THE GREAT NORTHERN CREATIVE FESTIVALGUIDESAT 7 NOVEMBER TO SAT 14 NOVEMBER 2015UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE, PRESTON

The Great Northern Creative Festival would like to thank David Wilkinson and Northern Rail, our principal sponsor, for their continued support. Thanks must also go to staff and colleagues at UCLan including Andrew Ireland, John Holloway, Paul Elmer and Mick Gornall. Special thanks also go to Bill McCoid for his continuous support and hard work, John van Aitken, Adam Robson, Peter Wobser, Steve Cooke, Toby Gregory, Mandy Langton, Linda Sever, Stephen Place, Sue Forster, Emma Speed, Julie Freer, Deborah Robinson, Sarah Ann Kennedy, Mario Kkounnous, Paul Greene, Martyn Shaw, James Thompson, Kirsty Kirnon, Debbie Benton, Stephen Lawson, Jo Crossley and Carl Jeffers.

The Great Northern Creative Festival has been created and is supported by UCLan’s School of Film, Media and Performance.

WELCOME TO THE GREAT NORTHERN CREATIVE FESTIVAL The Great Northern Creative Festival (TGNCF) returns for a second time to showcase creative talent in media, film, screenwriting, photography, journalism and performance. TGNCF has evolved from a commitment to promote and showcase the creative talent that has been developed at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, and also to introduce to the world the fantastic students and professionals that we have working at UCLan and to open our doors to the city, to the North and the world beyond. Once again, TGNCF will introduce a variety of talent which will include film, photography, media, television, journalism and animation, offering performances, workshops, masterclasses, music, monologues, networking - and inspiration - to one and all. TGNCF has attracted some of the leading creative talent - nationally and internationally - and we are pleased to offer staff, students and guests the opportunity to share a stimulating experience of creative talent which can be viewed, evaluated and enjoyed by everyone.

Alan KeeganFestival Co-ordinator

PROGRAMMESATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER

1.00pm & 2.00pm Animating Harris – A site-specific dance performance by Ludus Dance Harris Museum, Preston

MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER

10.00am - 12.30pm The Exposure Triangle: Relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO for still and moving image (Simon Kearsley) Media Innovation Studio, Media Factory Building

2.00 - 5.00pm Q&A with Kieran Hanson, documentary filmmaker at AllRitesReversed Media Innovation Studio, Media Factory Building

TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER

11.00am - 1.00pm Screening of Baby-Faced Assassin followed by Q&A with producer Steve Lawson and screening of Hits Like a Girl followed by Q&A with director Harry Sherriff Media Factory 210, Media Factory Building

2.00 - 5.00pm Northern premiere screening of Shok followed by Q&A with director Jamie Donoughue Media Factory 210, Media Factory Building

6.30 - 7.30pm Preston People’s Choir Media Factory 010, Media Factory Building

WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER

11.00am - 1.00pm An audience with Robert Nisbet, Senior Political Correspondent at Sky News Media Innovation Studio, Media Factory Building

followed by Soap in a Week – special announcement from ITV which is exclusive to UCLan students!

6.30 - 7.30pm Worldwise Samba Drummers Media Factory 010

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER

1.00 - 4.00pm Northern premiere screening of Incontrovertible followed by Q&A with Tony Rooke and Ian Henshall Media Factory 210, Media Factory Building

5.00 - 7.00pm Screening of UCLan feature film The Collaborators Media Factory 210, Media Factory Building

THURSDAY 12 AND FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

9.30am - 5.00pm Fieldwork Photography Forum Media Innovation Suite, Media Factory Building

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

6.30 - 8.30pm The Northern Rail Festival Awards Media Innovation Studio, Media Factory Building

SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER

9.00am - 4.00pm UCLan Open Day

10.00am - 6.00pm Great Northern Animated Talent Media Factory 210 and Media Innovation Studio,

Media Factory Building

ANIMATING HARRIS – A SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE PERFORMANCE BY LUDUS DANCE1.00pm & 2.00pm, Harris Museum

Ludus Dance, working with UCLan’s BA (Hons) Dance Performance and Teaching course and also dancers and students from Cardinal Newman College, are creating a series of site responsive performances in the Harris Museum which will be themed around some of its exhibitions. The project, which is funded by Preston City Council's 'Cultural Framework' grant scheme, involves the groups working with professional dance artists to animate the exhibitions through exciting and intriguing choreography.

SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER

THE EXPOSURE TRIANGLERelationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO for still and moving imageSimon Kearsley10.00am - 12.30pm, Media Innovation Studio

Simon has worked in media for 20 years producing music videos, documentary, advertising features and short film. A master of the lens, in this one-off workshop for The Great Northern Creative Festival Simon will share knowledge and application of lens control and the relationship between visual components in still photography and video camera production.

“Coming from a photography background, I understand that light is always at the very heart of every image we create whether at 25 fps or just a single still frame. We have a story to tell and should tell that story in the best way we can. You don't have a choice of whether you are creative or not but you do have the choice to share your creativeness with the world.”

MONDAY 9 NOVEMBER

Q&A WITH KIERAN HANSON, DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER AT AllRitesReversed2.00 - 5.00pm, Media Innovation Studio

Kieran Hanson is a documentary filmmaker and educator from Preston, Lancashire. He has been making films in West Africa for several years, collaborating with local filmmakers and creatives in Freetown, Sierra Leone. His first film was the short Shooting Freetown (2011) which has won several best film prizes, was nominated for the prestigious One World Media Awards 2012 and has been screened all over the world. He is currently editing his forthcoming film Beyond Freetown: The Moa River Journey.

As part of the AllRitesReversed collective in Manchester, he is co-producer on feature documentary One Long Journey (2015) and is a tutor on the Filmmaking For Fieldwork summer course. He has recently been delivering workshops and screenings at universities and colleges in the UK, China and Japan.

“I am mostly interested in the ways in which the medium of film can convey lived experience cross-culturally and my own work attempts to break down barriers between the self and other, fiction and non-fiction via collaborative approaches to the filmmaking process.”

BOXING DOUBLE BILL: SCREENING OF TWO BOXING SHORT FILMS FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH FILMMAKERS11.00am - 1.00pm, Media Factory 210

SCREENING OF BABY-FACED ASSASSIN

Baby-Faced Assassin follows 24-year-old Super-Flyweight boxer, Paul Butler, in the week leading up to the fight of his life. This stunning visual narrative by acclaimed photographer and director Jona Frank, weaves layered audio and intimate footage to tell this coming of age story of a local hero. Following the screening, Steve Lawson, Producer of Baby-Faced Assassin, and UCLan Screenwriting Lecturer, will give an insight into the making of the film.

TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER

‘HITS LIKE A GIRL’ WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY HARRY SHERRIFFTHE SCREENINGS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH STEVE LAWSON AND HARRY SHERRIFF WHICH IS HOSTED BY SCREENWRITING COURSE LEADER BILL MCCOID

Hits Like a Girl is a raw coming-of-age story that follows Kay McKenna, a 19-year-old fighter from Toxteth, who has a serious anger problem and a fractious relationship with her agoraphobic mother, Kathy. Written and directed by Harry Sherriff, the film won funding from BFI and Creative England as part of their inaugural iShorts competition.

NORTHERN PREMIERE SCREENING OF SHOK FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH DIRECTOR JAMIE DONOUGHUE2.00 - 5.00pm, Media Factory 210

Written and directed by Jamie Donoughue, this multi-award-winning short film receives its northern premiere screening at The Great Northern Creative Festival. The film tells how the friendship of two boys is tested to its limits as they battle for survival during the Kosovo war.

The screening of the film is followed by a Q&A with Jamie Donoughue which is hosted by Screenwriting Course Leader Bill McCoid.

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PRESTON PEOPLE’S CHOIR6.30 - 7.30pm, Media Factory 010

Preston People's Choir is a natural voice choir which means everyone is welcome into the group to sing together. In this concert, the Choir will sing folk songs from around the world as well as a few classic popular songs. There is also the opportunity for anyone who wishes to join in with the Choir by learning a few simple songs in harmony.

www.prestonpeopleschoir.org

WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER

AN AUDIENCE WITH ROBERT NISBET, SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT AT SKY NEWS11.00am - 1.00pm, Media Innovation Studio

Robert was a correspondent for BBC One's main bulletins, mostly as Entertainment and Leisure Correspondent on the Six O'Clock News. He was also Chief Correspondent on Liquid News and Presenter (with Pop Idol’s Nicki Chapman) on BBC One's The Morning Show. During a decade at the BBC, he reported extensively from London and Los Angeles for BBC Radio 1, 4 and 5 Live as well as Breakfast News and Newsnight – and even Top of the Pops. He has also presented three documentaries for the BBC - one examined the impact of the 9/11 attacks on young Americans.

Robert.nisbet@sky.uk

SOAP IN A WEEK - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM ITV WHICH IS EXCLUSIVE TO UCLan STUDENTS!

The Great Northern Creative Festival will be pleased to feature a special announcement from ITV regarding an exclusive live project for UCLan students.

WORLDWISE SAMBA DRUMMERS6.30 - 7.30pm, Media Factory 010

The Worldwise Samba Drummers are an all-percussion group that plays high-energy traditional Brazilian patterns and original compositions. Part of Music For All at UCLan, this Preston-based community group regularly performs across the region. At this event, they intend to dazzle you with their up-beat performance before encouraging the brave amongst you to have a go on the instruments yourselves and play a simple groove.

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THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER

NORTHERN PREMIERE SCREENING OF INCONTROVERTIBLE FOLLOWED BY Q&A WITH TONY ROOKE, 9/11 CAMPAIGNER, AND MATT CAMPBELL, RELATIVE OF 9/11 VICTIM; HOSTED BY SCREENWRITING COURSE LEADER BILL MCCOID1.00 - 4.00pm, Media Factory 210

Incontrovertible, a new feature-length documentary by British filmmaker Tony Rooke, receives its northern premiere at The Great Northern Creative Festival. The film is the first crowd-funded project to feature original interviews with police officers, firefighters and politicians who voice their grave concerns over the ‘official’ version of events of 9/11.

The film, shot in numerous US cities and many countries around the world, follows the journey of 9/11 victim family member and UK citizen Matt Campbell whose brother Geoff perished in the North Tower of the World Trade Centre. It tells how he encounters those who gave their lives to law enforcement and civic duty, only to realise the awful reality of just who their superiors are. The film is designed to serve as a clarion call to all in the Police Service, the Fire Departments and to the military.

Narrated by the accomplished British stage and screen actor Michael Culver, Incontrovertible is as forthright, as it is terrifying, as it is full of hope.

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SCREENING OF UCLan FEATURE FILM THE COLLABORATORS5.00 - 7.00pm, Media Factory 210

UCLan’s BA (Hons) Film Production is the only course in the country to produce professional full-length feature films with undergraduate students since 2011. This year’s film The Collaborators, was written by award-winning director John Hardwick with support by Creative Skillset and many industry professionals including Derrin Schlesinger, producer of This is England, Four Lions and Babylon by Danny Boyle.

The Collaborators is a road movie about friendship, art and life, telling the story of two friends, Christa and Suze, who after a failed attempt at a controversial art installation, spiral into a dramatic sequence of events that changes their lives forever.

FIELDWORK PHOTOGRAPHY FORUMThursday 12 and Friday 13 November9.30am - 5.00pm, Media Innovation Suite

Fieldwork Photography Forum is a two-day event of talks, lectures and workshops which will showcase the work of photography practitioners and debate a range of issues regarding contemporary issues and practices.

FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER

THE NORTHERN RAIL FESTIVAL AWARDS 6.30 - 8.30pm, Media Innovation Studio

We round off The Great Northern Creative Festival with The Northern Rail Festival Awards. Various prizes will be handed out on the evening including GNCF Outstanding Film 2015 and GNCF Lifetime Achievement Award.

All are welcome to attend the evening, which will be a true celebration of the creative talents here at UCLan. Prizes awarded on the night include free travel on Northern Rail services.

UCLAN OPEN DAY9.00am - 4.00pm

An opportunity to find out more about the courses and facilities at UCLan. For more information or to view the programme, visit www.uclan.ac.uk/opendays

GREAT NORTHERN ANIMATED TALENTEVENT SPONSORED BY FLIX FACILITIESMedia Factory 210 and Media Innovation Studio

PITCHING SESSIONS10.00am - 12.00 midday

FLIX STUDIOS

Pitch your showreel plus your series idea to Terri Langan from Flix Studios - you will have five minutes to wow them. Simon Partington, Creative Director will be on hand for any advice and friendly chat. The best pitch will be awarded an internship with Flix Studios.

www.flixfacilities.com

SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER

CPL ANIMATE

UCLan Animation graduate James Millington and his managing director will be on hand for students to show and discuss their showreels and CVs.

“I’m an animator hailing from Liverpool, with a passion for animation, football and drinking fancy tea. Also a bit of a traveller at heart, I disappeared to the other side of the world for a while after graduating from UCLan. Which was fun apart from the slave labour banana picking! Alas the exploring ended a little closer to home than expected at CPL Animate, where I've been enjoying drawing and animating ever since.”

www.cplanimate.com

STORYBOARDING WITH DAVID BUNTING, AWARD-WINNING ANIMATOR, STORY ARTIST AND DIRECTOR1.15 - 2.00pm

David is an award-winning animator, story artist, producer and director working in film and TV on hit shows such as Shaun the Sheep and Chuggington. He is currently storyboarding on the all new Bob the Builder children's series, airing weekdays on Milkshake. David made his first animation aged 9 with a super-8 camera. Starting his career as a junior animator at King Rollo Films, home of Spot the Dog and Mr Ben, an internship at Walt Disney Feature Animation led to feature-film animation credits including The Tigger Movie and the Thunderbirds title sequence. In 2008, David trained in feature film storyboarding at Aardman Animations. His story, education and producing skills combined to produce the multi-award winning 4mations digital short The Astronomer’s Sun. As well as working in film and television, David passes on his passion for animation through teaching in higher education, secondary and primary schools, museums and festivals.

www.BuntingAnimation.com

KATH SHACKLETON: HOW TO TAKE AN IDEA FROM PRODUCTION AND TURN IT INTO A BAFTA NOMINEE2.15 - 3.00pm

Kath is a producer and the co-founder of Marsden-based Fettle Animation, who produced the BAFTA-nominated documentary Children of the Holocaust for BBC Four.

LINDA McCARTHY: THE ART OF LINDA McCARTHY3.15 - 4.00pm

Linda McCarthy is a filmmaker specialising in stop-motion animation. She has made and exhibited ceramics, written and performed marionette shows, and studied animation at Glyndr University in North Wales. After graduating in 2007, Linda set up the animation company, Tiny Elephants Ltd. Linda has collaborated with Steven Appleby to make four films adapted from Steven’s cartoon strip Small Birds Singing, which have been screened at festivals worldwide. In 2011, they created Reality Controller, the animated ident for Bradford Animation Festival, and Linda went on to produce two music videos Mother’s Song and Pipkin. She is currently working on a new Small Birds Singing film with Steven.

http://www.tinyelephants.co.uk

JOHN ASHTON: STOP FRAME! BEING A STOP FRAME ANIMATOR4.15 - 5.00pm

John Ashton is an experienced stop-frame animator who has worked on many different productions including Clangers, Roary the Racing Car, Fifi and the Flower Tops, Little Robots and Engie Bengi. He is also a modelmaker and has worked for some of the biggest names in the animation industry – all based in the north west!

CHRIS SHEPHERD: BAFTA-NOMINATED INDEPENDENT ANIMATOR TALKS ABOUT HIS WORK5.15 - 6.00pm

Chris Shepherd is a multi-award-winning director, writer and producer. From his award-winning directorial debut for Channel 4 in 1997 with The Broken Jaw, Chris has worked on many TV shows and commercials including animation for Chris Morris's Nathan Barley and classic World Stareout Championship sketches for BBC's Big Train.

His director/writer credits include a ten-part series for Channel 4 called People’s Britain (2000 BAA winner), acclaimed short Dad’s Dead (2003 – 25 awards including 2 BAAs, BIFA and BAFTA nomination). Comedy collaboration with David Shrigley Who I Am And What I Want (2005 BAA winner), Silence Is Golden (2006 BFI LFF TCM winner) and BBC drama Bad Night for the Blues (2010), winner of the Clermont Ferrand’s Canal+ international award.

As well as curating and producing with Lupus Films two seasons of animated films for Channel 4’s Random Acts, Chris’s latest work includes award-winning film The Ringer, comedy sketch show fun for Channel 4’s Comedy Blaps ACMS Presents. He has also directed a whole host of pop promos for people such as Holly Johnson, Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner and Reverend and the Makers. A sequel to Dad’s Dead for Arte is in the pipeline and he’s working on his first graphic novel called Anfield Road.

www.chrisshepherdfilms.com

THE GREAT NORTHERN CREATIVE FESTIVALGUIDESAT 7 NOVEMBER TO SAT 14 NOVEMBER 2015UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE, PRESTON

The Great Northern Creative Festival has once again attracted some of the country’s leading talent. We invite you to enjoy the Festival and take the opportunity to share time and space with other photographers, film-lovers, filmmakers, performers, journalists, writers and creators.

Some of the screenings will feature material of an adult nature or may contain language or themes that individuals may find disturbing. The organisers will make every effort to ensure that screenings involving these situations or featuring flashing lights are clearly signposted but cannot accept responsibility for any disturbance caused.

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