EVENT—Industrynetworking:DirectorsandCinematographersMixerwithDirectorsUK,IlluminatrixandFOMOHouse

Event info

Directors UK Full members are invited to a networking and conversation event with key note speakers Directors UK member Shannon Murphy and Illuminatrix member Annika Summerson, discussing their recent collaboration on the new BBC drama Dope Girls, moderated by DoP Susanne Salavati. 

This event is presented with Illuminatrix and FOMO House and is open to Directors UK Full members. If you are a Directors UK Associate member, please email [email protected] to enquire about attending. 

When: Tuesday 22 April, 7pm - 10pm

Where: FOMO House, 1 Shacklewell Street, London E2 7EG 

Register here to reserve your spot and to read more about the event. 

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About the speakers

Annika Summerson

Annika is a Director of Photography and a full member of the BSC. Her feature film credits include BFI funded Postcards From London with Harris Dickinson, BBC rap-battle feature VS. with Connor Swindells and psychological thriller Censor which was shot on 35mm and premiered at Sundance in January 2021. Censor received 8 nominations at BIFA, including one for best cinematography. Her latest feature Hør Her’a (Listen Up!) was shot in Norway and is based on the best selling book. It opened at the Norweigan International Film Festival in August 2023. Her HETV credits include Sky TV series Then You Run; 10 episodes of drama comedy Breeders starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard; 4 episodes of Wedding Season for Disney+, and 4 episodes of critically acclaimed Baby Reindeer for Netflix. She recently received a Royal Television Award for Best Cinematography for her work on Then Your Run. Dope Girls starring Julianne Nicholson and Ludwig with David Mitchell are both currently showing on BBC, while Apple's Down The Cemetery Road and C4 6-part drama series Summerwater are both in post. 

Shannon Murphy

Shannon has most recently shot and EP’d Dying for Sex, starring Michelle Williams for FX, including the pilot episode. Just before that, Shannon directed and EP’d the opening block of Polly Stenhem’s Dope Girls for Bad Wolf and the BBC. Her first feature film Babyteeth, EP’d by Jan Chapman with Essie Davis, Ben Mendelsohn, and Eliza Scalen starring, premiered in main competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Film and Toby Wallace was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor. In 2021 Shannon received a BAFTA nomination for Best Director for Babyteeth and that same year won the Kering Women in Motion prize, which is presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival in recognition of promising female talent. Babyteeth was also nominated for and won several international awards, including a nomination for Best International Film at the BIFAS and winning 9 awards at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards including Best Director and Best Film. Shannon directed two episodes of Killing Eve for BBC America/Sid Gentle, a block of The Power for Amazon/Sister Pictures, and an episode of the award-winning comedy Dave for Temple Hill/FX. In the feature space she is developing an adaptation of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for Origin and Searchlight, Migrations for SunnyMarch/Anonymous Content (with Claire Foy attached to star), and will next direct The Silent Patient for Plan B/Annapurna. 

Susanne Salavati

Susanne Salavati is a London-based DoP with diverse experience shooting award winning drama and documentary in a multitude of worldwide locations. She is focused on projects that both challenge her and examine the society we live in. Her current range of drama projects include critically acclaimed series The Crow Girl, The Lazarus Project S2, Truelove and Then Barbara met Alan, written by Jack Thorne.

About the orgs

About FOMO House

FOMO House is a filmmakers clubhouse and membership community based in the heart of Shoreditch. The sister company to kit house FOMO Rentals, we exist to elevate the lives of filmmakers, offering community, networking, top events, kit credit, and top mentorship to our members. Read more 

About Illuminatrix

Launched in 2016, Illuminatrix is a collective of professional female cinematographers based in the UK and working internationally. Read more