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Mar 04

BAFTA Connect Membership 2024

BAFTA members champion creativity, provide community, and promote progressive industry practices across the screen arts.

Connect membership is open to talented emerging and mid-career professionals working within the film, games or television industries, and is offered for a three-year term.

Applicants display a promising career trajectory and the beginnings of a recognised body of work, advocate for creative talent and storytelling and are committed to inclusion and progressive industry practice.

Members benefit from a tailored development programme of workshops and events as well as structured peer-to-peer networking, and full-day conferences aimed at developing craft and understanding of best practice and industry landscape.

Applicants should be currently working in the film, games and television industries at emerging and mid-level in their field and be based in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or North America.

Benefits

A tailored development programme of monthly workshops and events as well as structured peer-to-peer networking in London, the regions, North America and online.
Full-day conferences aimed at developing craft and understanding of best practive and industry landscape
A secondary programme of year-round in-person and online industry events, screenings and Q&As
Access to BAFTA 195 Piccadilly, including use of the members’ club for networking, meetings and entertaining.
Access to BAFTA View, BAFTA’s online viewing platform.
Discounted Room Hire at 195 Piccadilly for private screenings and events.
Inclusion in the online BAFTA Connect Membership Directory, which is promoted to full BAFTA members and the wider industry.
Opportunity to apply for discounted ceremony-only tickets at selected awards ceremonies.

Criteria

BAFTA welcome applications from emerging and mid-level creatives and executives currently working in the film, games and television.

Film and Television applicants must meet two of the following criteria;

Previous experience in short form, theatre, web series or radio
In funded development on a debut feature-length project, or your first TV, streaming or online commission.
Demonstrable craft, technical, production and editorial credit(s) in feature film and/or television that has been commercially released or distributed in the UK or North America via a distributor, production company, network or major streaming platform.
Credits as director, producer or writer for hire – including writers and directors of block/series episodes and writers room credits.

Connect membership is not currently open to actors living and working in the UK.

Those with significant experience in theatre, commercials and short form may still be considered at the discretion of the jury.

APPLY NOW – CONNECT MEMBERSHIP

Deadline to apply to join in 2024: Monday 1 April 2024

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Mar 04

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Build Your Own Film Night 2024

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Build Your Own Film Night 2024

Learn how to curate and host your own pop-up film event with Film Hub Midlands.

Build Your Own Film Night is a series of interactive workshops that will guide you through all the essential information and skills required to deliver your very own film event. Led by experienced industry professionals, the session will cover everything from choosing films and clearing rights to marketing and logistics.

Throughout the course you’ll pick up all sorts of tips and tricks that will help ensure your event runs smoothly and has a lasting impact on your audience. You’ll even get the chance to put your skills to the test and host your own event at MAC with support from the Film Hub Midlands team.

BFI Film Academy presents Build Your Own Film Night at Midlands Arts Centre delivered by Flatpack on behalf of Film Hub Midlands supported by National Lottery.

Access Bursary

Each session has a fee of £3 but there is a access bursary available for attendees aged 16-25 who require financial support for:

Those taking part in the programme and are unable to pay to secure their place.
Traveling to and from MAC for each scheduled in-person sessions as part of the programme. Travel reimbursements are up to £20 maximum each journey/session in order to attend.
Those attending the screening including sign-ups/participants of the programme and the public attending. Both ticket fees and travel.

Dates and times

Tue 26 Mar, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Tue 2 Apr, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Tue 9 Apr, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Tue 16 Apr, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Tue 23 Apr, 5:30pm – 7:30pm

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Mar 01

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West Midlands Create Growth Programme

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West Midlands Create Growth Programme

Does your business have creativity at its heart?

Does your business have creativity at its heart – design, fashion, architecture, film, broadcast, createch, gaming, immersive, publishing, music, theatre, art, heritage, craft or media?
Are you operating in the West Midlands Combined Authority area?*
Do you need help building your confidence as a founder to make decisions on investment, IP, business structures and growth plans?

*Priority will be given to businesses trading or registered within one of the following areas: Birmingham, Solihull, Sandwell, Dudley, Coventry, Walsall, Wolverhampton. They will also consider applicants from certain wider region areas, however a smaller proportion of businesses will be selected from these areas: East Staffordshire, Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Tamworth, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick, Stratford-on-Avon, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest.

Applications for the Create Growth Programme in the West Midlands are now open. The programme is designed to support growing creative businesses to develop the skills to secure investment and achieve ambitions for growth. It is tailored to the needs of different creative disciplines, their respective markets, governance and distribution models.  Take a look at the website to find out more. Follow this link to read FAQs before submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI).

The programme has two stages running in parallel:

Stage 1: 6-month programme starting in April, ‘preparing for investment’ Deadline 1 April
Stage 2: 9 month programme starting in May, ‘get ready for investment’ – Deadline 4 March

The Create Growth Programme is funded by the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and aims to support creative businesses in planning for growth and exploring and securing commercial investment opportunities. The programme will be delivered by Creative UK in partnership with West Midlands Combined Authority and Create Central.

Stage 1

Stage 1 application deadline: Monday 1st April

Stage 1 activity will begin in May 2024.

Stage 1 has been designed for businesses who want to grow and explore commercial investment pathways. Over six months, you will be placed in a cohort of businesses with access to: a course of workshops designed to unlock your commercial capacity and describe routes to investment and growth; two one-to-one mentoring sessions to define and refine your business ambitions; access to the Ethical Equity Simulator – a unique piece of software that enables users to learn about the different types of investment from a practical point of view. Stage 1 closes with a diagnostic session with investment mentors to help you plan the next steps on your investment journey.

Stage 2

Stage 2 application deadline: Monday 4th March

Stage 1 activity will begin in April 2024.

Stage 2 is an intensive investment readiness programme for businesses who are ambitious to get commercial investment. Over nine months, you will receive: on-going one-to-one mentoring to address your challenges and craft a bespoke nine-month journey for your business; a course of workshops covering business foundations and sector-specific challenges; opportunities to meet and pitch to investors.

How to apply

Fill in the EOI form to express interest in Get Investment Ready (make sure to read the FAQs before starting and reach out to the team if still you have any unanswered questions).

Once the team has looked at your EOI they will be in touch to discuss if they think you are eligible for Stage 1, Stage 2, or to discuss different options and opportunities. Please allow up to 4 weeks for a response to the EOI.

Businesses may be invited into a diagnostic process, which will allow for their investment and business mentors to look at the potential of your business and its future invest-ability.

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Mar 01

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New Writers Collective 2024

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New Writers Collective 2024

A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR UNCREDITED WRITERS

The TV Foundation, the umbrella charity behind the Edinburgh TV Festival, has once again teamed up with leading international TV production and distribution group, All3Media, to support undiscovered, diverse writing voices, through its New Writers Collective. The TV Foundation and All3Media have been supporting and celebrating unrepresented new writers together since 2018, expanding the New Script Award into the New Writers Collective last year to deliver more for emerging voices.

The New Writers’ Collective an initiative designed to discover and support new TV writers. The successful cohort will attend an intensive residential writers’ retreat with professional guidance from The TV Foundation and from experienced executives and creatives from across the All3Media Group. They will help the writers develop their ideas and scripts and provide expert tips and advice. The writers will also be offered professional networking opportunities and receive complimentary delegate passes and accommodation at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival in August.

The New Writers Collective is perfect for you if …

You’re an aspiring writer looking for your first paid TV writing experience or representation
You want to join a supportive network of writers to take the next leap in your writing career and form invaluable industry connections
You’re interested in an exclusive deal with All3Media

Key Information

Applications Open: Thursday 22 February 2024
Applications Close: Thursday 21st March 2024
Submission Fee: £24

Application Timeline

Applications assessed: April 2024
Participants notified: Early May 2024
New Writers’ Collective Residential Workshop: June 2024
The Edinburgh TV Festival: Tuesday 20th August – Friday 23rd August

All submissions to the Collective will be chosen from an expert jury drawn from All3Media’s labels as well as a representative from All3Media International.

Apply here via the online form. Please read the FAQ’s and the Ts+Cs for more details on eligibility, the application process, and being on the programme.

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Feb 28

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Channel 4 New Writers Scheme 2024

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Channel 4 New Writers Scheme 2024

Channel 4’s New Writers Scheme is a one-stop-shop for new writers with a burning desire to write TV drama. It is open to unrepresented new writers looking for their first writing credit. This scheme is aimed at those currently underrepresented in the TV industry. Channel 4 are particularly keen to hear from Deaf and/or disabled people, ethnically diverse people and people from lower socioeconomic groups.

This is a unique opportunity to gain the skills needed to forge a successful writing career, and tell stories which reflect the diversity and creativity of the place where you live. Over 8 months, you will benefit from expert industry training and insights, mentoring and introductions to scripted drama production companies. You must be available to attend in person training days in Bristol, Glasgow or Leeds around every two months. At the end of the scheme, you will submit a spec script for feedback from Channel 4.

This development programme is targeted at emerging writers from the Nations & Regions, with three regional cohorts based in Bristol, Glasgow and Leeds. With up to 8 writers in each regional cohort, you will build your skills, knowledge and networks to develop and write scripts reflecting your regional identity with a particular focus on diverse perspectives.

Channel 4’s New Writers Scheme ran as a pilot in the West & South West of England in 2022. It was developed by Channel 4’s Bristol hub in partnership with Bristol UNESCO City of Film, BFI NETWORK (delivered regionally in the South West by Watershed), UWE Bristol and The Bottle Yard Studios. Its purpose was to support partner ambitions to develop TV drama talent and increase representation of regional stories on screen. Following on from the successes of this pilot and working again with their partners at the BFI Network, they are now expanding the scheme to continue to support more writers across the Nations & Regions.

ELIGIBILITY/CRITERIA

The scheme is open to all new writers who are not represented by an agent. Please note that Channel 4 cannot accept applications from writers with representation or a writing credit for television.
You will be able to demonstrate a burning desire to write television drama.
You may have had experience in writing for theatre, radio or made short films though this is not essential.
Submissions will be your original work.
Submissions will be assessed on the strength of the writing and the originality of the pitch.
You must be able to commit to attending in-person training days (around every 6-8 weeks) at your chosen regional location, alongside regular virtual masterclass sessions and meetings with your mentor and script editor.

COURSE CONTENT

The scheme will cover fundamental elements of writing drama for TV including masterclasses from some of the best producers, directors and writers in the industry on subjects such as:

TV Format and genre.
Story and structure: Essential elements that go into creating a dynamic and compelling story.
Character and dialogue: How to create memorable and original characters.
Pitching.
How to write outlines and treatments.
Navigating the industry and finding & working with an agent.

TIMETABLE

Applications for the scheme will be open from Tuesday 6th February 2024 to midnight on Friday 1st March 2024.
Channel 4 will be hosting a one hour online Q&A webinar for applicants on Monday 12th February at 1pm. To register for this event please click here.
The interviews will be held virtually in late May/June 2024. The scheme will begin late June/July 2024.
If you are selected you must be able to travel to a series of training days and events between July 2024 and February 2025. In-person sessions will take place every 6 to 8 weeks and will rotate around the 3 regional hubs (Bristol, Glasgow and Leeds), alongside virtual events.

*C4 can provide financial support for travel if your circumstances would otherwise exclude you from being able to attend the in-person sessions. As the course is part-time and sessions are scheduled to ensure most people can attend them around a full-time job, the scheme is unpaid, and C4 therefore would not cover wider costs/expenses other than travel to/from these sessions for those who need it.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

PART ONE: Please submit the following documents as one merged PDF file*:

A CV, highlighting any credits or relevant experience if applicable.
The first eight pages of an original script idea for a new Channel 4 TV drama series.
A separate drama series pitch document for a different idea for a series no longer than one side of A4.

For guidance on the current commissioning priorities please follow this link: https://www.channel4.com/commissioning/4producers/drama

*For information on how to merge files into one document please visit this link: https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/merge-pdf.html

PART TWO: Please also answer the following questions and upload as a PDF file:

Please tell Channel 4 why you would like a place on this scheme and how would you benefit from participating? (150-200 words max)
This scheme is aimed at amplifying underrepresented voices in TV drama. Please tell Channel 4 about your background and how you hope to bring your unique writing perspective to the industry? (150-200 words max)
What steps have you taken to advance your writing and experience so far? For example this may be training, voluntary work or theatre experience. (250-300 words max)

APPLY NOW:

* Please apply via the correct link below for your chosen regional location. Please note that applicants must only apply once, and this should be to the regional hub closest to where you are based. Additional applications will not be accepted.

Please access the Q&A webinar recording here and insert the passcode: V.Y6SfSx or visit the channel 4 website for more details.

If you have any questions regarding the application process or require any adjustments please email 4Skills@channel4.co.uk

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Feb 28

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Write Across Birmingham and the Black Country 2024

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Write Across Birmingham and the Black Country 2024

What is Write Across Birmingham and the Black Country?

Write Across Birmingham and the Black Country is an eight-week development programme specifically designed to support emerging writers and creatives who are at the early stages of their writing careers. Through a series of engaging workshops, expert-led sessions and networking opportunities, they’ll explore the art of crafting compelling stories for television, empowering participants to develop their own new original series idea.

This professional development programme is led by BBC Writers in collaboration with their programme partner organisations: Create Central; Birmingham Rep; Script Sirens; Dudley Creates; Creative Black Country; and Black Country Touring.

Selected writers will take part in a range of craft and industry sessions designed to grow their professional skills, cover the foundations of storytelling for the screen, and demystify the process of writing for television. They will learn how to generate exciting ideas for television by analysing recent shows that have resonated with audiences and exploring techniques that spark creativity. Writers will hear from industry guests such as screenwriters, producers, and commissioners, as well as connecting and developing working relationships with peers amongst the group.

During their time on the programme all participants will define and develop an original idea for a television drama or comedy drama series, laying the groundwork for a one-page pitch document. Writers will work collaboratively with support from the BBC Writers team, industry experts and with their peers in the group to develop this idea, receiving editorial feedback and creative support along the way. It is hoped that the pitch will function as a creative springboard for the writer to develop further.

BBC Writers are excited to invite up to 12 talented writers to join this programme, which will run from July to September 2024. Most sessions will be delivered digitally via online video calls, allowing flexibility, with select in-person sessions and workshops taking place in the Black Country and wider West Midlands region. Participants can expect approximately one workshop session per week, lasting 90 minutes to two hours. Participants’ commitment to attending all sessions is vital, and they will strive to accommodate the group’s existing work and personal commitments when scheduling. They will endeavour to give as much notice as possible regarding dates and times of sessions, but they might need to be flexible on occasion, owing to speaker availability. On those exceptional occasions where participants cannot attend live, they will endeavour to record the sessions. Support will be provided for any participants who need assistance accessing the online workshops.

To ensure accessibility, this programme is free to attend for all successful applicants. They will cover all reasonable travel costs and access needs. Please note that this is a non-paid writing opportunity.

Who are they looking for?

BBC Writers want to find the next wave of exciting and passionate storytellers from Birmingham and the Black Country. They are looking for a diverse mix of writers and creatives who are at the beginning of their television writing career but who can demonstrate an interest and commitment to dramatic writing, alongside a growing creative track record, e.g., attending local writing workshops or theatre groups, performing their own material, or writing short films/plays.

They’re looking for writers with an original voice, a fresh perspective, and a keen interest in the medium of television and learning more about writing for it. You do not need to have any produced TV, film or theatre credits in order to apply.

Given the specific remit of this programme it will not be suitable for writers who already have a TV credit.

Eligibility

Writers should be over the age of 18 and currently live full-time in Birmingham or the Black Country (specifically the City of Birmingham, and the metropolitan boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and the City of Wolverhampton).

You can check whether your address is within the eligible region on the gov.uk website at https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council

BBC Writers strongly encourage applications from individuals who have been historically under-represented in the screen industries.

How do you apply?

Applications will only be accepted via the BBC Writers E-submissions system during the submission window. Full details including Terms and Conditions of Entry and the link to submit your entry are available on the BBCs website. Please read this information and the Terms and Conditions before submitting your entry. You will be asked to confirm this as part of the application process.

You will need to submit a paragraph about your writing history, a sample of your previous dramatic writing, and complete a creative task outlined by BBC Writers.

The deadline for submissions is 5th March 2024 at noon. They will aim to come back to everyone by end of June 2024. The programme will commence in July and will run for 8 weeks. All details and schedule will be provided to successful candidates nearer the time.

Unfortunately, due to limited resources they’re unable to provide individual feedback on unsuccessful applications.

If you have any questions please contact BBC Writers via email at bbcwriters@bbc.co.uk

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Feb 28

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BFI NETWORK Midlands Producers Series 2024

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BFI NETWORK Midlands Producers Series 2024

Are you looking to step up into producing?

Want to learn more about what it takes to produce a short film?

Refreshing skills ready for your Short Film Fund application?

From 18th – 20th March 2024, Film Hub Midlands will be running three days of workshops for new and early career producers ran by their very own Lauren Parker, BFI NETWORK Talent Executive and Producer at Kato Pictures. The workshops will cover practical skills and will use real documents to guide participants through contracting, budgeting, scheduling, post-production and festival releases.

Film Hub Midlands will be using the current BFI NETWORK templates throughout the workshop to aid those who might be looking to apply for the short film fund.

When is it?

The three sessions in the series will take place between Monday 18th March, Tuesday 19th March and Wednesday 20th at 10:00 to 12:00 each day.

Workshops will be two hours long and will take place on Zoom. Each session will have one comfort break.

Participants are expected to attend all sessions.

Who is this series for?

Ideal participants will have experience of producing, line producing or production managing at least one short film or have produced at least one staged play and be looking to take on more short film projects in the future.

Film Hub Midlands are also open to applications from people with experience from other art forms or in arts management, where skills are transferable to producing.

Participants must be based in the Midlands, over 18 years of age and outside of full-time education.

How to apply?

The deadline for applications is Friday 8th March at midnight.

Film Hub Midlands want to ensure that the course can be designed to best suit it’s participants and so please ensure questions are answered in full so they best know how to support you.

Places are limited for the training so please ensure you are able to attend all three sessions before applying.

If you have any questions about the series or your application then please contact the team at: bfinetwork@filmhubmidlands.org.uk

To apply for a spot on Producers Series please complete the short form here

About the facilitator

Lauren is a Nottingham based producer with her company Kato Pictures as well as BFI NETWORK Talent Executive for the Midlands. Her recent shorts include the Creative England/ BFI NETWORK supported Wash Club which premiered online with Short of the Week and received a Vimeo Staff Pick. Her short Majority, also supported by BFI NETWORK, was selected for Palm Springs Shortfest, BFI London Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival and screened on BBC 2 as part of their Festival of Funny. Lauren’s latest short Lord of the Free Range was recently nominated for the Méliés d’or for the best European fantastic short film.

Lauren’s short films have screened at festivals around the world including Aesthetica, Frightfest, Stiges, Galway Film Fleadh, London Short Film Festival as well as broadcast on The Horror Channel and BBC.

Lauren has a background in film and TV production, working for CBBC, BBC, Element Pictures, Balloon Entertainment, Channel 4 and recently line produced the interactive feature film As Dead As It Gets for Wellington Films (Calibre, The Levelling). She also line-produced the BAFTA long-listed short The Tunnel for Griffin Pictures. She will be utilising production workflows to show you how to manage your short film efficiently.

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Sep 08

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NFTS Prime Video Craft Academy 2024

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NFTS Prime Video Craft Academy 2024

The Prime Video Craft Academy delivered by the National Film and Television School has places for 25 people based in London, Cardiff and Glasgow on paid traineeships and apprenticeships working on a UK-produced Amazon Original Series or with the trusted Prime Video and Amazon Studios supply partners.

The Prime Video Craft Academy will be offering traineeships for those interested in broad foundation training and craft roles. And in addition, there will be an opportunity for those who prefer to take the apprenticeship route to apply for an apprenticeship at this point.

For the first time NFTS are piloting a flexi-apprenticeship and will be offering the opportunity to apply for a Level 4 Media Production Co-ordinator. At this stage the apprenticeship opportunity is only available in NFTS’ Beaconsfield (London) hub. In Production Management, the traineeship will be offered as an apprenticeship qualification. All other disciplines will be traineeships.

If temporary relocation is necessary, NFTS will consider requests for bursaries to support trainees/apprentices as needed. They also offer bursaries to support trainees/apprentices with driving lessons.

The 25 Academy participants will:

Be given a 12-month contract with the NFTS
Work on some of the biggest TV productions, both scripted and unscripted, currently being made in the UK for Prime Video or by trusted partners
Learn a specialism – NFTS are particularly keen to hear from people who are interested in Production Management, as they will be offering apprenticeships in this area.
Access training and support from the NFTS, which is widely regarded to be one of the top film schools in the world.
Be awarded an NFTS Certificate in Production or a Media Production Co-ordinator apprenticeship on successful completion of the programme.
Be employed by the NFTS on a 12-month fixed-term contract and earn £33,800. The employment for apprenticeships will likely last 15 months.

As the year progresses, participants will gain experience in areas such as Production Management, Assistant Directing, Art Department, Locations, Camera, Sound, Post Production, IT, Sustainability, Transport, Lighting, Grip and Costume.

Upon completion of the programme, the NFTS and Prime Video will work with the individual participants to plan and support their next steps hopefully into full-time work within the screen industries. Although no further work or placements are guaranteed at this stage.

The apprenticeship training culminates in the undertaking of a production project on a UK-produced Amazon Original Series, with trusted Prime Video and Amazon Studios supply partners, or on a Masters student project at the NFTS. The project forms the basis for the end point assessment which completes the apprenticeship. Apprentices will evidence their work and their learning in an online portfolio on an ongoing basis, and their progress will be supported regularly by mentors from the NFTS while they are on placement.

Entry requirements

NFTS welcome candidates who are committed to and passionate about a career in film and television. They would be excited to learn about all the different aspects of both scripted and unscripted film and television and be open to placements in different departments. They would have a brilliant ‘can-do’ attitude, work effectively on their own and or collaboratively in group settings to achieve goals. Candidates must have a drive and determination to complete required tasks of the role. Candidates should be able to highlight how they maintain their knowledge and understanding of latest trends, high rating shows and consumer engagement (this may be via social media, campaigns etc).
Candidates must have no more than a combined total of one year’s paid experience working on a professional television or film production in any role or department in the last 5 years. Candidates must also have no more than 6 months paid experience in their chosen department in the last 5 years. This scheme is not for you if you already have a lot of experience in your chosen department or if you’re looking to become a director/screenwriter/researcher.
Please note that NFTS are unable to sponsor candidates for these roles, so NFTS are only able to accept applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate their right to live and work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, NFTS will not be able to progress your application.
At the NFTS, people are at the heart of what they do. They’re an inclusive employer and are committed to equality of opportunity, and building a culturally diverse workforce. NFTS are committed to being an anti-racist organisation and to increasing their representation of staff from ethnically diverse backgrounds. NFTS strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds.