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Making It Here : A Future For Independent Production In Kent And The South-East Region

On a cold, bright day, we look uphill towards a young man in a puffer jacket holds a clapper board in front of two teenage men.
Behind the scenes of Alexander Arnold's 11+, a short film commissioned by Screen Ashford in 2024.
The government wants to boost growth-driving creative industries across England’s regions – but are current policy initiatives delivering for independent producers in Kent and South East? What would a thriving, sustainable screen industries sector look like beyond London, and what needs to be in place for it to flourish? We’re joined by Chris Curley, Head of Nations and Regions at Pact (the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television), who will unpack what’s actually available for producers and their productions in the region— and what’s missing — for the regional screen industries. He’ll be in conversation with Miles Jarvis, Founding Partner at Phoenix Television Ltd, Rukhsana Mosam, Founder and Creative Director at Ten 66 Television, and other Kent based producers, to explore what independent producers need to survive and thrive — now and in the future.

This event is co-produced with Pact and supported by Screen South and as part of the Screen Ashford.

This event will be followed by networking in the Screen Ashford Bar