Our friends at ScreenSkills are offering craft, technical & production bursaries for industry freelancers. This film bursary for freelancers supports training in the following departments:
- Art department
- Camera
- Construction
- Costume
- Electrical
- Hair and make-up
- Post-production
- Production department
- Health and safety
You can apply for the film bursary for freelancers if you:
- Are a proven full-time freelancer
- Are working in a craft, technical, production office or post-production role
- Can demonstrate proven professional experience of working regularly in the UK screen industries. Dailies work is acceptable as long as it is on broadcast material and you have more than three credits. Trainee experience does not count. Work undertaken at film school or in education is not considered suitable experience
- Have a history of work in feature-length films and/or feature-length documentaries which have been distributed
- Have been accepted on the training course(s) you want to attend
- Are able to demonstrate how the training you are applying for will benefit your career to progress within the industry
The film bursary for freelancers will support training:
- Through structured courses with training providers
- Outside the UK, but you must clearly demonstrate why this is more appropriate than training in the UK
- Which takes place before 30 April 2019. If this is not possible due to the schedule of the course, please contact the Fund Team for further advice
The film bursary for freelancers will not support:
- Full-time graduate, postgraduate or educational diploma courses
- Training that is already supported by other ScreenSkills funds
- Attendance at networking, festivals or social events, or trade exhibitions
- Training not arranged through a recognised industry training provider or assessment centre
- The purchase of equipment
- Training that is due to start earlier than one day after the date your application is received
- Travel, accommodation and childcare costs only
The deadline for applications is 31 March 2019. However, these funds are in high demand and will close when all of the funds have been allocated, which may be before this date.
Film bursary for freelancers: How to apply
Before you apply, please read the complete application guidelines (PDF). Applications for funding for training are made using ScreenSkills’ online application form: Apply here.
The first page of the application is an eligibility test. Should you be successful you will be directed to the online form. This takes you through the application step by step and should not take more than 30 minutes to complete. Before you start filling in the form, make sure you have the following information available:
- Name of your chosen training course(s)
- Name and address of the training provider
- Cost of the training and any additional travel, accommodation and childcare costs
- Dates of your training
- Your CV ready to upload
- Copy of your acceptance on the course and confirmation of the course costs ready to upload (either a company headed letter or email from the training provider)
- Direct link to or a copy of the course outline ready to upload
Once you have completed the application form and attached your supporting documents you must press the submit icon on your screen. You need to do this for your application to be submitted to ScreenSkills to be assessed.
You will automatically be sent a receipt of application email with a tracking number. If you do not receive this, please check your junk mailbox and if it is not there contact ScreenSkills immediately.
What happens next?
ScreenSkills’ bursaries team will assess applications individually . If you are successful you will receive an offer email and letter outlining the offer and our terms and conditions. If your application is unsuccessful ScreenSkills will notify you by email.
Source: screenskills.com
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