Cultural and Creative Industries Networking Night

Join The University of Northampton and Northampton Film Festival for their annual Cultural and Creative Industries Networking Night. Network with the University, local creative and cultural professionals, and students, and visit our People Library. The event is on the first floor of The Creative Hub (step free access available). There will be a bar for people to be able to buy drinks.

A 'librarian' will be on hand to organise for you to 'book out' one of our professionals for a short one to one chat about their job and career. The People Library includes:

Denise Maxwell - award-winning photographer https://lensilearning.co.uk/about-me-2/

Suki Somal - BBC journalist and broadcaster

Sally Crouch - MUA for Film and TV https://sallycrouch.co.uk/

Alex Haprer - Emmy nominated SFX artist for Film https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4960431/

Pete Carrier - Gaffer for Film and TV Pete Carrier - IMDb and CARRIER-media Limited Index Contact page

Curtis Garner - Author Curtis Garner | Manchester Metropolitan University

Liam Calvert - Director, Writer, Filmmaker Liam Calvert Films

That Joe Payne - Queer artist and award-winning progressive-music vocalist About

Kate Dow - Film Producer and Assistant Director, and currently Head of Creative Operations at Ziggurat XYZ Kate Dow | LinkedIn

Phil Bodger - Music Producer/Engineer https://www.philbodger.com/

Mirusha Jegatheeswaran - Broadcast and Media Systems engineer for ITV, currently working on Emmerdale https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirusha-jegatheeswaran/

Agenda:

5:30-6:15pm Arrivals

6:15pm-6:30pm Opening addresses from UON's Becky Bradshaw, Dr Anthony Stepniak and NFF's Becky Carrier

6:30pm-8:30pm People Library and Networking

8:30pm Event and pop-up bar close

University of NorthamptonUniversityCreative Hub, Waterside Campus, University Dr, Northampton NN1 5PH
February 9, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30 PM GMT

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