Linda Ward

Module Leaderships Current: FILM613 Beyond Film, FILM512 Cinematic Crafts

Module Leaderships Previous: FILM403 Film Drama, FILM511 Filmmaker

Module Support: HTCC511 Critical Context, FILM413 Storyteller

Linda Ward is a Lecturer in Filmmaking, an artist filmmaker and a doctoral researcher by film practice at Plymouth University. Her research explores iconography, perception, memory and the maternal through experimental film. Her research interests include 360-film, the essay film, film and water and the intersection of film and architecture.

Her award-winning film poems have been screened around the world including the London Short Film Festival, The New York Flash Film Festival and the Barcelona Film and Video Festival. Recent projects include the film poem Opticians Daughter (2022) selected for the Europa Film Festival, the Kerala Short Film Festival and it is also to be screened at the 19th edition of IN THE PALACE which will take place in the Palace of Culture - Pernik, Bulgaria in the summer.

She has over 20 years of experience as a professional broadcaster, working as a presenter, producer, and director on a broad range of news, documentary and factual programming for ITV and BBC television and radio.

An active member of the Arts Research Network recently chairing a panel at the water~ways online symposium.

She conceived and delivered the inaugural BA Filmmaking Producers Conference bringing Working Title Films, Channel 4 and independent production companies into discussion with aspiring students.

Worked with the Royal Television Society and three South West Universities to link students with industry in a series of on-line workshops.

British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS, Special Interest Groups: Colour and Film, Documentary and Essay Film)

Producer, Director BECTU – Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre Union.

Federation of Entertainment Unions NUJ Equity​ MU and The Writer's Guild of Great Britain.

The Royal Television Society

Teaching interests include scripting and pre-production, production, post-production of narrative and factual film in 360 film, artist film, experimental film and mainstream cinema.

Module Leaderships Current:

FILM613 Beyond Film – working in association with The Box and BFI (Year 3)

FILM512 Cinematic Crafts - working with Industry practitioners (Year 2)

Module Leaderships Previous:

FILM403 Film Drama – long form drama using Zoom technology during UK Lockdown (Year 1)

FILM511 Filmmaker (Year 2)

Module Support:

HTCC511 History, Theory and Critical Context – Consideration of the Essay Film with Architecture Students (Year 2)

FILM413 Storyteller (Year 1)

During the Covid Pandemic, co-produced the Plymouth Best Practice Code of Filmmaking which was shared with other Film Schools

Produced Inaugural BA Filmmaking Producers Conference with contribution from Channel 4, Working Title Films, Screenskills, Creative England and others

Produced Industry Insights with the Royal Television Society and three South West Universities linking students with industry in a series of on-line workshops