About us – Film, Poetry and Prose sub-committee

Catriona Stares – Chair

Film appreciation and film making are developing fast but a key aim will be to facilitate a community of
filmmakers to generate momentum and sustainability, while instigating community focused film events. Poetry is well established on the island but we strive to initiate projects that will embrace the wider community and promote a greater profile for poetry island-wide, as well as giving local poets a platform for expression. Prose, often the reserve of the individual writer or the book group, would benefit from a wider exposure and innovative opportunities for our writers, such as the Radio Drama Competition.

Projects that the sub-committee has recently been involved in include the ongoing and constantly evolving Poems On The Buses project; an initial Poems in the Hospital scheme; the Radio Drama Workshop and competition of which the winning 4 scripts will shortly be aired on BBC Guernsey and Jersey; the National Schools Film Week targeted at school children aged between 7 and 18yrs; the innovative live Satellite programme from the National Theatre and the Royal Opera House in conjunction with the College of FE at the Princess Royal Centre for the Performing Arts; the Super 8 filmmaking workshop; the building up and facilitating of a community of film makers; building links with Arts in Jersey and Biberach and with the Branchage Film Festival, Jersey.

For the latest news see our news / blog detailing projects and initiatives.

Members:

Catriona Stares (Chair)
Jane Mosse
Richard Fleming
Lester Queripel
Joan Ozanne