*Next Episode Released on the 11th of July 2024*

Chris Jones, a multi-talented creative professional, shares his journey in the entertainment industry and offers valuable advice for aspiring creatives. He highlights the significance of networking, building relationships, and being audacious in pursuing creative endeavours, emphasizing the importance of being discoverable and contactable in the industry.

Passionate about all things film, Chris has spent his life watching, making, and helping others make them. He has an eclectic resume and is currently directing the Splinter Unit on Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning, parts 1 and 2 for Paramount and the Executive Producer on the Apple TV+ ‘The Enfield Poltergeist’.

Alongside directing and producing, he co-created and authored The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook series, published by Bloomsbury. Chris also runs a series of London-based festivals, kicking off with the London Screenwriters Festival, which annually attracts over 1,000 professional screenwriters from around the globe. He also runs TEDxEaling, an annual TEDx conference on storytelling and human communication.

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www.jonesfilm.co.uk

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Passionate about empowering women and a fierce champion of emerging and diverse talent. Join Shakyra Dowling as she shares her journey from Actor to award-nominated international casting director.

Shakyra is a fierce champion of emerging and diverse talent. Past projects have included nominations at the BAFTAs, BIFAs, Berlinale, Sundance, and TIFF. Working across film, television, and commercials, Shakyra has been nominated for several casting awards, including the Artios Casting Society of America Awards.

Recent casting includes the Swedish biopic Hammerskjold directed by Per Fly (Bogen) with Mikael Persbrandt in the lead role, BFI backed The Occupant, Hugo Keijzer’s directorial debut, with Ella Balinska and Nathalie Biancheri’s Wolf with George MacKay, Lily Rose-Depp and Paddy Considine.

Shakyra is currently working on Peter Greenaway's Lucca Mortis with Dustin Hoffman and Helen Hunt and Desperate Journey, directed by Annabel Jankel (Tell it to the Bees) and starring Til Schweiger, Steven Berkoff, and Sienna Guillory.

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IG: @shakyradowlingcasting

Twitter: @shakyradowling

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Discover Ivan Weiss' journey from a corporate career to becoming a successful portrait photographer. He discusses the importance of following your passion and finding your own path, even if it means deviating from traditional academic routes.

Short Biography

Ivan Weiss is a portrait photographer based in London. Born with a camera pointed at him, he grew up surrounded by photography. His interest in portraiture was influenced by 12 years of living in Florence, Italy. He creates images that reflect a fascination with classical composition, a delight in the technical possibilities afforded by modern equipment and techniques, and a sensitivity for human emotion.

https://ivanweiss.london/

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