Keith Allott

Experience

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  Leicester International Short Film Festival

  Jan 2004 - Aug 2009

  Festival Director

  - Responsible for the entire organisation of the festival from initial entry regulations and film entry co-ordination and advertising to screenings, artist liason and marketing. - Expanded the festival film entry levels from 200 to over 900 in three years and evolved the festival from a local screening to an international event. - Co-ordinated voluntary and permanent staff. - Created specific artistic programmes of films and genre to take to screen and workshops with industry professionals to educate and inform the festival audience. - Co-ordinated the festival judging and distribution of awards. Show less

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  LineOut Film Studios

  Jan 2004 - Apr 2009

  Manager

  - Create and manage yearly programme of events and educational courses.- Co-ordinate, programme and direct annual short film festival.- Meet targets and report figures of service level agreement with local authority.- Ensure equal opportunities, health & safety and child protection policies are adhered to.- Staff reports and monitoring to organisation’s board.- Assist with development of new independent cinema within Leicester’s cultural quarter.

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  Seven-Five Productions

  Feb 2009 - Feb 2019

  Chairperson

  - Created and managed at the time, the East Midlands largest film forum. Designed to create a network of people with filmmaking skills, provide greater production and exhibition opportunities within the region, develop and train forum members and increase professionalism in the independent filmmaking market.

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  Phoenix Square Film and Digital Media

  Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  Business Development Manager

  - Co-ordinate productions from initial contact with client through to completed piece- Co-ordinate and budget complex film shoots- Manage the schedules and bookings for workspaces and film production suites

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  Badshoes Film

  Jun 2010 - now

  Filmmaker

  Award winning narrative, documentary and experimental filmmaker and producer, creating films shown in film festivals including BAFTA qualifiers Aesthetica, Encounters and Norwich Film Festival since 1997. Established own production company, Badshoes Film in 2010. Working with young amd new filmmakers, community organisations, learning institutions, local authority and national organisation commissions across the UK. Teacher of film theory and practice with De Montfort University International College, University of Leicester and the BFI. Producer of young filmmakers work assisting them to over thirty international awards and over a hundred festival appearances including BAFTA qualifier London Short Film Festival and Oscar Qualifier Seattle International Film Festival. Winning awards as a producer and teacher of students work including the 2015 Into Film Best Film by Under 12's category and 2019 Into Film Best Film by 12-15 year olds and 16 to 19 year olds and nominated for Best Under 12's Live Action Film in 2018 all screened at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square.Winner of two British Youth Council awards for innovation for the project 'How Will You Hear Me?' and a Children and Young People Now Award for recent youth voice film ' Was Not Heard'. This film was also used by Public Health England as part of their online Psychological First Aid Kit for young people post-Covid lockdown.My Vimeo channel is: vimeo.com/badshoesfilmMy YouTube channel is: youtube.com/user/BadshoesFilmMy Facebook page is: facebook.com/badshoesfilm/My Twitter account is: twitter.com/badshoes7My Flickr account is: flickr.com/photos/badshoes7/My Instagram page is: instagram.com/badshoes7/ Show less

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  De Montfort University International College

  Apr 2018 - now

  Lecturer

  - Teach, guide and assess groups of international students over two terms looking at film production and theory.- Prepare the students for university courses and educational expectations.

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  University of Leicester

  Oct 2019 - Oct 2022

  Lecturer

  - Teach, guide and assess students over a term looking at film production and theory.- Co-ordinate, supervise and mark film productions from initial idea inception to completed edit.

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  Platform

  Aug 2024 - now

  Network Lead

  - Establish and develop a vibrant, professional and ethical network for filmmaking and digital art in Leicester.- Host monthly Q&A's with industry professionals and networking events at Phoenix.