Speakers
- Dionne Walker
- University Arts London
Dionne is BAFTA and BIFA nominated producer, director and visual artist. Her theatrically released project, as writer- lead producer, was the critically acclaimed feature-length documentary The Hard Stop (2015). From early stages she perceived the subject crucial for independent cinema and secured funding from Bertha Foundation, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, Doc Society and British Film Institute. Other documentary projects include The Fighting Spirit (2007) and One People: The Celebration (2012). Dionne has also been involved with a number of arts related projects including presenting work at V&A, British Museum, National Gallery of Jamaica and Museum of Ghana. She has been taking photographs, shooting journalistic footage and curating debate series for over 30 years. I’ve been invited to show my short films as part of the Break-Out hybrid shorts festival as well as Pinewood Lift-Off Festival in New York. I’ve also submitted to the prestigious Marche Du Film Short Film Corner, We Film Good/Maison Des Scénaristes is representing her auteur work. She has been shortlisted for BAFTA Breakout Brits as filmmaker, and is Sundance /McArthur supported Black Girl Doc Mafia member as well as long standing attendee of Doc Corner/Doc Days at the Marche, Jihlava Emerging Producer alumna. As well as a graduate of the Edinburgh Art College and University of the Arts.