{"id":1200,"date":"2022-06-29T14:09:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2022-06-29T14:31:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:31:14","slug":"esosa-ighodaro-wins-best-pitch-as-x-pollinator-elevator-concludes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/esosa-ighodaro-wins-best-pitch-as-x-pollinator-elevator-concludes\/","title":{"rendered":"Esosa Ighodaro wins Best Pitch as X-Pollinator: ELEVATOR concludes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l4zm0dqw-fff79b482c1f85f8dfb2e0b4e26a6526\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l4zm0dqw-fff79b482c1f85f8dfb2e0b4e26a6526{\npadding-bottom:20px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l4zm0dqw-fff79b482c1f85f8dfb2e0b4e26a6526 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l4zm0dqw-fff79b482c1f85f8dfb2e0b4e26a6526 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l4zm0dqw-fff79b482c1f85f8dfb2e0b4e26a6526 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Esosa Ighodaro wins Best Pitch as X-Pollinator: ELEVATOR concludes<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Scannain<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l4zm707l-8538f09b93bf16fb2240ea8e579081a1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-l4zm707l-8538f09b93bf16fb2240ea8e579081a1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-l4zm707l-8538f09b93bf16fb2240ea8e579081a1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-l4zm707l-8538f09b93bf16fb2240ea8e579081a1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1203 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1203 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-1030x855.jpg\" alt='' title='ESOSA-IGHODARO'  height=\"855\" width=\"1030\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-1030x855.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-1536x1274.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-1500x1245.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO-705x585.jpg 705w, https:\/\/copperalleyproductions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ESOSA-IGHODARO.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l4zm27vb-68e414f040d4dfb877ee93c1dddecbb7'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>X-Pollinator has now concluded its eight-week online development programme,\u00a0<strong>ELEVATOR\u00a0<\/strong>that supported twenty emerging and diverse female and non-binary writers and directors to meet the screen industry, build a network, develop their projects and become the inclusive leaders of the future.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by Screen Skills Ireland, Screen Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI),\u00a0<strong>ELEVATOR<\/strong>\u00a0supported a deeper range of under-represented and emerging voices who represent the brilliant and wide ranging multiplicities of Irish culture; and supported them in developing their networks and projects, and provided an access point to over thirty speakers from the screen industry.<\/p>\n<p>After a competitive pitching session, the winning pitch was awarded to Esosa Ighodaro with her project Just Enough Chilli, with honourable mentions going to Caitlin Magnall-Kearns for her project Chris &amp; Lou and Al Bellamy for their project Sculpt. Just Enough Chilli tells the story of Adesuwa, who is determined to launch a fine dining Nigerian restaurant in Dublin. The retirement plans of her mother as well as the security of her pregnant daughter\u2019s future rely on the success of this risky venture. Esosa Ighodaro will now be awarded development funding to write a treatment and have the support of a script editor, and a designer to create a pitch book for her project, while all other ELEVATOR participants will be provided with one script editor meeting to further shape the development of their projects.<\/p>\n<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-58c2ps-1e2c8fafe0c5e6ea5e45117b57ad8dfe\">\n.av_font_icon.av-58c2ps-1e2c8fafe0c5e6ea5e45117b57ad8dfe .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:22px;\nline-height:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-58c2ps-1e2c8fafe0c5e6ea5e45117b57ad8dfe avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><span class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue800' data-av_iconfont='fontello' ><\/span><\/span> Full story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scannain.com\/irish\/industry\/x-pollinator-elevator-concludes\/\">Scannain<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  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