The Pitch: Short Film Showcase
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Join us to hear from the Pitch Film Fund; viewing a number of their short films, hearing about the practicality of film-making and using Biblical stories as creative inspiration. |
The event will feature a showcase of short films, interspersed with conversations with the producers and directors, and chance for audience questions.
This event is for everyone with an interest in filmaking, cinematography and creative reinterpretation of familar works. All are welcome!
Wycliffe Hall has set itself the modest task of fostering a New Renaissance of Christian scholarship, leadership and culture. As both a Christian community and a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford, we want to see transformational scholarship, leadership and culture, born out of Christian community, offering the truth, beauty and goodness of the gospel to the world.
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Event details
Date: 6th February
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Phoenix Picturehouse, 57 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AE.
Getting here: The picturehouse is on major bus routes. Limited parking may be available on site at the Hall (please contact us by email if you have any special access requirements) and pay-and-display on-street parking is available close by in Norham Gardens.
Photography and filming: This event will include photography and filming: please contact us directly if you have any questions about this: conferences@wycliffe.ox.ac.uk.
All are welcome: The event is open to the public and free to attend, but booking is required
About our guests
The Pitch want to help people as they strive to tell compelling stories. The awards they offer are one way they do this but they also try to share training, experience and encouragement from The Pitch team and fellow filmmakers. We will be joined by Pete Sinclair, Luke Walton, Lydia Taylor and Hatty Haines.
The Pitch is an adaptation challenge – a challenge based around this particular text. Or, really, a collection of texts: the Bible is a collection of books recounting the story of humanity’s relationship with God.
Luke Walton
Director of The Pitch Film Fund, Luke has produced more than 15 short films with RIF (Reel Issues Films). Since 2008 The Pitch has focused on developing emerging talent, adding additional benefits for participants including residential film study courses. Luke’s background is in acting and he was the voice of Hugglegrabber in Early Man, directed by Nick Park. He has degrees in both law and theology.
Pete Sinclair
has worked on a variety of short films, including the screenplay of an upcoming socially-conscious dark fairytale based in the advent season. Recently Associate Producer at The Pitch Film Fund where he worked across talent and story development, as well as developing his own writing projects. Before working for The Pitch he worked in charity content creation alongside freelance running on short films and TV series such as Netflix's The Crown.
Hatty Haines
Production Manager for RIF (Reel Issues Films). Since 2023 Hatty has focused on the development & production of The Pitch winning films. She has experience as Production Manager in Independent Film & TV. From 2019-22 Hatty worked as a Conference Producer, then landed her first role in the industry; Events & Awards Administrator for the 2022 British Independent Film Awards.
Lydia Taylor
Lydia joined the team as an Associate Producer in 2024. Alongside previous work with The Pitch as a creative consultant, Lydia has worked as a freelance runner and Assistant Director on TV series such as Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, and two seasons of The Crown.
About The Inkeeper
When spirited eight-year-old Holly lands the part of Innkeeper in the school nativity play, she battles her perfectionist teacher who insists that she "stick to the script" and refuse Mary and Joseph a room.
Winner of The Pitch 2022, The Innkeeper follows Holly, a spirited eight-year-old who lands the role of the innkeeper in her class nativity play. Director Paudie Baggott brought Deegan’s script to life and shot the film in Dublin in 2022. Production support came from Reel Issues Films producer Luke Walton and Jackie Sheppard of Footprint Films, and production services were provided by Irish production company, Escape Pod Media.
About Hollow
Set on an impoverished council estate, Hollow tells the story of two lost souls: Laura Ryan, a struggling single mother consumed by grief at having lost her son to a drunk driver, and Father Hill, a racially abused local vicar, a man-on-the-edge with dwindling faith.
Winner of The Pitch 2019, Hollow follows a grieving mother as she considers taking revenge against the man who killed her child. Award-winning Bristol-based filmmaker Paul Holbrook directed the film in 2022 with Reel Issues Films producer Luke Walton and Jackie Sheppard of Footprint Films.
