Bristol

'Life in the Air' - Why Bristol Leads the World in Natural History film-making

This is your chance to meet the NHU face to face; view excerpts from and discuss their latest visual feast, 'Life in the Air'; and find out more about wildlife film-making by putting questions to some of their most experienced producers on anything from innovative shooting techniques and specialist equipment to their approach to ethical issues and social media.

TV Preview Screening: Our Oceans

Narrated by President Barack Obama, this five-part documentary from Freeborne Media — the Emmy Award-winning team behind Our Great National Parks — takes viewers on a 75,000-mile cruise across and beneath the oceans as they are today, giving us unprecedented access to some of the most unexplored realms of our planet. Using cutting-edge scientific research and newly-developed underwater filmmaking technology, the series overflows with stunning action sequences, eye-popping drone footage, intimate seabed closeups, and countless never-before-seen animal behaviours.

Keeping Score

How can productions and composers in the West of England work together to harness the storytelling power of original music across all genres of TV?

Demystifying the music commissioning process and finding creative models so more productions can easily access established and emerging composing talent. This panel session will showcase how directors and producers work with composers to tell stories, connect audiences with characters and environments, and brand programmes with standout original scores.

Sir Ambrose Fleming Memorial Award 2024: An Evening with Philippa Lowthorpe

The Sir Ambrose Fleming Memorial Award is a special award which recognises an outstanding and enduring contribution to television in the West of England. 

RTS West of England is delighted to present the 2024 award to director and writer Philippa Lowthorpe at a special early evening event at Watershed, with Philippa in conversation with centre chair Lynn Barlow.

Phillippa is a director of both feature films and groundbreaking documentary, and some of the most powerful TV drama series of recent times.

RTS Futures Festival

This is the eighth RTS Futures Festival, aimed at those wanting to find out more about the TV industry.

There will be a range of media organisations attending - independent production companies, broadcasters and post production facilities. Including Gorilla, Picture Shop, Drummer TV, Twenty Twenty, Five Mile Films, ITV News West Country and more....

Meet the Commissioner: Sarah Peat, Commissioning Exec Producer, Nat Geo Int

Peat will share insights into the factual needs of the channel, the audience and explain who commissions what. 

Peat joined the current team earlier this year, moving from Nat Geo International Wild, where she was executive producer, looking after global programmes such as Killer Safari produced by South Africa’s Earth Touch and Zombie Animals from Off the Fence.