Category Archives: Staff stories

Meet the LSM Graduates

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Meet the Graduates (MtG 2013), our networking event, was a good get together for students (and staff) to meet fifteen LSM’s alumni.  2012 graduate Katie Martin captured some of our alumni on the day and asked what they are doing?

Bird's eye view: Graduate Question Time

Bird’s eye view: Graduate Question Time

The Graduate Question Time was not rose tinted views, but honest realistic perspectives. Graduates talked frankly about their experiences in looking for work, pursuing their passions and reflecting on when they were students. They even agreed that tutors are humans with experience and lots to offer!  Trending was to use social media platforms, get business cards and set up your own blog now (students) to showcase your work. Other talking points … Continue reading →

Alex Graham (Wall to Wall CEO) to give lecture

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Mon 15 Oct at 6pm, MC2201, Brayford Campus, University of Lincoln.

Visiting Professor for TV Alex Graham: “Sheffield International Doc Fest at 20″

Wall to Wall CEO Alex Graham has been a leading figure in UK independent television production sector for almost 30 years. Continue reading →

Some School News

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Emily Wilczek  has announced that she and a colleague have their film Byron Ghosts showing in the current Nottingham Castle Open Exhibition, from 29 September to 28 October. The film won the Broadway Artists‘ Film & Video Award 2012, with a £1000 development commission for an artist working in film, video and moving image.

Dave McCaig has had an essay published titled: ‘Zhang Yuan’s Urban Cinema: Transitional Cityscapes and Peripheral Lives’ in World Film Locations: Beijing (Intellect) Edited by John Berra, Liu Yang

Many congratulations to both Emily and Dave.

Neil McKay Nominated for BAFTA awards

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From Sarah Barrow:

Further to his guest lecture about writing & producing TV drama to 3rd year Project students earlier this year, we’re delighted to announce that Neil McKay‘s most recent project, ‘Appropriate Adult’ for ITV1, a drama-doc starring Emily Watson, has been nominated for several BAFTA awards. Continue reading →

“Boatload” wins BUFVC Award

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“A Boatload of Wild Irishmen” won a ‘Special Jury Award’ in the annual BUFVC Learning on Screen Awards 2012:

The film was written by Brian Winston and edited by Chris Hainstock. It explores the moral complexities of controversial American documentary-maker Robert Flaherty, the man credited with being the father of the modern documentary after he produced and directed Nanook of the North in 1922.

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BBC Drama Production Writers Academy 2012

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From Marcella Forster:

Do you want to write for EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors? Do you want training across BBC One’s flagship shows and a springboard to write across the entire range of the BBC’s drama output?

Read all about this opportunity

Please let us know if you get the job!

Mastermind internship opportunity – but hurry!

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From Sarah Barrow:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated, self-starting recent graduate to undertake a four week placement between mid June and the end of November (depending on availability) with the production team of Mastermind. CVs and responses to the questions posed need to come to me first, sbarrow@lincoln.ac.uk, not go directly to the BBC. Download details

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL, NOON

Escape from Tibet

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From Sarah Barrow: The Lincoln School of Media is delighted to announce that Visiting Professor Nick Gray has just published ‘Escape from Tibet’, the book version of his acclaimed, award-winning documentary film of the same name. An astonishing true record of endurance and of the triumph of the human spirit, it is told as a real-life adventure story.

The book includes a foreword from H.H. the Dalai Lama and its cover is designed by our own Senior Lecturer Chris Hainstock.     Press Release

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PG Colloquium on Eastern European Culture

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From Susanne Sklepek:

Here is the programme of a two day event I have been organizing in my own department (Nottingham University). Should you be interested in E.European Culture please get in touch with me on ahxss2@nottingham.ac.uk to register.

17 -18 March 2012, University of Nottingham, Department of History, University Park, Lenton Grove Room 18/19

Latin American Cinemas Symposium

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From Sarah Barrow:

We are hosting a symposium on Latin American Cinemas Today, at the EMMTEC, Brayford Pool Campus, University of Lincoln, on 24-25 February.

The event is FREE to all Lincoln staff, graduates and PG students. I’d be delighted if LSM graduates were able to join us at any point.

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