Getting Into The Creative Industry: VICE, BBC, Channel 4
The Universityย ofย Bristol’s Student Union is hosting a panel discussion on the 14th of March (6-8pm) on how to get into the Creative Industry which is open to all students and the public.
The discussion will showcase the expertise of industry professionals working for the BBC,
Channel 4, VICE & Elle Magazine. They will be talking about their experiences as black creatives and they will be sharing their advice, perspectives and insights. The panel discussion will be followed by a networking reception with FREE pizza, drinks and refreshments.
Micheal Jenkins (๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ & ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ: ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ 4)
Michael is a director and producer of film and TV who is currently a partner on the Random Acts Channel 4 strand with Calling the Shots. Michael runs his own production company, 8th Sense Media, which delivers video content for a variety of clients including the BBC. Michael recently won Best Short film for โCheck the Labelโ at The Royal Television Society Awards 2018 and two BBC Local Radio Gillard Awards.
Chantรฉ Joseph (๐๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ & ๐๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข: ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ, ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ญ-๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ)
Chantรฉ is a University of Bristol graduate in Social Policy with Quantitative Research Methods. She has interned at Google and founded Bristol is The New Black and the BME Powerlist. She writes for platforms including The Guardian, The I Paper, Noisey, VICE, Munchies, Gal-dem, and Crack Magazine. Chantรฉ has worked at eBay, ELLE UK, and VICE and is regularly interviewed on BBC Radio and BBC News about her activism. She currently edits The Uni Bubble and will be the Digital Media Officer at parliament in February.
Deanna Rodger (๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ & ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ: ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐๐ & ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ช๐ค)
Deanna is a leading proponent of the UK performance poetry scene. Deanna teaches Writing for Performance with Benjamin Zephaniah at Brunel University and has recently received the Kevin Elyot award by the University of Bristolโs Theatre Collection. She co-curates two leading spoken word events: Chill Pill and Come Rhyme With Me and is on the board of Safe Ground. Deannaโs commissions include: SPOTY 2018 – Dina Asher Smith (BBC Sports), Under The Skin (St Paulโs Cathedral), Now We Are Here (Young Vic), and Women Who Spit (BBC IPlayer).
M.I.C (๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ & ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ: ๐๐๐’๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ 2019)
A north London based rapper and occasional producer, M.I.C (shorthand for the Master of Inane Conversation) is pioneering his own brand of “alternative grime music”, a sound best exemplified with his most recent release; the acclaimed mini album, “Heaven is Black”. An activist in his own right, his music explores everything from identity to the treatment of LGBTQ+ communities and Eurocentrism. M.I.C has recently been listed as one of NMEโs 100 new essential artists to watch for 2019.
To purchase tickets, please visitย https://www.bristolsu.org.uk/events/getting-into-the-creative-industry-insights-from-bbc-vice-channel-4-and-elle/buy_ticket?fbclid=IwAR3xfw9ro2OrklxqVdLlpdoCAhY0sb5_5BHbCj8GYYYQn-YGmeQK3T9z4cE
