Schizo

Schizo

Schizo John, a schoolboy suffering from schizophrenia, is given the blame for a terrible act of violence that occurs during lunch break at his school. The school’s headmaster interviews those involved in the incident in an effort to ascertain the truth of the matter. Whilst John’s classmates appear to be adamant that he is the […]

Prof. Bruce Sheridan

Prof. Bruce Sheridan

The second day of the symposium provided a perspective from across the Atlantic with the second keynote address being delivered by Professor Bruce Sheridan, Chair of the Film & Video Department at Columbia College in Chicago. His presentation  covered the background to his and Columbia College’s decision to ‘reinvent their producing curricula’ and introduce an […]

Rebecca O’Brien

Rebecca O’Brien

Acclaimed producer Rebecca O’Brien, creative and business partner of Ken Loach, provided the opening keynote of the symposium with an industry perspective in a talk which explored her own experiences as a producer, current issues in the industry and new models for producing in the future. Noting that “For as long as there is a […]

Love Cake

Love Cake

Mandy Lee, MFA Advanced Film Practice, Edinburgh Napier University Selena Darke, MA Screen Project Development, Edinburgh Napier University There are possibilities in every day, new beginnings, things unexpected… Reticent, careworn shop assistant Violet restricts her daily indulgence to a dull, carefully halved plain scone, but when something altogether too delicious to resist is left on […]

Mangoes

Mangoes

Andreas Antonopoulos – MFA AFP, Edinburgh Napier University

Chameleons

Chameleons

Giorgos Iliopoulos – MFA AFP, Edinburgh Napier University