Friday 3rd October 2014 12.00-1.30 at H10 Andalucia Plaza Hotel, Puerto Banus
Speaker: Brendan Foley.
The road from the idea to a finished movie is a long and tricky one.
The award-winning Writer-Producer-Director Brendan Foley describes some of the pitfalls and possibilities that are involved in reaching the screen.
– Balancing the creative and commercial
– knowing when to take risks and when to run
– staying true to your creative vision
– knowing your audience
– making the final movie stand out from the crowd.
About the speaker:
Brendan Foley has written, directed and produced feature films for Sony, Lionsgate and others, as well as TV series for NBC and in Europe. Features include multi-festival winner Johnny Was, starring Vinnie Jones, The Riddle, starring Derek Jacobi and Vanessa Redgrave (2.7 million DVDs) and Legend of the Bog (Lionsgate). His TV series work includes Shelldon (three seasons on NBC, Byrdland for Asian TV and drama pilot Dr Feelgood for Monday TV Denmark. His writing also includes bestseller Under the Wire for Random House. His next film, Sonata, stars Twilight’s Booboo Stewart.
