On episode 29 of the show I'm joined by BAFTA nominated producer Farah Abushwesha. Her production company is Rocliffe and she created the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition and Showcase. She has made comedy content used by the White House, a Netflix Original and an Irish Film Board commission to celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. She was Screen International's Star of Tomorrow 2017 and was the 2020 BFI Vision Awardee.

We talk about:

• The ethos behind her company Rocliffe, including the new writing showcase it offers and the two books Farah wrote on Screenwriting and Low Budget Filmmaking.
• Measuring your expectations and being prepared for constructive feedback.
• Why you shouldn't be afraid to reach out to people.
• The possible impact of Covid on the film industry.
• How you should know exactly what your project is and why you should partner with the right person for you and your vision.
• The importance of committing to a career and not a single script or project.

You can find out more about Rocliffe here: https://www.rocliffe.com/

And Farah's book on Low Budget Filmmaking is at this link: http://kamerabooks.co.uk/index1.php?imprint=4&isbn=9781843449140

You can follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/farahabushwesha

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