TV’s not just for Londoners you know. Actually, probably you do know – this might just be something I’m discovering for myself. Similarly, not all TV festivals are for Londoners, either, and the Pilot Light TV festival is a prime example. Now about to enter its ‘third season’, it’ll be taking place in Manchester between 3rd and 6th May 2018:
At Pilot Light we are proud to produce a communal TV experience where fans and industry can come together to celebrate the past, present and future of television! In a very similar structure to a traditional film festival, Pilot Light TV Festival is hosted in Manchester over 4 days and will contain screenings featuring all kinds of series new & old plus exclusive panels featuring the writers, producers, directors, actors, commissioners, and more behind them!
We believe that the television industry is in a state of revolution. A large number of the best writers, directors and producers have migrated from Cinema to TV in order to tell the greatest stories in pop culture. These shows are generally produced and seen in the arenas of television networks such as HBO, AMC, C4, BBC & ITV plus web content providers such as Netflix & Amazon. In recent years there has been a surge in independently financed TV Pilot and web series production and their popularity with audiences. We aim to function as a TV equivalent of independent film festivals, by finding the best of this new episodic content from around the globe and giving the talented creative teams behind them opportunities to network with fellow creatives and to place their projects in front of the most important pairs of eyes in TV: the fans and industry professionals!
Which is nice, obviously. I’m not 100% exactly sure how it works, though, since it appears to have some special events as well that don’t take place next year and don’t all take place in Manchester. Hmm.
Anyway, the best of these events by far is a 25th anniversary showing in both London and Manchester of the rather awesome Ghostwatch, followed by a Q&A with writer Stephen Volk, director Lesley Manning, actress Gillian Bevan (London only) and the writer/director of Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains, Rich Lawden. I might actually go to it. The London one, obvs.
Manchester Event Details
30th October 2017 // Gorilla
7pm doors // 8pm start
Tickets £15ADV – 18+
TICKETS ONSALE HERE
London Event Details
31st October 2017 // Genesis Cinema
8.30pm doors // 8.45pm start
Tickets £18.50ADV – 18+
TICKETS ONSALE HERE
Before then, here’s a reminder of what you’re in for:
