Written by Shona Smith on Nov 27, 2019. Posted in General Interest

FOCUS for the Ad industry

FOCUS has a packed programme tailored to the advertising industry developed in association with APA, David Reviews, straight8 and AdGreen and many other leading industry organisations - and it's all completely free to attend!

On the 3 & 4th December, two days of talks, panels and networking sessions with prominent advertising, film and TV producers will take place at the Business Design Centre, Islington.

straight 8 kick off proceedings with the shootout online premiere at 09:45 GMT on Tuesday 3 December. The line-up includes entries from Prettybird, Progress Film Company, Spindle and many more.

Below, we’ve picked out the must-attend sessions for the ad industry. 

Tuesday 3rd December

straight 8 shootout premiere 09:45 – 10:45
Craftworks with David Reviews Part 1 14:00 – 14:45
ART vs Science: Is Neurocreativity the Answer to Impactful Imagery? 17:00 – 17:45
Callum Gould – Insight Analyst, Saddington Baynes & Chris Christodoulou – CEO Saddington Baynes
MPC Presents: The Making of Disney’s Lion King 18:00 – 18:45
VFX Producer Christoph Roph and Lead Animator El Suliman

Wednesday 4th December

Be Marketing Ready for 2020: The Challenge of Change 12:00 – 12:45
Steve Wheen, Founder Distillery, Robin Bonn Founder Co:definery and Sally Henderson, Executive Change Mentor. In association with APA.
How to Job Share 12:00 – 12:45
Michelle James, Producer, Share my Telly Job, Natalie Grant – Series Producer, Louise Patel – Producer / Director
Flexible Working across the creative screen industries 11:00 – 11:45
Louise Patel Producer / Director, Valeria Bullo, Production Consultant, Simon Devereux – Head of learning & Development, The Mill, Jonathan Stadlen – MD Knickerbockerglory and Sarah Hoeksma, Marketing Director Sold Out
StoryFutures Academy: Making The Virtual A Reality 14:00 – 14:45
Will Saunders, Chief Creative Officer, StoryFutures Academy
Craftworks with David Reviews Part 2 15:00 – 15:45

In addition, The Green Zone will host a series of talks on sustainable production in association with AdGreen and albert. Click here to find out more.

Discover production opportunities from over 250 exhibitors from more than 80 countries on the show floor. The film commissions, location providers and production service companies will give the low down on incentives for commercial production and further opportunities.

FOCUS 2019 content is sponsored by Production Service Network (PSN), the one-stop shop built to help producers determine where best to film overseas and whom to rely on for local support. Michael Moffett CEO PSN, "PSN chose to sponsor the content this year because we identify with the comprehensive knowledge sharing that takes place at the event. After all, filmmakers call on PSN daily for local production know-how on everything from incentives to comprehensive below-the-line services. There may be no event with a wider array of expertise in our content creation industry under one roof."

Register now to receive your free delegate badge to be able to attend FOCUS 2019 on the 3 & 4 December 2019 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London.