The ITAV Film Festival

The ITAV Film Festival is a celebration of the age-old expression, "It Takes a Village to Raise a Child".

We are the first film festival focussed on celebrating and honouring young creatives and the village of family, advocates, caregivers and innovators who have supported their ideas, growth and success.

This year, the festival is centred around 4 short films created by the young people from Bridge The Gap Studios creative arts programmes, MyScript and BTGFF. The films explore the themes of family trauma, the cost of living crisis and social mobility, and look to bring audiences to experience the journey of hope, healing and resolution in dealing with these themes.

THE FILMS

7 Doors

Kaz, a young man, trying to come to terms with his parents’ separation, finds himself pursued by a terrifying manifestation of his own anxiety. Trapped within his subconscious mind, he must navigate a treacherous labyrinth of seven doors, each representing a unique challenge. Can he connect with his family and gain control of his life?

This film was funded by Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing.

Kolaja

Follows the story of Joseph, a brooding, teenage loner who often feels like an "alien" in his own family. But Joseph's world takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Rehe,a young humanoid alien who crashes into his backyard desperate to avoid her captorsand return home. The film focuses on the themes of alienation and the importance of family.

The Cost of Loving

Tatiana is a hopeless romantic, hell bent on helping her parentsstruggling restaurant in any waypossible. Jevon also works in his family’s restaurant, and is convinced love is nothing withoutmoney. When their paths cross-we see how culture, and family views of love; effect the wayspeople try to find it. “Cost of Loving” tackles the question: when it comes to love and money, is love enough?

This film was funded by Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing.

Him & I

A week after their most difficult conversation – can a mother and son rebuild a relationship that faces its biggest challenge yet?

Him and I takes you on a journey to discover what “family” truly means and challenges us to explore the feeling that is crucial in any human life - belonging.

The ITAV Film Festival goes above and beyond by not only showing the films of our incredibly talented young creatives, but by giving you the chance to immerse yourself in your own creative journey, process and pathway with;

• Film screenings with Director Panels - Learn direct from the Directors.
• The ITAV Panel - Be inspired by London's Creative Innovators and their Stories.
• Interactive Workshops with Booked Creatives - Don't just listen, leave with your next steps.
• Learning Experiences - Camera Creativity, Special Effects Make-up & The Writers' Corner.
• Careers Corner - Discover your career pathway & get the headshots to make it happen.
• Creative Networking - Build your network with working creatives and The ITAV team.
• Exclusive Screening of The ITAV Docuseries - Be Moved, Build Your Village.

THE PANEL WORKSHOPS

The Jerry McGuire

Start your creative career the right way! Our panel of booked and busy creatives will share the key components of building a successful creative career. Avoid the struggling artist era and fast track to working smart to build your financial prospects and sustainability in the creative industry. Our panelist will give you real life insights on:

• Monetizing your network.
• Communicate your ideas effectively.
• Build a network that works for you.
• Changing your relationship with finances
• Understanding what to charge for the service you provide.

The Pursuit of Happyness

Balancing family life while building your creative career can be a challenge. Our creative parents are here to give you the tried and tested methods to manage nurturing your children while nurturing your creative career and expression. You will learn:

• What schedule works best for me?
• Finding the right family/work intersections.
• Starting out as a parent.

The Freedom Writers

Learn how to utilise your creativity to change the world for the better and beyond! In this session you will be guided by our host and panelists on;

• Identifying your creative superpower and the problems it can address.
• How to package your creative skill to instigate real social change.
• How to fund your social change idea.

THE IT TAKES A VILLAGE PANEL TALK

We will close out the ITAV film festival with an incredible live panel – featuring changemakers in the film industry, up-and-coming young creatives, and stars from the “It Takes a Village” Docuseries.

This panel talk will be on building networks in the creative industry - on the different journeys that people take to get to the top of the game! This will be an interactive panel, with audience members being able to ask questions, and see clips from the brand ITAV Docuseries.

If you are a young creative or someone supporting a young creative this is the event for you!

On booking your ticket, you will be able to choose which screenings, workshops and experiences you would like to attend. You can see information about the Directors, Panelists, Experts and all new announcements on events and special guests at www.itav.com.

This event was brought to you by Bridge The Gap Studios in partnership with The Innovators’ League and The Science Gallery London.

Bridge The Gap Studios founded The ITAV to recognise and honour the unseen journeys of underrepresented and undervalued creative people. We look to create connecting and immersive experiences that explore and showcase the work and innovation of our diverse creative community.

To find out more about BTG Studio's work and programmes, visit www.bridgethegapstudios.co.uk

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Science Gallery London, Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom