The Symposium brought together internationally recognised practitioners, educators and academics and explored the history, currency and future collaboration between film actor and director education, teaching and training. Speakers included:

Ken Russell - film director (Women in Love, Best Actress Oscar for Glenda Jackson) - On directing actors for film

Prof. Louis Scheeder, Associate Dean, New York University Tisch School of The Arts, Founder and Director of The Classical Studio, NYU - On the training of the American actor, Strasberg, the 'speech/act'

Dr. Victoria Lowe - Manchester University - On Robert Donat and the emotion chart

Owen Teale - Tony Award winning and RSC theatre, film  and television actor - On working with directors

Witold Stok BSC - Cinematographer on a number of Krzysztof Kieslowski's documentaries and the award winner early feature Personnel, and Danusia Stok - editor of Kieslowski on Kieslowski, Faber & Faber, 1994 - On Krzysztof Kieslowski. 

Vladimir Bouchler - International theatre director, film-maker and trainer, trained at the Schukin Theatre School directing course, Moscow - On acting and directing

Jethro Skinner - First leading film role in the £10 million Plyus Odin, 2008 - On acting and directing 

Stephen Bayly - Director, trainer, ex-Head of the National Film & Television School (NFTS), London - A Meisner workshop

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