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Netflix and Oxford Literary Festival announce continued partnership for 2023

Netflix and Oxford Literary Festival announce partnership

After a successful collaboration in 2022, NETFLIX and the Oxford Literary Festival today announce their renewed partnership with the aim to inspire a new generation of festival goers.

For 26 years, the Oxford Literary Festival has bridged the gap between town and gown, opening the city’s most beautiful and historic buildings to ticket holders who come to listen to prestigious speakers from around the world.

This year, the festival will further support these efforts by ensuring that children from across Oxford city state schools, including those in the most disadvantaged areas of the city, will benefit from free tickets and school visits from authors.

Full details will be given in due course on the festival website.

Whilst the city of Oxford has become synonymous with a university known for its academic prowess, the attainment gap in state schools is widening between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils.

NETFLIX are proud to support the work of the Oxford Literary Festival, who are committed to ensuring that all pupils from the city have the opportunity to experience the enrichment of a literary event. 

Three state schools have currently signed up to the programme – Cherwell, Greyfriars and The Oxford Academy.


Ruth Settle, Vice President PR,  NETFLIX, said: “Storytelling is at the heart of what we do at Netflix, and we believe great stories can come from anywhere and be loved all over the world. The Oxford Literary Festival shares our commitment to supporting the next generation of talent, and we are proud to announce our continued support for their great work today.”

Sally Dunsmore – Director of the Oxford Literary Festival warmly welcomed the NETFLIX support.
“The festival is delighted to partner NETFLIX, with its commitment to showcasing the written word to the world – through film and screen – with its power to inform, entertain and inspire.

“NETFLIX will enable the Festival’s schools and education programme to bring outstanding writers to speak to children and young people about their writing lives and work.”

One of the leading literary festivals in the UK, The FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival will run from 25 March to 2 April. Speakers this year include Jeremy Bowen, thriller writer Mick Herron, astronomer Maggie Aderin Pocock, Cressida Cowell, current Waterstone’s Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, Italian actor Greta Scacchi, Al Murray, Paterson Joseph, Pulitzer Prize winner, Isabel Wilkerson, Mary Berry, novelists Colm Tóibín, John Banville and Eleanor Catton and more.

The young people’s programme has always been a key feature, running across both weekends of the Oxford Literary Festival and hosting talks and workshops by children’s laureates, bestselling authors, poets and illustrators. Tickets for these events have always been heavily subsidised or offered free of charge.

The Oxford Festival is the only major UK literary festival to receive no state or local authority funding, and is entirely dependent on sponsorship and donations.

The school programme has been established by Dr Stephen Law, who is Director of Philosophy at the University of Oxford’s Department of Continuing Education. He is editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy Journal ‘Think’ and every year organises the festival’s very successful Oxford Debates.

View the full press release and the details of the schools project.

 

FT Weekend Title partner University of Oxford Netflix European Union Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom Cultural Relations Platform Supporter of the festival's Voices of Europe programme BBC World Service International radio partner Owen Mumford Supporter of programme of science and medicine and annual science and innovation award Bodleian Libraries Festival cultural partner Oxford Martin School Festival ideas partner Spanish Embassy Event generously supported by the Spanish Embassy Cervantes Institute, London Republic of Panama Event generously supported by Republic of Panama Italian Embassy Supporter of Italian programme The Dorchester Hotels Collection Festival London hotel partner International Literary Properties Supporters of the festival green room Blackwell’s Festival on-site and online bookseller The Randolph Hotel by Graduate Hotels Sponsor of the festival crime fiction programme The Feathers Hotel Woodstock festival hotel John Roberts Lady Hatch Patron donor for the programme of Irish literature and culture Emily Rose and James Marrow Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Miles Young Masumi and Jonathan Dobson George Warren Pank Koria CEO of Project People Lucian Hudson Carole and John Allen David Isaac Jill Dunsmore Mary and Cecil Quillen Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Anna Hunter Marlene Hauser Exeter College Exeter College: college home of the festival New College Worcester College Worcester College Lincoln College Lincoln College St Cross College St Cross College Trinity College Trinity College Pasture to Plate Compassion in World Farming Symington Wines of the Douro Valley Princeton University Press Prestige publishing partner TORVA Books which change you, your mind, your world Transworld Doubleday Doubleday Bantam Jewish Book Week Partner of Jewish programme Foodbuy Thje Menu Partners Institute of Hospitality Project People Royal Academy of Arts British Academy Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Racalia Olive Oil Olive oil from Sicily The Oxford Times Regional media partner BBC Radio Oxford Local radio partner Bear Ram Elk Festival Digital Strategy & Web Design Paul Bloomfield Ltd University of Oxford Alumni Office Alumni Office Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Conference Oxford Felicity Bryan Associates CAV Oxford Critchleys Accountants to the festival The Sheldonian Theatre Oxford University Images Oxford University Images Oxford Brookes University Siren Communications Siren Communications - corporate consultants OX magazine Ox in a Box K T Bruce Photography K T Bruce Photography The Litmus Partnership Schoolreaders Chêne Bleu Wines of Provence La Leccia Flip through Flanders Literature Ireland Confucius Institute Pusey House James Currey Society The Wild Geese

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FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival sponsors, donors & partners

FT Weekend Title partner University of Oxford Netflix European Union Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom Cultural Relations Platform Supporter of the festival's Voices of Europe programme BBC World Service International radio partner Owen Mumford Supporter of programme of science and medicine and annual science and innovation award Bodleian Libraries Festival cultural partner Oxford Martin School Festival ideas partner Spanish Embassy Event generously supported by the Spanish Embassy Cervantes Institute, London Republic of Panama Event generously supported by Republic of Panama Italian Embassy Supporter of Italian programme The Dorchester Hotels Collection Festival London hotel partner International Literary Properties Supporters of the festival green room Blackwell’s Festival on-site and online bookseller The Randolph Hotel by Graduate Hotels Sponsor of the festival crime fiction programme The Feathers Hotel Woodstock festival hotel John Roberts Lady Hatch Patron donor for the programme of Irish literature and culture Emily Rose and James Marrow Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Miles Young Masumi and Jonathan Dobson George Warren Pank Koria CEO of Project People Lucian Hudson Carole and John Allen David Isaac Jill Dunsmore Mary and Cecil Quillen Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Anna Hunter Marlene Hauser Exeter College Exeter College: college home of the festival New College Worcester College Worcester College Lincoln College Lincoln College St Cross College St Cross College Trinity College Trinity College Pasture to Plate Compassion in World Farming Symington Wines of the Douro Valley Princeton University Press Prestige publishing partner TORVA Books which change you, your mind, your world Transworld Doubleday Doubleday Bantam Jewish Book Week Partner of Jewish programme Foodbuy Thje Menu Partners Institute of Hospitality Project People Royal Academy of Arts British Academy Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies Racalia Olive Oil Olive oil from Sicily The Oxford Times Regional media partner BBC Radio Oxford Local radio partner Bear Ram Elk Festival Digital Strategy & Web Design Paul Bloomfield Ltd University of Oxford Alumni Office Alumni Office Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies Conference Oxford Felicity Bryan Associates CAV Oxford Critchleys Accountants to the festival The Sheldonian Theatre Oxford University Images Oxford University Images Oxford Brookes University Siren Communications Siren Communications - corporate consultants OX magazine Ox in a Box K T Bruce Photography K T Bruce Photography The Litmus Partnership Schoolreaders Chêne Bleu Wines of Provence La Leccia Flip through Flanders Literature Ireland Confucius Institute Pusey House James Currey Society The Wild Geese