Focus Day

Saturday 20 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
The Courtyard, Hereford
Fee £15.00, to book call 0870 11 22 330

Last year's Focus Day was full of inspiring talks from some of Britain's most exciting filmmakers. Expect more of the same this year - the full line-up is yet to be confirmed but Neil Oseman and Ian Russell will be present to talk about the films they've made this year. Check here to find out who else will be coming

Neil Oseman - Soul Searcher

Hereford's First Micro-budget Movie. A feature length fantasy-adventure movie, Soul Searcher was shot in Hereford on a micro-budget. It tells the story of an ordinary guy who is trained to be the new Grim Reaper. A trailer and behind-the-scenes documentary, including clips from the film, will be followed by a Q&A session with Writer-Director Neil Oseman, Producer Edward Reed, Assistant Martial Arts Choreographer Chris Jones, and, actors Ray Bullock Jnr., Katrina Cooke, Chris Hatherall and Lara Greenway.

Ian Russell - Ten Men Dancing

Ian Russell is a Glasgow-born writer/musician now based in Herefordshire. He has worked in the music-business, television, theatre and more recently film and video in a professional capacity for over twenty-five years. In 2003 he began a series of collaborative projects with acclaimed choreographer/director Gary Rowe, culminating in the production of Ten Men Dancing, a short film based on the life and work of the late comedian Tommy Cooper that is scheduled to appear on Channel Four in Spring 2004. He is currently working on a political science-fiction short set in the countryside at the time of the invasion of Iraq.