TheDirectors'Festival2014NewsRoundup

Members asking Mike Newell their questions

The first ever Directors' Festival took place on Saturday in the spectacular surroundings of Altitude London in the Millbank Tower. It was a fantastic day and a huge success, packed with interesting and insightful panels and Q&As, a screening of Belle, our annual AGM and most importantly, lots of directors in attendence! For more pictures from the day have a look at our Facebook page.

We live tweeted the entire day and we've broken them down into bite-sized chunks for each of the panels. Just follow the links below:

Amma Asante Q&A following a screening of Belle

That Special Relationship: The Director and the Cinematographer with Tom Hooper and Danny Cohen

An Audience with Mike Newell

When Strictly Met Eurovision at the Oscars - multicamera TV discussion between Geoff Posner, Hamish Hamilton and Nikki Parsons

Do You Remember the First Time? - Kerry Skinner and Stewart Alexander talk about the making of their first feature, Common People

Showrunners - Jed Mercurio, Paul Unwin and Robin Sheppard talk showrunning

Authored Documentaries - Toral Dixit moderates a talk between Nick Holt and Ben Anthony