Cass alumna focuses on the future of film

London Met graduate Sandra Kazlauskaite has landed a top role at the Future Film Festival. Sandra, who studied BA Music Technology (Sound for Media) at The Cass (The Sir John Cass Department of Art, Media and Design), is responsible for coordinating the festival which takes in February.

Presented by the British Film Institute (BFI) and BBC Blast, the festival is an exclusive weekend of screenings, workshops and networking opportunities aimed at 13-25 year olds. This year’s exciting line up includes workshops with the casting director of Skins and the sound design team from Doctor Who, the opportunity to compose for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and a Q & A session with Atonement director Joe Wright.

The festival is Sandra’s first big project in her new role as Young Filmmaker’s organiser at BBC Blast, an organisation which aims to inspire and motivate young people to develop their creative talents and showcase their work.

Sandra is no stranger to success having been awarded the University Prize for Academic Excellence, Best First Class Honours Award at the 2009 graduation ceremony. The award recognises her First Class degree as the top degree across the whole of London Metropolitan University on the basis of academic achievement.

During her time at The Cass, Sandra had one of her projects selected for an arts festival in Chemnitz, Germany where she was invited to work in residency. Another of her compositions was part of a showcase of surround-sound works at the Electro-Acoustic Music Festival in New York in 2009.

Michael Upton, Academic Leader at The Cass said, ‘We are really proud of Sandra’s academic success and professional progress since graduating, both of which are a testament to the creativity, hard work and commitment she consistently demonstrated as a student here.’

The 3rd Future Film Festival takes place at the BFI from the 5 - 7 February 2010 at the BFI.

28 January 2010