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The Art and Science of Trailers in association with World Trailer Awards 

With Tim Cole, Shaun Farrington, Tim RC. Anderson, Tracey McGarrigan

Legal Refresher for Film and TV Producers in association with Harbottle & Lewis

With Caitlin McGivern and Stephanie Poon

Somebody Knows Something: Connecting with Your Audience with Strategist Louise Chater and Producers Without Borders Founder Kayvan Mashayekh

How to Access and Maximise UK Tax Reliefs 

With Anna Mansi, Isla MacGillivray, Stuart Burnside, Andrew Baker

Powering up: Exploring the Practicalities of Using New Technology to Power Our Sets and Unit Bases  (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION)

She Says: Creative Leadership in the Screen Industries Workshop

With Ale Lariu

Web3: Decentralising the Creator Economy

With Angel Leung, Omotayo Oakwood, Lauren Ingram, Naomi Ray

Money on My Mind – Financing Your Projects

With Anwen Griffiths, Peter Touche, Marlon Vogelgesang, Judith Chan, Sarada McDermott,Rishi Coupland

Mud, Sweat and Tides - The Essex Serpent Location Case Study

With Harriet Lawrence, Jonjo Stickland, Matt Cambridge

Filming in Slovakia – Good Idea! (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Zuzana Bieliková and Jan Melikant

Disability and ITV

With Shani Dhanda, Sam Tatlow MBE

Why Panama?  (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Natalia Royo

Meet The UK Global Screen Fund

With Denitsa Yordanova, Andrew Baker, Kamilla Kristiane Hodøl

High Flyers: Learning from Location Pros of LA

With Kianna Best, Lori Balton, Becky Brake, Leann Emmert

Improving Animal Welfare in a Production Environment (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Jody Gordon

The Convergence of Film & Games – The Gallery Case Study

With Paul Raschid, Neville Raschid 

‘How to Co-Pro’ – A Guide to Canada-UK Co-Production
With Anna Mansi, Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos, Chantel Burrell, Chris Bonnell

Local Stories into a Global Story: What the Streamers are Looking For in association with Stage 32

With Amanda Toney, Richard “RB” Botto, Sara Elizabeth Timmins, Sam Sokolow​​​​​​​

Become a Self-Shooting PD – The Skills Needed to Succeed in association with Directors UK
With Andrea Corbett, Nic Guttridge, JIJO, Rebecca Murden, Annika Hagemann

This Just In: The Future of Global Content in association with Pact

With Dawn McCarthy-Simpson MBE, David Cornwall, Maartje Horchner, Karen Young

Get Set Ready: Ahead of the Curve on Access Coordinators in association with ScreenSkills

With Sara Johnson, Jacqui Taunton Fenton, Abbie Hills

ATA Carnets: The Boomerang Benefit  (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION)

With Eric Huyton and Curt E.H. Wilson

Where is Advertising Going? As Revealed by this year’s APA Collection

With  Steve Davies, Mark Elwood, Orlando Warner, Freya Harrison, Gina Ramsden, Will Brookwell

Global Post-production: The allure of the UK as a world-class hub for post & VFX in association with UK Screen Alliance

With Neil Hatton, Nigel Bennett, Chris Burn, Rachael Penfold

A Winning Film Festival Strategy

With  Isra Al Kassi, Louis Savy Manish Agarwal, Mathilde Henrot, Suzy Gillett​

Cyprus, A Natural Film Studio with Lefteris S. Eleftheriou  (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION)

AI - Your New BFF for Storytelling

With Prof. Peter Richardson, Johnny Johnson, Allan Rankin

Jason Solomons ‘Meet the Producer’ Podcast in association with PGGB

With Jason Solomons,  Roopesh Parekh, Lyndsay Duthie, Simon Chinn

In Conversation with Col Needham

Founder and CEO of IMDb Col Needham with Dawn McCarthy-Simpson MBE

Why Co-Produce with Flanders? (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Katrien Maes and Katrien De Hauwere

No Planet – No Film: Celebrating Six Years of the European 'Green Screen' Partnership

With Zuzana Bieliková, Michelle Jenkins

Games Will Save Cinema  in association with Games London
With Jörg Tittel

Greece: A Filming Hub With Endless Possibilities  (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Maria Koufopoulou and Vasiliki Diagouma

Dollars and Percents: Navigating the Global Production Incentives Landscape in association with Olsberg•SPI

With Leon Forde, Einar Hansen Tómasson, Julia Valentine, Teresa Azcona

SUE HAYES LECTURE: Inclusion, Allies and Action: An Emerging Indie Perspective on How Easy Change is with Jules Hussey

The Essential Guide to Working with a Sales Agent with Protagonist

With Leo Barraclough, George Hamilton, James Pugh 

The Pulse of the City : Empowering Creatives in association with InZone

With Batuala Alexander, Kianna Best

FOCUS Doors Open Day 2
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Locations (But Were Afraid to Ask) 

With John Rakich, Tony Hood, Robin Citrin, Emma Jane Richards, Christian McWilliams

Straight 8 Shootout

The Role of the Showrunner in association with MediaXchange 
With Dominic Schreiber, Pedro Lopes, Sydney Gallonde, Sumerah Srivastav, Willem Bosch, Katrina Wood

Legal Refresher for Film and TV Producers in association with Harbottle & Lewis

With Caitlin McGivern, Stephanie Poon

Filmmakers for Ukraine and ScreenSkills (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Nicky Ball, Diana Olifirova, Olga Kozhema, Phillip Covell, Zoe Mello

Moderator: Venia Vergou

XR - The Business Model for Immersive 

With Nicole Stewart Rushworth, Asha Easton, Samantha Kingston

Retune your Pitch with SMASH

With Christine Hartland, Fiona Gillies, Chamoun Issa, Emma Cahusac

Filming in Italy is simply extraordinary (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION)

With Cristina Priarone, Giovanni Sacchi, Nicola Fedrigoni, Lucia Milazzotto, Roberto Stabile, Rossella Gaudio

In Conversation with Mike Goodridge, CEO, Good Chaos 

Producer Mike Goodridge in conversation with Jules Robinson

In Conversation with Jane Millichip

New CEO of BAFTA, Jane Millichip in conversation with Sara Putt

Developing and Nurturing New Talent in the current Financial Climate in association with APA. 

With Steve Davies, Molly Burdett, Bethan Seller, Theo James Krekis, Nicolee Tsin

Preceded by the Straight 8 Shootout Awards Ceremony 

A Guide to Immigration for the UK Film and TV industry with the British Film Commission

With Samantha Perahia MBE, Victoria Stone

Do the Rights Thing: Music Licensing 

With Jodie Ferneyhough, Rupert Hollier, Jason Mirchandani, Andy Provan

Where To Film Next? NAMIBIA (Exhibitor Presentation) with Caillin Basson

Cross-Border Collaboration - A Mission: Impossible Case Study in association with the British Film Commission

Introductions by Adrian Wootton OBE

With Ben Browning Firminger, Meghan Beaton, Cristina Priarone, ​​​Samantha Perahia MBE

Independents Day - Women Producing 

With K.J. Yossman, Anne Beresford, Sabina Smitham, Shantelle Rochester, Vanessa Saal, Jane Bartelme, Hélène Sifre 

Shooting in Virtual Locations - LED Volumes        

With Chris Bouchard

Picture Newfoundland & Labrador as Your Next Location (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Chris Bonnell and Laura Churchill

Sustainable Film: Reducing our Emissions in association with Film London

With Laurence Johnson, Roxy Erickson, Lola Legros, Amelia Price

A Toolkit to Embed Mentally Healthy Productions in association with The Film & TV Charity

With Sara Putt, Anna Mishcon, Lucy Tallon, Melissa Brown, Kirsty Bysouth

The UK Production Boom - How the Nations and Regions are the UK's Superpower in association with ScreenSkills

With Kaye Elliott, Louise Gallagher, Llyr Morus, Suzanne Reid, Niall Shamma 

Malaysia: The Heartbeat of Asia (EXHIBITOR PRESENTATION) with Rashid Karim

The In-Camera VFX Hype Cycle with Giacomo Talamini

David Reviews Shoptalk - Around the World in 80 Shoots

With Jason Stone, Anna Murray, Daniel Kleinman, Fran Thompson, Simon Cooper

Sponsored by Film in Cyprus

Shooting Intimacy - Bectu’s New Guidelines

With Yarit Dor, Haruka Kuroda, Tommy Ross-Williams, Adelaide Waldrop

Gaming, The New Media Channel in association with Advertising Association

With Nick Lewis

Driving Change with BAFTA Elevate 

With Mariayah Kaderbhai, Alexander Newland, Ameenah Ayub Allen,Barrington Paul Robinson, Dominique Webb

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Let's Get Physical - The Insider's Guide to Global Production with Universal's James Lin

With James Lin, Jean-Frederic Garcia