Receiving details for your film at 7.00pm on Friday 20 August, during the launch event starting at 6.30pm, you then have 48 hours to submit and enter your short film 7.00pm on Sunday 22 August. 

Who?

Open to aspiring filmmakers with no broadcast credits from across the United Kingdom. This competition is your chance to show off your creativity and innovation, create a short film that will be judged by the television industry and showcased on the RTS YouTube Channel. The winning film will also receive a prestigious Royal Television Society Award. 

How did these shows come about and why is the UK TV industry looking to Korea for its next big hit?

We’ll hear from programme makers, broadcasters and sales chiefs in the UK and Korea to find out how those shows travelled here and were adapted for a UK market. We’ll also find out just how ideas have thrived in Korean TV and hear about the hit series which could be heading our way next.

Speakers:

Rachel Ashdown, Commissioning Editor, BBC Entertainment

More Indies are heading to the city, the Bottleyard Studios is expanding and the demand for space and talent, has never been stronger.

What do we need to build a sustainable future with a pipeline of talent?

Speakers: 

Stuart Davies, Bristol Editor’s Network

Rachel Drummond-Hay, Drummer Productions

Tatjana Humphries, Invest Bristol and Bath

Natalie Moore, Bristol Film Office

Mel Rodrigues, Gritty Talent

Described as “one of the most innovative and daring television programmes ever conceived” by the BFI, Spitting Image was first broadcast on ITV all the way back in 1984 and continued to mercilessly caricature the great and the good of British society (and beyond) till 1996. 

The London 1948 Olympics were officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad, and the first to follow a 12 year hiatus caused by World War II. Dubbed the Austerity Olympics, due to the aftermath of the War, no new venues were built. The Empire Stadium and Empire Pool at Wembley Park were among the main venues. 

The BBC bought the rights for £1,000 - around £73,000 in today's money - and broadcast to to a service that was officially only available in the London area.

Co-creators Tom Davis, James De Frond along with cast members Laura Checkley, Romesh Ranganathan and Camille Coduri, join journalist Boyd Hilton for this in depth discussion into the making of the second series. Filled with clips and stories, this event is not to be missed.

King Gary Series Overview

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton are set to speak in conversation with Dame Mary Beard at this year’s prestigious conference.

Also joining the high-profile roster of speakers is England football manager Gareth Southgate OBE, who will close the conference in conversation with broadcaster, journalist, and author Clare Balding OBE centred around what Britishness means.

Gaining popularity for the creative and artistic freedom it brings, in this session we’ll hear from experts in Virtual Production and learn the impact on filming from the increased use of LED Volumes that provide a new, real-time surround stage.