Ready Player One, as well as discussing how the film office arm of the City Council accommodates all kinds of international and domestic productions. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the Creative England website here: creativeengland.co.uk This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by Andy Johnson. tonalitymedia.com

The iFeatures podcast is back with a brand new series and this year we have a new theme: Stories About Place. In this episode, we are in Manchester. We hear from Naqqash Khalid, writer/director of his debut feature "In Camera". We also hear from Screen Manchester's Bobby Cochrane, discussing all things filmmaking in Manchester and takes us round Space Studios. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the Creative England website here: creativeengland.co.uk This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by Andy Johnson. tonalitymedia.com

The iFeatures podcast is back with a brand new series and this year we have a new theme: Stories About Place. In this episode, we are focussing again on the South East. We hear from Alannah Olivia, writer/director of her debut feature "I Don't Eat Meat!", set in Southgate, North London. We also hear from Creative England's Hayley Armstrong, head of the Filming in England team, discussing filmmakers from all over the world that use the UK as a filming location and why it's such an appealing place to come and film. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the Creative England website here: creativeengland.co.uk This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by Andy Johnson. tonalitymedia.com

The iFeatures podcast is back with a brand new series and this year we have a new theme: Stories About Place. In this episode, we are focussing on the South East. We hear from Fred Rowson and Sabina Smitham, writer/director and producer respectively, of their feature "Phil & Ian", set in Crystal Palace. We are also given a guided tour of the seaside town of Deale and the beautiful Kent coastline from Gabrielle Lindemann of the Kent Film Office. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the Creative England website here: creativeengland.co.uk This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by Andy Johnson. tonalitymedia.com

Market Trader is back and taking applications for 2019! Apply here: https://www.creativeengland.co.uk/market-trader/ The deadline for applications is 12pm on Monday 14th October. Market Trader is part of Creative Enterprise, a programme created to make the moving image sector more sustainable by supporting screen businesses through training, mentoring and building of networks, developed with National Lottery funding from the BFI. You can find more information about Creative Enterprise on the Creative England website: https://www.creativeengland.co.uk/ This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This podcast was created and produced by Tonality Media (https://www.tonalitymedia.com/), and hosted by Andy Johnson. 

The iFeatures podcast is back with a brand new series and this year we have a new theme: Stories About Place. In this first episode, we are focussing on Bristol. We hear from Thea Gajic, director and writer of her debut feature "Surviving Earth". We also chat to writer/director Tom Haines, who tells us about his Bristol based project BOA Constrictor.  We'll hear from the participants: the writers, directors, producers, all about their films and how the places they are either set or filmed in, contribute to the stories they are telling.  This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the Creative England website here: creativeengland.co.uk This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by Andy Johnson. tonalitymedia.com

The iFeatures podcast is back with a brand new series and this year we have a new theme: Stories About Place. We'll hear from the participants: the writers, directors, producers, all about their films and how the places they are either set or filmed in, contribute to the stories they are telling. With such a diverse range of places, we're packing our bags and getting ready for a little iFeatures road trip around the UK!

*APPLY TO iFEATURES NOW!* In this episode, we learn more about the iFeatures application process, what you need to know when applying and what we are looking out for! This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk APPLY HERE: applications.creativeengland.co.uk SUBSCRIBE on iTunes HERE: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes

This episode is all about the Film Sales, Distribution and Festivals Landscape, with a focus on Market Trader, a development programme from Creative England. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This podcast was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. Market Trader is part of Creative Enterprise, a programme created to make the moving image sector more sustainable by supporting screen businesses through training, mentoring and building of networks, developed with National Lottery funding from the BFI. You can find more information about Creative Enterprise on the Creative England website: creativeengland.co.uk

In this episode, we are exploring the role of a film producer... Interviews include Oscar Winning Producer, and Head of Film at ScreenSkills, Gareth Ellis-Unwin (The King's Speech) as well as film editor, Chris Wyatt (This Is England). This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and this year's 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on iTunes here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes

In this episode, we are back at another Lab for a series of workshops.  This time we are focussing on the many facets of a Director's role on a film. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and the final 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on iTunes here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes

The teams have now gone away for a couple of months to write their first draft scripts. We catch up with two of them to see how they are progressing as well as hearing from two previous iFeatures filmmakers about their development journeys. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and the final 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on iTunes here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes For more information on Retreat and Perfect 10 click here: ifeatures.co.uk/in-production1.html Full Transcript of this episode can be downloaded here: bit.ly/iFeaturesEp4Transcript

Our 12 teams are now in Liverpool at the second Story Lab, a 2 day residential workshop. We are continuing to focus on the importance of story in film development and in particular, exploring the stories specific to each of the 12 projects on this year's iFeatures programme. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and the final 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on iTunes here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes

In this episode, the final 12 teams are now in Manchester at the first Story Lab, a 3 day residential workshop, where they'll hear from a variety of industry experts as well as sharing their thoughts and ideas with one another. The focus at this first development lab, is the Story. The very foundation of each of their films, and the most important part to get right. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding) BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and the final 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on iTunes here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes

Welcome to the iFeatures Podcast. Over the next 8 episodes, we're going to take a closer look at this year's iFeatures programme, as we follow the journeys of 12 teams of emerging filmmaking talent , who successfully navigated their way through several rounds of applications, as well as pitching to a panel of industry executives who will help guide them through the entire programme, from workshop to workshop and all the road bumps in between. In this first episode we introduce this year's iFeatures programme and the changes that Creative England have implemented in order to widen the net further and increase the range of voices and stories being told. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by the BFI (with National Lottery funding), BBC Films and ScreenSkills. You can find more information about the programme and the final 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites here: creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on iTunes here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes Screen Daily Article: bit.ly/iFeaturescreen

Welcome to the iFeatures Podcast in association with Creative England, BFI, BBC Films and Creative Skillset. Over 8 episodes, we're going to take a closer look at this year's iFeatures programme, as we follow the journeys of 12 teams of emerging filmmaking talent , who successfully navigated their way through several rounds of applications, as well as pitching to a panel of industry executives who will help guide them through the entire programme, from workshop to workshop and all the road bumps in between. This podcast is brought to you by Creative England, a national body that invests in creative talent and businesses across film, TV, games and digital media, to help turn ideas into reality. This series was created and produced by Tonality Media, and hosted by me, Andy Johnson. iFeatures is led by Creative England and supported by BBC Films, ScreenSkills, and made possible through National Lottery funding from the BFI. You can find more information about the programme and the final 12 filmmaking teams on the iFeatures and Creative England websites. creativeengland.co.uk ifeatures.co.uk Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: bit.ly/iFeaturesiTunes