Industry Panel: Adaptation (18)

As The Garden Cinema members community is not just made up of cinema enthusiasts, but also covers a large range of film creatives, our regular Industry Panels host knowledgeable speakers to discuss their specific branch of the industry, leaving plenty of time for asking questions - whether you're working within the industry or looking to join, or simply curious to learn more about the ins and outs of film.

After each discussion, we all head into the bar to network - be it professionally, or simply to meet new like-minded cinephiles to see films with!

On Thursday 18 June, we will be joined by screenwriter and director Rebecca Lenkiewicz, whose film Hot Milk was based on Deborah Levy's novel of the same name, and screenwriter and director Julia Jackman, who adapted Isabel Greenberg's graphic novel 100 Nights of Hero, which itself was based on the Middle Eastern folktale One Thousand and One Nights. They will will be discussing their experiences adapting various forms of literature into screenplays, directing the resulting films, and the challenges that come with this process.

Tickets are available for just £5, which includes a token for a complimentary hot or soft drink, a house wine, or a beer, and are restricted to one per member.

About the speakers:

Rebecca Lenkiewicz is a writer and director. She is best known as the author of Her Naked Skin (2008), which was the first original play written by a living female playwright to be performed on the Olivier stage of the Royal National Theatre. As a screenwriter, she is best known for Ida (2013), Disobedience (2017) and She Said (2022). Hot Milk is her directorial debut.

Julia Jackman is a writer/director, and winner of a New Talent Award at the BFI Future Film Festival. Her first short, Emma, Change the Locks, starring Olivia Williams, premiered at Raindance. Julia’s debut feature, Bonus Track, was produced by Erebus for Sky Cinema, and premiered at the London Film Festival. Julia's latest film, 100 Nights of Hero closed Venice Critics Week, and was the closing night gala film at the BFI London Film Festival.

Check out our Youtube channel for videos of our previous industry panels, which have included:

• Intimacy coordination, with Robbie Taylor Hunt (Pillion) and Adelaide Waldrop (Mickey 17)
• Sustainable production & climate-conscious storytelling, with Danusia Samal (Green Rider) and Josh Cockcroft (Climate Spring)
• Film music, with Jen Moss (I, Tonya), Gary Downing (MRKR), and Harry Escott (Shame)
• Art direction, with Lydia Fry and Charlotte Dirickx
• Trailer editing, with Dan Noall and Kate Miller
• Screenwriting, with Luna Carmoon (Hoard) and Daniel Kokotajlo (Starve Acre)
• Casting, with Rebecca Wright (Chuck Chuck Baby) and Lucy Jordan (Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things)
• Animation, with Michaël Dudok de Wit (The Red Turtle) and Alexandra Sasha Balan (The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse)
• Cinematography, with Evelin van Rei (Passenger), Bebe Dierken (Midas Man) and Nanu Segal (Hoard)
• Costume, with Joanna Johnston (Lincoln) and Charlotte Finlay (Barbie)
• Documentary, with Edward Lovelace (Name Me Lawand) and Tom Howson (Dogwoof)
• Film festivals, with Christina Papasotiriou (Raindance Film Festival) and Philip Ilson (London Short Film Festival)
• Film journalism, with Jacob Stolworthy (The Independent) and Jack Shepherd (Total Film)
• Production, with Georgia Goggin (Pretty Red Dress) and Susan Simnett (Fadia's Tree)