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LEADING LIGHTS: IN DEVELOPMENT

Upskill In this exclusive session for Leading Lights participants, alumni Thomas Charles Hyland (This is Going to Be Big) and Harriet Spark (Seahorse School) share practical insights into their development processes from ideation to realisation.


Leading Lights participants only.

Leading Lights alumni Thomas Charles Hyland, director of This Is Going to Be Big (AIDC Feature Documentary Award recipient), and Harriet Spark, director of Seahorse School (2026 FACTory pitch project), share invaluable insights into their development processes and the key creative and practical steps involved in getting a project ready for production. Moderated by Richard Welch (Discipline Lead – Documentary, AFTRS), this exclusive session for the 2026 Leading Lights cohort will cover the art of pitching, finding and shaping your story, navigating relationships with production partners, securing access, and developing a clear and compelling treatment.

Leading Lights participants only.

 

Image Credit: Seahorse School (In development) (Photographer: Harriet Spark, Grumpy Turtle Films and Media Stockade, 2025)

 

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