Birmingham Film & TV Market announce confirmed execs for their third edition

midlandsmovies • May 21, 2023

The Birmingham Film & TV Market announce confirmed execs for the third edition of the BFTM


The UK’s one day pitch and market event, the BFTM links emerging producers and filmmakers with top executives from some of the biggest production companies in the UK.


Limited to fifty filmmakers, each team receives one-to-one meetings with senior representatives from industry leading Film and TV companies. The event will take place 27 October 2023 in Birmingham’s Grand Hotel.


The BFTM is a marketplace event that provides opportunities for filmmakers and investment and distribution bodies to connect and close production deals. Completed films and television projects, those in development or production stage, as well as film concepts.


Last year the emphasis of the festival was on TV, this year there is a greater film presence than before, with Curzon and Kaleidoscope now stepping in.


Midlands-based Filmmakers Sophie Ivanova, Mellissa Donello and Louise Osbourne are the founders of The Birmingham Film & TV Market, launched in 2021 to boost opportunities for independent filmmakers outside of London.


Co-founder Louise Osbourne says, "A lot of new filmmakers and writers find they cannot make progress in the industry without an agent. The Birmingham Film & TV Market is an opportunity for people who aren’t represented to speak directly to commissioners and begin conversations about how to move forward. Conversations started at the BFTM have led to agents being secured for our delegates".


“We highly recommend the BFTM to anyone looking to break into the film industry or take their career to the next level, and we will definitely be returning to pitch our future projects".


The line up for the third edition of the Birmingham Film & TV Market include execs from:

All3Media International

Channel 4

Channel 5

Curzon

Fulwell 73

House Productions

Independent Entertainment

Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment

Lionsgate

Merman

Paramount+

Sky TV

STUDIOCANAL


Submissions are open until 31 July 2023 more information here: https://birminghamfilmmarket.co.uk  

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