New Festival Director At Rushes Soho Shorts

Joe Bateman has joined Rushes as Festival Director to take the already renowned, internationally celebrated and cult Rushes Soho Shorts Festival to the next level.
Rushes Soho Shorts is now in it’s ninth year and in that time has quickly become the most popular and high profile event on the circuit. In 2006 the festival managed once again to supersede all expectations, receiving a record breaking 1,500 entries over five categories and bringing in some of the biggest audiences that the festival has ever seen.
Bateman has over 10 years experience in film festival, programming and event organising. He joins the Rushes team from media hub The Hospital where he was responsible for Cinema and Event Programming. Prior to that, he was Head of Special Programming and Private Events at Curzon Cinemas.
As a long term Short Film enthusiast and respected film buff, Bateman has also resided on judging panels for a number of well known short film festivals and initiatives including the ‘Smirnoff Experience Short Film Award’, ‘The Rough Cut Short Film Festival’, ‘The European Business School Short Film Award’ and ‘Talent Circle Short Films’ not to mention having been a key member of Rushes own distinguished Soho Shorts judging panel for the last three years.
Rushes Managing Director Joce Capper welcomes the new appointment: "We are absolutely delighted to be welcoming Joe to the Rushes team. His passion and enthusiasm for film coupled with his invaluable knowledge of managing events will doubtless be the unstoppable combination which pushes Rushes Soho Shorts beyond its limits and enables it to realise its full potential."
Bateman will take up his post as Festival Director on Monday 19 February and will become the first point of enquiry for all Rushes Soho Shorts related issues.
(DS/SP)