Film-making with Micheal Flaherty

Wycliffe Hall is delighted to be hosting an exciting day with Micheal Flaherty, Co-Founder and President of Walden Media for fifteen years; Co-Founder of Think Again Studios and Producer of several films that have won awards ranging from the Sundance Audience Award to the Cesar. Join us for one seminar or the full day on Friday 21 November.

Session 1: 9.30am - 12.30pm

From Film Theory to Film Reality: A Practical Toolkit for People Who Actually Want to Make Movies

In his 25 years of producing dozens of films that grossed over $3 billion at the international box office, Micheal Flaherty has met two kinds of producers. One works in the “talking about making movies” business. The other works in the making movies business. This lecture is for people in the second camp. Flaherty won’t just talk about movies—he’ll equip you with the tools you need to actually get them made. From budgets and casting to production timelines and distribution strategy, this is a hands-on, practical session for anyone ready to move from academic theory to on-set reality.

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Session 2: 1.30pm-4.30pm

The New Renaissance: Reclaiming Storytelling for a Fractured Age

How Christian Filmmakers Can Lead in a Time of Creative Disruption

The original Renaissance was born from crisis—plagues, political instability, and the disruptive power of the printing press. Our current era faces similar upheaval, with collapsing media models, digital fragmentation, and a rising hunger for meaning. Micheal Flaherty—co-founder of Walden Media, the production company behind The Chronicles of Narnia films—addresses this era of cultural volatility. He issues a creative call: not for more “Christian films,” but for a new generation of filmmakers who are Christian, crafting stories marked by beauty, excellence, and conviction. This lecture explores how faith can inform—not dominate—art, and how this generation of storytellers might just spark a New Renaissance of their own.

About Wycliffe Hall

Wycliffe Hall has set itself the modest task of fostering a New Renaissance of Christian scholarship, leadership and culture. As both a Christian community and a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford, we want to see transformational scholarship, leadership and culture, born out of Christian community, offering the truth, beauty and goodness of the gospel to the world.