‘Career Paths in the Film & TV Industry: Post-Pandemic Insights’

Sat 30 January 2021

ZOOM Live Webinar

Coming together to discuss the theme of ‘Career Paths in the Film & TV Industry: Post-Pandemic Insights’ are these distinguished guest speakers:
• Konnie Huq, one of Britain’s most loved presenters, an author and actor. She was Blue Peter’s longest serving female presenter from 1997-2008 and has since gone on to present numerous shows and interview big names such as J.K. Rowling and Malala and Ziauddin Yousafzai.
• Saul Metzstein, an award-winning director of two feature films, and the 2nd unit director of a few more. He has directed dozens of episodes of TV drama, as well as the occasional documentary and advert. He studied Architecture at Robinson, graduating in 1992.
• Jonny Persey, Director of MetFilm, a unique organisation based in Ealing Studios, which comprises the UK's largest film school and an award-winning feature film production and sales company. He is passionate about creating and maintaining a valuable and industry-relevant educational system. Jonny has over 25 years’ experience in producing films, and his credits reveal an eclectic mix of thought-provoking, inquisitive and entertaining titles.
• Isabella Wing-Davey, an award-winning filmmaker and NYFF Artist Academy Fellow. After getting her MFA from NYU Grad Film, she worked in production and development for Philip Seymour Hoffman. Stand Still premiered at BFI London Film Festival 2019, and won Best UK Short at Link International Film Festival and was nominated for Best UK short at Sheffield Shorts and Birmingham Film Festival. The Rain Collector (2015) starred Hermione Norris and played at festivals around the world before premiering online with MoMI NY, and is now on Amazon Prime.

Robinson is immensely proud of its vibrant alumni community, many of whom are working in Film and TV in a range of areas including writing, acting and production. RAFT aims to provide a focus and a forum for this group and to harness their advice for current students seeking to follow their lead.

Cost: Free