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Major Channel 5 commission for Lucy Brydon
Lucy Brydon, Associate Professor in the Warwick Writing Programme, has been commissioned to write 'To Nicola, Love Peter' a 90-minute film that plots the tragicomic downfall of Nicola Sturgeon - the story of the career woman who had it all, but was betrayed by her husband Peter's penchant for luxury household goods. The film will be produced by Wonderhood Studios for Channel 5.
Kate Wilson: 'Writing for the screen: what are your prospects?' (ONLINE Film Industry Event, 6th December, 11.30am)
This event will take place online, chaired by Lucy Brydon, Friday 6th, 11.30am
A graduate of UCLA, Kings College, RADA and a member of the Bar of England and Wales, Kate Wilson has worked in the film industry in various capacities for 25 years. She trained as a producer in Los Angeles with Jodie Foster鈥檚 Egg Pictures and Paul Thomas Anderson鈥檚 Ghoulardi Film Company, and was the founder of Fury Films, an award-winning London-based production company. She is a co-Founder of the Call It! Workplace Culture App, a data collection and signposting tool that reduces instances of bullying and harassment and creates safer and more equitable places of work. As a writer, Kate is currently developing a feature film and a limited series. Her first novel, Prospects, is inspired by experiences working in Hollywood in the late 1990s and was published by Cinnamon Press in July 2024.
Warwick Thursday In-Person Talk with filmmaker Giorgio Guernier (21 October, 2.15pm)
Warwick Thursday In-Person Talk with filmmaker Giorgio Guernier
Join us to hear about writing and directing independent films on a low budget
Please RSVP to Lucy Brydon at L.Brydon@warwick.ac.uk
DAY: Monday 21st October 2024
TIME: 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start, finishes at 3.30pm
LOCATION: FAB0.16, Faculty of Arts Building (Ground Floor)
Giorgio Guernier Bio:
Giorgio Guernier is a London-based producer, writer and director.
His first feature film as a director, writer and producer was Suburban Steps to Rockland - The Story Of The Ealing Club (2017), a music documentary on London鈥檚 first blues club. The documentary was presented at various film festivals including London Doc鈥橬鈥橰oll and Barcelona In-Edit and bought by SKY UK and other international TV channels.
Giorgio鈥檚 second feature film as a writer, editor, director and producer was Never A Master Plan (2022), a narrative feature film on a group of creative Londoners, which premiered at See You Sound (Turin, Italy), where it was presented in the Feature competition.
As a producer, through his company Pop Homage, Giorgio recently produced Il Padiglione Sull鈥橝cqua (2023), an Italian documentary feature film on architect Carlo Scarpa.
Watch this episode on filmmakers, featuring term two-speaker Catherine Bray
Meet the Family, voiced by Kathy Burke (Nil by Mouth, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), puts cinematic families on the analyst's couch for a deep dive into what makes some of the most dysfunctional dynasties in cinema tick.