Join the NPA
As a charity we survive on our membership, which is why we need talent like you!
Individual membership is £85
Corporate membership (4 membership cards) is £275
Gold membership is £750
International/unemployed/student/OAP/concession is £55
Please send a cheque made payable to "New Producers Alliance"
NPA Film Centre, 7.03 Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ
(At this point in time, we’d rather have cheques in preference to credit cards)
Industry panels
NPA Industry Networking Events
NPA Exclusive UK Film Council Development Department Meetings
Weekly & Monthly Newsletters
NPA events at Major International Film Festivals
ie: Cannes, Berlin, London & Edinburgh
NPA Feature Film project guide for members projects distributed during key festivals to distributors, financiers & sales agents.
NPA Industry Publication Reference Library
Members online database
NPA Feature Screenings
Telephone Hotlines:
Legal advice (Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP),
Accountancy (BDO Stoy Hayward),
Completion Bonds (International Film Guarantors),
Banking (Barclays),
Insurance (AON/ Albert G. Ruben Entertainment Risk Services),
and many more
Many discounts including;
Kays Manual,
The Film Finance Handbook,
Apple Computers,
Screen International
Reduced rates on all of our training including:
1st Draft: Features,
5 Week Intensive Producer Training,
Budget & Schedule for Feature Film,
How to Set Up and Run a Production Company,
Producing a Short,
Micro Strategies,
Festival Marketing Materials,
The Business Breakfast,
Genre Days,
Script Reading service.
Established in 1993 the NPA is the national membership organization for film producers, screenwriters and directors and a registered charity. The NPA is an international training and support provider.
TRAINING:
Equipping directors, screenwriters and producers in the UK and abroad with the necessary skills to make short and feature films.
COMMUNICATION:
Providing a forum for filmmakers to network with and learn from each other and members of the film industry. Maintaining open dialogue between filmmakers and the film industry.
DEVELOPMENT:
Facilitating the development of short and feature film projects, film companies and individual filmmakers’ careers.
SHOWCASING:
Providing exposure for filmmakers and showcasing talent through screenings, awards and representation at international festivals and markets.
INCLUSIVE:
The NPA is an open membership organization committed to creating a socially and culturally inclusive industry.
PRIVATE PARTNERS:
Working with the private sector to identify talent. Facilitating communication between the private sector and filmmakers.
PUBLIC PARTNERS:
Working with the UK Film Council, the Regional Screen Agencies, Local Council and other public bodies to support growth of individual talent and understand the needs of filmmakers. Assist the public sector to communicate to filmmakers.
INTERNATIONAL:
Providing training and support to international festivals and international filmmaker organisations.
TALENT TRACKING:
Tracking the progress of filmmakers and advising partners and press.
Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th October 2007
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th November 2007
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd December 2007
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th January 2007
Saturday & Sunday February/March TBC
Tutor: Sam Snape
Writers arrive with an idea and leave with an industry ready first draft.
One weekend a month over six months of supervision by an industry professional, and peer critique.
Suitable participants should have a premise for a feature film. As participants will be developing a long-form script some screenwriting experience is desirable.
Places are limited. Mentorship is available on successful completion of the program.
1st Draft: Feature Film will be taught by Sam Snape. Sam’s current feature film work includes a coming of age story: THE TUNNEL; a romantic comedy: HEART; a historical epic: BEARERS OF THE TORCH; plus script doctoring a Hollywood satire and a commitment/faith drama. His screenplay PERFECT WOMAN is now in production, and MAGIC FLUTE (a love story), is in option negotiations. He is actively hustling two spec screenplays, DYING FOR IT (Dickens’ last fling), and FIVE MILLION DOLLAR BONE (a romantic thriller). Projects in development include: STEP ON IT CUPID, working with novelist Lorelei Matthias, and the stage musical JESSE JAMES, with composer Barry Upton.
Television writing credits include; ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL, SOLDIER SOLDIER, HARRY, NO BANANAS, MEDICS, CASUALTY, and STAYING ALIVE. He was inaugural European Drama Award winner with his stage play THAT SHRINKING FEELING (Deutsches National Theater, Weimar). He has just run master classes for the Gauteng Film Commission in Johannesburg, SA, is a Permanent Trustee of TAPS, was BBC Fellow in screenwriting at the International Film School of Wales, and is visiting screenwriting lecturer at the European Film College, Denmark. Sam is also on the Film Committee of the Writers Guild of Great Britain.
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A SKILLSET BURSARY FOR THIS COURSE - PLEASE GO TO WWW.SKILLSET.ORG/FILM/FUNDING FOR MORE INFORMATION
Venue: VET, Lux Building, 2-4 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6US
NPA Members £700 / Non Members £900
A course designed specifically for filmmakers with a scripted feature at packaging stage, or with a completed funded short, or similarly who are seriously looking to move into feature financing and production.
Ideal for those looking to make the leap from shorts to feature film-making. Numbers are limited to ensure one-on-one time with industry executives and key seminar participants.
Comments from past students on the 5 Week Intensive Producer:
' I have done loads of courses but this has huge amounts of current information and completely de-mystifies legal terms and deals, financing and
sales / distribution jargon - invaluable '
'vital for anyone seriously wanting to produce films; topical, astounding value considering guests and tutor'
'I learned more in 5 weeks than my whole MA...'
'With the NPA's help, my second short film won prizes, but without this course I would never have had the skills to put together a decent package
and I have just been offered financing for my first feature.'
'a really good up to date overview of what it takes to produce a feature film in today's climate'
For full details and to register your interest please contact the NPA Office.
You may be eligible to apply for Skillset Funding to cover some of the cost of this course: please visit www.skillset.org/funding/ for more information.
Venue: TBC Central London
NPA Members £300 / Non Members £400
Paperwork getting the best of you?
Find out what you need to know to run your LTD company efficiently, and importantly, legally.
Legal Structures
Company formation
Companies House
VAT
Basic Accounting
Health and Safety
Insurance
Employment law
Corporation Tax
PAYE
Introduction to Business Plans
Contracts and more
This two day course aims to take you through the dull, but necessary, paperwork you will need to have in order when setting up and running a production company.
Course Tutor: Rebecca Knapp
Venue: TBC Central London
NPA Members £100 / Non Members £175
Budget & Schedule for Feature Film
Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd September, 10.00-16.00
Course Tutor: Rebecca Knapp
This weekend course is designed for production managers/producers/filmmakers wanting to know how to effectively schedule then budget a project.
Day One is dedicated to Scheduling where the following areas will be covered:
- scheduling terminology (day out of day etc), breaking down a script in preparation for scheduling, key points to consider when scheduling a shoot, scheduling techniques, professional software used to schedule and how to do without them, and examples of schedule.
Day Two is budgeting a project where the following areas will be covered -
budgeting terminology (topsheet, globals etc), breaking down a script and schedule in preparation for budgeting, key points to consider when budgeting a shoot, budgeting techniques, professional software used to schedule and
how to do without them, and examples of budgets.
By the end of the course the participant will be able to schedule and budget a project for both submitting for funding and shooting.
Venue: TBC
NPA Members £100 / Non Members £175
Course Tutor: Rebecca Knapp
This weekend course is designed for production managers/producers/filmmakers wanting to know how to effectively schedule then budget a project.
Day One is dedicated to Scheduling where the following areas will be covered:
- scheduling terminology (day out of day etc), breaking down a script in preparation for scheduling, key points to consider when scheduling a shoot, scheduling techniques, professional software used to schedule and how to do without them, and examples of schedule.
Day Two is budgeting a project where the following areas will be covered -
budgeting terminology (topsheet, globals etc), breaking down a script and schedule in preparation for budgeting, key points to consider when budgeting a shoot, budgeting techniques, professional software used to schedule and
how to do without them, and examples of budgets.
By the end of the course the participant will be able to schedule and budget a project for both submitting for funding and shooting.
Venue: TBC
NPA Members £100 / Non Members £175
Tutor – Rebecca Knapp whose six short films have garnered over twenty-four International awards and three BAFTA nominations.
The Script - From Idea to Shooting Script
What does a producer do during the development process? How to get a good script? Script formats etc.
Packaging
How to get the right team together that will make the best film and attract finance. What do funders look for?
Budgeting and Scheduling
How to budget and schedule your film - what to consider. How much it will cost? How long will it take? How to make it work on the budget you have
got. What format to use.
Fund Raising
Where and How? Show me the money!!!
Pre-production
What happens? What crew does what? Casting? Locations? How to plan your time? Which format to use?
Production
How to survive the shoot
Post-production and Delivery
Which route to go - digital, film, a mixture of both
Marketing and Distribution
How to get you films seen - Film Festivals, broadcast, sales agents, airlines, internet and theatrical distribution.
Venue: TBC Central London
NPA Members £100 / Non Members £175
Events & Communications Manager
becky@npa.org.uk
NPA
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