Great Northern Creative extravaganza Festival is due to take place at UCLan
A free 4 day media extravaganza is
taking place at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to showcase
creative talent. The Great Northern Creative Festival, which runs over 22 April
to 25 April 2015, will bring together some of the biggest creative talents in
the north and from across the UK, as well as highlighting the outstanding
creative talents of UCLan students in media, film, photography and journalism.
Over the four days students can attend a mixture of workshops, pitching
sessions, industry talks and specialist lectures. Most of the events are also
open to members of the general public.
Opening the festival is renowned author and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce,
who will do a Q&A with the audience in Darwin Lecture Theatre, before a
screening of his classic 2002 film 24 Hour Party People. He is one of the most
respected screenwriters working in the English film industry. His career has
seen him work alongside the likes of Danny Boyle on the 2012 Olympics Opening
Ceremony. In addition to screenwriting films he has written for some of the most
classic shows on our screens today, in the likes of Doctor Who and Coronation
Street.
Frank said:- "I'm delighted to support this year's UCLan Student Creative
Festival to offer support and advice to its creative students. Events like this
are absolutely vital to help young creative people have a voice and motivate
them to get out there and have a future in the creative industry."
Also passing on her invaluable experience is Red Production's Emily Feller.
Emily has script edited and worked in development on dramas such as Bodies,
Emmerdale, Scott and Bailey, and The Driver. She has recently been promoted to
in-house Producer at Red Production Company having overseen Russell T Davies'
new E4 drama, Banana. Emily will talk about her career from script development
to producing and will offer career advice. Tying into Emily's event is
'Mediating the North' with Dr Peter Atkinson and Professor Ewa Mazierska. The
academic symposium will analyse the huge BBC hits Happy Valley and Last Tango in
Halifax.
A student only event, CJAM 2015, will see industry professionals from across the
board visit, with undergraduates getting the chance to pitch their ideas and
network.
Andrew Ireland, Executive Dean of Journalism and Media at UCLan, said:-
"This is a really exciting time to be involved in the creative industries at UCLan. Events such as the Great Northern Creative Festival give our students
amazing access to top industry professionals and engage in debates and career
planning. It's a great opportunity to showcase our talented students and their
work."
