GEMMA HOLT

- INTERNSHIPS AND EXPERIENCE -

AGENTS ASSISTANT

Film editor for CUB Magazine - cubmagazine.co.uk/category/film/ June 2014 - June

2015 Wrote film and TV articles, sought contributors, provided concepts, and edited
articles for print and online.

Member of youth jury panel for the 2014 BFI London Film Festival, awarding The
Sutherland Award for Best Original Debut Feature. Overseen by Emma Sullivan, I wrote
the jury statement published for the festival (access at
gemmaholt.weebly.com/curtain-call ).

1 week Internship at Tiger Aspect Productions, Drama and Film Department August
2014: Role involved script reading, writing coverage reports, reading treatments and
various office errands.

2 week internship at MBA Literary & Script Agents, London May 2014:
Read novels/ plays/ TV pilots/ screenplays, wrote coverage reports, researched US and
UK film production companies, provided weekly industry update reports, and provided
administrative front-desk and telephone support.

2 Week work experience at Jump Design and Direction, London September 2009
Administrative assistant role. Additionally conducted research and sat in on client pitches.
- VOLUNTEER -

Volunteer at Sundance London Film Festival London O2 Arena, April 2014:

Box office and ushering duties, issued information on films, and set up screenings and
Q&As.
Volunteer at BFI Future Film Festival February 2013

FILM AND TELEVISION

SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
ASSISTANT
- CONTACT

07739585122

gemmasarahholt
@gmail.com

LONDON, E14 3UA

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

To provide effective
administrative and client-based
support to an agent representing
writing and directing talent.
I would like to develop a career in
script development and gain
experience as an assistant to
enable an upward progression
within the film/TV industry.

- EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Queen Mary University of London (Russell Group) September 2013 June 2016
Upper 2:1 BA (Hons) in English Literature and Film Studies
Achieved first grade for dissertion on New York as a setting for fiction

Completed Industrial Scripts Effective Script Reading for Film and TV February 2016

Screenwriter British Film Institute Future Film Academy October 2012 to present.
Gained Silver Arts Award in screenwriting, accredited by BFI in 2013.

Filmmaker National Youth Film Academy August 2012

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, London October 2011-August 2012
1 Year Acting Programme

A levels (2011):
Grades: A*, A and two Bs

- PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Good at communicating
with individuals across
management levels
Professional telephone
demeanor
Self-driven
Organised
Understand project/
document confidentiality
Proficient with Word
Office
Script Reader
Knowledge of Spotlight

GCSEs (2009):
Three A*s, seven As, and a B