{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/642defe0a5f38c001145b209/69bb1209723e62607421720b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#41 - Creating the British Wedding Film Festival w/ The Lawsons","description":"<p>In this episode of&nbsp;<em>Think Wedding Business</em>, we’re joined by&nbsp;Laura &amp; Pete Lawson&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Lawson Films</em>&nbsp;to talk about launching the&nbsp;British Wedding Film Festival; a brand new awards platform designed to celebrate wedding filmmaking differently.</p><p><br></p><p>After years of entering (and winning) traditional awards, the Lawsons, along with Jeff Wood and Joce of Lune de Miel Studio, saw a gap.</p><p>So they created an awards system inspired by the likes of the Oscars. Recognising different elements of a film, from storytelling to sound design, and giving more filmmakers a chance to be celebrated.</p><p>We dive into:</p><ul><li>Why they felt the industry needed something new</li><li>The reality of awards, judging, and industry pressure</li><li>Dealing with criticism when you put yourself out there</li><li>The vision for turning the festival into a huge industry event</li><li>And what this means for the future of wedding videography</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find the film festival here; <a href=\"https://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Each episode we will be chatting to different wedding entrepreneurs across every aspect of the industry, so stay tuned for more, &amp; if there's any suppliers you'd love us to interview, please let us know!</p><p>And remember... Think Wedding Business.</p><p>Adam &amp; Howard 👊</p>","author_name":"Adam Wing & Howard Wing"}