PLAY! Festival 2024

We are delighted that Writer Director Jo Marcantonio will be joining us for a day on the 5th of June.

He will give a talk in WPTS in the morning from 11:00 - 13:00 where he will talk about the journey from Film School through promo work and shorts to getting his first feature produced 'Kindred', starring Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter/The Avengers/Killing Eve) and Anton Lesser (Game of Thrones/Andor). 

He will also talk about his second feature 'Uncle' Starring Sope Dirisu (Gang of London) and Eddie Marsan (Back to Black/21 Grams/Tyrannosaur which is due to be shot imminently and the struggles of finance and the realities of the industry.

After Lunch Jo will be running a Directing and Blocking workshop in the TV studio where he will talk through a simple scene with performers and field questions and offer advice on working with actors and cameras.

Who is Joe Marcantonio?

Joe Marcantonio is a critically-acclaimed writer and director, based in London, whose work has been praised for its cinematic visual approach and exceptional performances.

His debut feature-film was psychological thriller KINDRED, starring Jack Lowden (DUNKIRK, CALIBRE), Fiona Shaw (KILLING EVE, HARRY POTTER) and Tamara Lawrance (SMALL AXE, THE LONG SONG), with both Fiona and Tamara receiving BIFA and BAFTA Scotland nominations respectively for their performances. Sky Cinema released in the UK/Ireland with IFC handling a US release theatrically before an SVOD release on HULU.

His next feature as co-writer and director will be the revenge-thriller UNCLE starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, with West End Films handling worldwide sales.

Joe’s work has played at Cannes, Tallinn Black Nights, San Francisco and the Edinburgh Film festival and his last four short projects have all been selected for Vimeo Staff Picks. The last of these Staff Picks was RED LIGHT, a short film starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley (LOST DAUGHTER, WILD ROSE) and Martin McCann (CALIBRE, THE SURVIVALIST).

Join us

Please contact maeve.oconnell@rhul.ac.uk if you wish to attend this event. 

Car parking

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Car park 12 can be accessed by turning right as you enter the main College gates and is located next to the tennis courts. If this car park is full, please drive further onto our campus to car park 4, which can be accessed by turning left at the mini-roundabout behind the Students’ Union. We would advise that you bring the College map to campus with you and give yourself plenty of time to park.

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