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Tuesday 23 January, 16:30-19:00pm *** Dukes Island Studios, 2-3 Dukes Road, W3 0SL *** Free registration
Reel Park Royal is one of the most important business clusters in the UK for the TV/Film sector. We have a competitive advantage of superior connectivity (now including HS2 and the Elizabeth Line), a strong ecosystem and in-demand talent.
Here in Park Royal, we are home to film studios, virtual production, lighting and camera providers, props companies, machine shops, make up artists and more.
With TV/film production spend in the UK surpassing £5.64 billion in 2021, now is the time to come together as “London’s TV/Film Village”. Come join us to meet your like-minded creative neighbours in the TV & Film sector, so we can learn what each other does, network, collaborate and do business together.
Programme
16:30 Arrival
16:45 Welcome and Introduction
17:00 Short talks by special guests
- Aaron Medway, Technical Marketing, Panavision
- Alex Rincon, Founder, POW (Park Royal Open Workshop)
- Jon Green, Reel Security
- Rob Fowler, Director of Business Development, Brompton Tech
- Naffie Darboe, Creative Executive, JGA/West London TV&Film Hub
17:30 Networking, food and drink
19:00 Event ends
About the special guests
Aaron Medway works in Technical Marketing at Panavision, London. He has worked there for 7 years, gaining a knowledge of the vast array of lenses and cameras which Panavision manufacture and rent to many high end short and long form productions. Day to day he is tasked with liaising with DP’s, crews, and productions, troubleshooting issues and helping people reach their creative goals. Panavision are known for providing service and support from prep to post, equipping productions all around the world.
Alex Rincon is founder of POW Workshops, a not-for-profit open access workshop. After more than a decade Leading Product design & development in the AdTech sector, he felt compelled to move back into physical product design and creation. Seeing a tough landscape for makers and artists, high set up costs and scarcely available affordable space, Alex set up POW, to help bring down some of these barriers and give people the space and tools to learn, ideate and create.
Rob Fowler is Director of Business Development at Brompton Technology. He has led their commercial operations since their inception in 2013 through a period of rapid growth during which they have regularly featured in Sunday Times and Financial Times Fast Track indexes for both Tech Sector and Export growth, collecting numerous industry Awards in their field of LED video processing. Their products are used in Live events, (ED Sheeran, Metallica, Adele) and cinema supplying companies like ILM/Disney for Star Wars the Mandalorian and recent hits including Barbie. They are a recipient of the Queens Award for Export Excellence and most recently a Science and Technology Emmy for their SX40 processor and the AV Award for best Manufacturer 2023.
Naffie Darboe is Creative Executive at The JGA Group, which hosts the mayor of London's West London Film & Television Skills Hub. With a background in careers and employability, Naffie has spent the past 18 months starting to fill the skills gaps in West London's screen sectors. Naffie is looking for opportunities to help organisations like yours. As you'll see, she is vibrant, outgoing and approachable 🙂
Venue
Dukes Island Studios
2-3 Dukes Road
W3 0SL
Please Join us!
Garden Studios and West London Business
Refreshments sponsored by The West London Film and TV Skills Hub (led by the JGA group)