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First-Time Feature Film Producers

By October 10, 2024Training

First-Time Feature Film Producers

Are you:

  • Producing shorts or sub £500k films?
  • A TV/Streaming Drama Producer looking to transition to produce feature films?
  • Credited as Producer on completed production(s)?

If so, this course is for you!

The First-Time Feature Film Producers training course prepares you to step-up into the funded feature film industry. This training is supported by the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund with contributions from UK film productions, facilitated by Mission Accomplished and The Fold in Birmingham.

By the end of the course, you will:

  • Understand an Industry Standard Funded Feature Film Producer’s role and responsibilities.
  • Have a complete overview of creative and practical filmmaking processes.
  • Lead and communicate with confidence, fostering a positive atmosphere.
  • Manage departments, motivate teams allowing room for creativity, ensure legal compliance.
  • Organise projects, draft schedules, manage production budgets, negotiate salaries.
  • Develop financial skills to set up funding structures, secure and negotiate deals with financial backers to create a successful film.
  • Confidently market to distributors and the public.

The training will cover:

The key areas that first-time producers struggle with and/or have no experience of due to the big step up from shorts / micro-features to first feature.

  • Development: Creative processes, finance, bridging the development-to-greenlight gap.
  • Pitching: Successful techniques and strategies.
  • Packaging and Raising Finance: Assembling funders, requirements and strategies and finding funding opportunities (e.g. regional funds).
  • Sales and Distribution: Market positioning and selling.
  • Leading and Managing: Building, leading and developing larger teams.
  • Budgeting and Scheduling: Planning, tracking costs and decision-making.
  • Complications: Production issues, dealing with/planning for and communicating changes.
  • Post-Production: Workflow, schedules and deliverables.

Key dates:

This course is running once from Tuesday 26th November 2024 to Tuesday 4th February 2025.

  • Format: Online and In-Person training.
  • Webinar: Wednesday 16th October 2024.
  • Deadline for applications: Monday 28th October 2024.
  • Interviews: w/c Monday 4th November 2024.
  • Notifications: Friday 8th November 2024.

Training dates:

  • Tuesday 26th November 2024 – Session 1 – 3-hour session Online.
  • Tuesday 10th December 2024 – Session 2 – 3-hour session Online.
  • Wednesday 8th January 2025 – Session 3 – In Person, Birmingham.
  • Thursday 9th January 2025 – Session 4 – In Person, Birmingham.
  • Tuesday 21st January 2025 – Session 5 – 3-hour session Online.
  • Tuesday 4th February 2025 – Session 6 – 3-hour session Online.

How to apply:

Register via this link for the live online information webinar on 16th October, 2024.

Register your application via the Screenskills website by Monday 28th October 2024.

They welcome applications from all individuals. If you would like support completing the application form and/or would like them to send it to you in an alternative format, please email training@mission.guru.

 

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