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Script and Edit Consultant
Script and Edit ConsultantI have decades of experience reading and writing reports on scripts for major European funding agencies as well as giving feeback on rough cut edits for European Production Companies and individual writer/directors.
I can do a scene by scene breakdown and skype or a report with key issues.
I can watch a rough cut / assembly and offer pertinant feedback.
“I’m more than impressed”
Recently asked to feedback on a script to tweak prior to application for production funding - just heard they got their funding.
“thank you for your relevant yet empathic feedback.”
please write to me at gillettsuzy(@) gmail.com for consulting on your feature script or treatment (documentary and fiction) or rough cut edit.
We Are UK Film
Curator of Talks at the UK Pavilion in Cannes
2022 & 2023
Curating the industry panels in Cannes to promote the work of the BFI and partner organisations.
https://www.weareukfilm.com/news/uk-industry-events-cannes-2022
2023 programme to be announced.....
Focus 2021 & 2022
Content Curator
https://focus2022.com/focus-2022/pages/programme
I curated the content programme with over 50 industry panels with over 170 speakers for the annual Focus - The Meeting for International Production https://www.tlgfocus.com/programme/
and chaired the “in conversation with Ita Obrien”, the UK’s leading intimacy co-ordinator.
Films Skills and Talent Development
Working with film schools and companies in the screen industries – to develop, finance, create and run talent development programmes, from early career to executive level. Producing events, films and collaborations.
• Building partnership projects including across private & public sectors
• Identifying skills gaps & needs , for individuals, teams & companies
• Creating learning experiences with clear, measurable outcomes
• Empowering new talent through mentoring, training & guidance
• Understanding client & audience/end-user needs
• Writing proposals, bids & pitches
• Managing departments & teams, including budgets, resources & staffing
select clients
2023
RR Cafe
creating a new international lab for curators in partnership with Ad Arte and Short Waves Festival
https://shortwaves.pl/en/2023/02/r-r-cafe-breaking-new-ground-in-film-curating-2/
Short Waves Festival June 2021, Pozan Poland
Creative Curating as Collective Collaboration
Barbican
Young Film Programmers
I've spent the past seven years leading tri-monthly evening meetings between September-March facilitating the Barbican Young Film Programmers to curate Chronic Youth. I was approached by the Barbican in 2014 to devise and run an educational programme that would empower young people to develop skills in event management, marketing and curating, working as a team and building their own network and community. Alumni include T A P E Collective.
Course Leader 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
The Barbican Young Film Programmers
https://www.barbican.org.uk/take-part/young-creatives/young-film-programmers
&
Course Leader
Barbican Emerging Curators Lab
2020 & 2022 & 2023
The fruit of our labour:
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/series/emerging-film-curators-2020
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2022/series/emerging-film-curator-2022
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co8RfEpogY5/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
&
Film Mentor
Barbican
Subject to Change
I was Film Mentor for Oliver Cross, Destiny Adeyemi, Timalka Kalubowila & Leo Long
https://www.barbican.org.uk/take-part/young-creatives/subject-to-change-new-horizons
https://sites.barbican.org.uk/newhorizons/#group-Destiny-Adeyemi-72saWSHfKs
First Cut Lab
consulting on editing at final stages
Vilnius, Slovakia, Switzerland
including ‘AYA’ screened in Cannes 2021.
Creative England
I was the iFeature Lab Producer 2019/2020
Devising and producing the framework, content and selection of industry trainers for 3 residential labs running alongside the development of 12 feature scripts supported by BFI and BBC FILMS.
http://ifeatures.co.uk/in-development-201920.html
StoryLab August 2019
October 2019 meetings with distributors, sales agents and exhibitors.
Lagos Film Lab
British Council
2019/20 UK / NIGERIA I was the Creative Consultant, Facilitator and content advisor for Lagos Film Lab.
Transferring knowledge to empower Nigerian based producers to run Script Development Labs in Lagos for feature films.
In partnership with Creative England.
ScreenSkills UK
Film Associate 2016
(UK-wide Strategic Skills Body for Screen Industries - Investment, Training, Careers & Research) Fixed-term contract to support Creative Skillset to create impactful training to hit diversity targets.
Projects initiated and supported include THE FILM CREW.
Scuola Holden
2015-2019 Turin, Italy
I devised and ran training in film distribution and festival event creation.
And was their International Scout for trainers and students.
UNATC BUCHAREST
I teach a documentary summer workshop at Romania’s National Film School
ESAV Marrakech
Teacher Experimentation in Documentary
(BA + MA Film and Graphic Design School, Marrakech, Morrocco)
Scout for trainers.
Since 2017 I deliver an annual curriculum module in documentary filmmaking to MA level students.
2021
2017
2019
2023
Directors from ESAV
Les Arcs Film Festival
From 2010-2019 I was the Co-manager of the Film School Village (now Talent Village) with Thomas Rosso, annually for nine years, to select and accompany emerging talent from across Europe to attend the Co-production Market at the festival in the Alps.
Festival International du Film Francophone, NamurChair for the Ciné Fabrique, film school networking event to celebrate 30th anniversary of the festival. Participating schools from around the world.
EUROMED
Euromed BEIRUT MEDIA Expert, viability of the development of a joint masters between ESAV Marrakech, Alba, Beirut and the Tunisia University Film Dept.
EU COMMISSION in the UK
EU Commission Representation in the UK Producer of over 20 short films to highlight cultural projects supported by the EUCUK, including 6 films about EU Orchestras that were at the time all based in the UK.
Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Director Alexandru Gherman
The Orgelbüchlein Project
Swiss Film ZURICH
Consulting with First Feature Film directors, doc and fiction.So Film UK
I put together the UK team for the French Film Magazine to launch in the UK. Editor, writers, translators as well as special screenings of films.
SO FILM screening a success, packed audience at the Ritzy Cinema for JIMMY P — with SO FILM UK, Andrew Simpsonand Julien Planté.
Horniman Museum Curated a day of African short films for their garden.
Unifrance (Agency for the promotion of French Cinema) Delivery of their annual UK showcase, Rendezvous with French Cinema several years running, including all local logistics.
Screen South
(UK Screen Agency)Talent Development Manager, scouting and supporting emerging film talent across the region, from Margate to Slough, via Brighton and Canterbury.
Tokyo African Film Festival & Africa at the Pictures
Print Co-ordinatorFor several years I worked to support Kenji Shiraishi (Japan) and Keith Shiri (UK) in their important work screening African Cinema.
Keith Shiri, Alain Gomis, Suzy
translation *written
French to English
- Subtitles
Including : Abbas Fahdel’s Yara and Homeland, Iraq Year Zero
Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun & Jean-Baptiste Saurel‘s Demain C Loin
- Film Scripts / treatments:
La Roya by Juan Sebastian Mesa
Sous Le Beton Roy Arida
interpreting
*consecutive speaking
French to English
FILM
- Press junkets
- FIlm screenings, festivals, on stage Q&A
including : Ladj Ly, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Djibril Diop Mambety, Sembene Ousmane, Alain Gomis, Cathrine Breillart, Bruno Dumont, Jacques Audiard, Gilles Lelouche, Audrey Tautou , Marion Cotillard, Jérémie Renier, François Ozon, Sandrine Bonnaire Nabil Ayouch....
MUSIC
- Press junkets
- festivals, on stage Q&A
some musicians I have interpreted for : Salif Keita, Amadou & Meriem, Rachid Taha, Arditti Quartet...
ART
-Serpentine Gallery events:
Edouard Glissant / Paul Virillo / Jean Nouvel / Alain Robbe-Grillet / Carlos Cruz-Diez /
TRANSLATIONS
BOOKS
The Young Girl Tiqqun
Chapter : The Asymptote of Chance by Birgit Polzer Gerhard Richter 4900 Colours (uncredited!) Translation of Gauguin letters and post cards for Tate Modern Exhibition
Jacques Audiart
Suzy, Neary Adeline Hay, Jo Duncombe, Open City Doc
Suzy, Catherine Breillart, Isabelle Huppert, Claire Stewart, LFF.
Keith Shiri, Sandrine Bonnaire, Suzy
Hosting Q&As
Suzy & Mahamet-Salah Haroun at LFS
Q&A with Ana Ularu and Anca Damien, Rich Mix, East End FIlm Festival 2014
Q&A with Ana Ularu and Anca Damien, Rich Mix, East End FIlm Festival 2014
Kristof Bilsen, Elephant’s Dream, Berthadochouse. Tuesday 9th February, 2016
film juries
- Short Waves, Poznan 2021
- Gabes Cinema Fen 2020
Cinemaubit, Bucharest 2013 & President of the Jury 2020 & 2021
Over 21 hours of short films in competition for 14 prizes. Zoom meeting of Jurors:
Cap Spartel Tangiers 2015
Lago Film Festival 2019
Lago Film Festival Jury with Suzy Gillett, Rachel Lang, Camilla Semino Favro and Szymon Stemplewski.
panelist - speaker
Locarno Open Doors Carthage Film Festival
Carthage Film Festival Panelist.
pundit
https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/73
https://www.timeout.com/london/film/why-breathless-still-shines-at-fifty-1
CHAIR OF BOARD OF LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL