SSAW Masterclass

Pitching and presentation workshop with Alan Fountain

Wednesday 18th November 09 (during the EAVE Wales week)
9:30am - 12pm
St David's Hotel, Havannah Street, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5SD *note venue change*

This two and a half hour workshop on pitching and presentation will be led by Alan Fountain, who will also discuss ways to develop your career now that you have graduated from a Screen Academy Wales or Media Academy Wales course. Followed by a Q&A session the workshop will offer you the chance to ask the burning questions you have regarding making the right impression on potential employers, networking and pitching your ideas for development.

The workshop is open to a limited number of students/graduates, who will be selected from applications received.

The deadline for applications is now the 17th of November at 5pm.

To apply, send an email with your name, course and institution (plus graduation year if you are a graduate) to training@screenacademywales.org

                                                               

ALAN FOUNTAIN CURRICULUM VITAE

2006-  Chief Executive European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE)
2002- 2005 Professor of Television Studies, Middlesex University
2001- 2002 Head of the Centre for Cultural Industries, Middlesex University
2000-  Head of Studies, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE)
1998 - 2001 Founder and Managing Director, Mondial Television & Mondial Online 
1997 - 1998  Channel Development Consultant, ALFA T.V., Hungary
1997-  1998 Senior Academic, Film & Media Studies and History of Fine Art and Head of the Northern Media School, Sheffield Hallam University
1995 - 1997 Head of Northern Media School, Sheffield Hallam University.
1981- 1994 Senior Commissioning Editor, Independent Film & Video Dept, Channel Four Television.
1979 - 1981 Founded Step One Productions. Directed  'Family Fragments', feature length documentary, produced various short films    
1976 - 1979  Film Officer, East Midlands Arts

Other activities

1999 -   Chair of Board, Hi8us/First Light
1995- 2005  Board of Sheffield  International Documentary Festival, Vice Chair
1977-  Lectured and attended panels at a wide variety of national and international media events, festivals, conferences, schools.
1977 - Written various articles on film and media issues most recently on the BBC and the future of Public Service Television and co-edited ‘The Alternative Media Handbook’, 2008.
1984-   External Examiner at: National Film and Television School UK ( MA), Goldsmiths College,( M.A Documentary, M.A Producing ); University of Westminster (B.A. Television Production); London College of Printing ( B.A. Film and Television Production ); Royal College of Art ( M.A Documentary ); University of Plymouth ( B.A. Media Arts ); Bradford College of Art ( B.A. Art and Design ), University of Wales, Newport ( B.A. and M.A.)