The Pat Llewellyn Bursary fund is for the next compelling talent led documentary. Do you think you’ve discovered the next Stacey Dooley, Yinka Bokinni or Louis Theroux? Pitch us a…
A new forecast of UK film and high-end TV production growth and skills commissioned by ScreenSkills and published today (24 June) suggests that nearly 21,000 more crew might be needed by 2025…
Creative Producer Lab is returning this year with the aim to discover and develop the next generation of producing talent, and applications are now open. Taking place from August – November 2022,…
Slinky Productions is hiring a Production Assistant Intern for a period of 12 Months Full-Time. This 1 year student internship placement is for University students studying Video/TV/Film. The Internship must…
Creative UK has opened applications for the Simon Relph Memorial Bursary to support emerging producers in the early stages of their film career. The bursary of £15,000 supports the career development…
Do you live in the West Midlands? Could your next job be working in TV? Join ScreenSkills, Alison Grade & guest speakers for a free online event on 21 June, 18:00 -…
First World War drama Can You Hear Me?, written by and starring actress Charlotte Radford, will be filmed at Upton Cressett Hall, near Bridgnorth, beginning in March. The Severn Valley…
The Channel 4 Production Training Scheme is open for entry level talent who want to break into the media industry and are passionate about making television programmes. Applications for the next…
Sammy Andrews is the Music Editor of Redbrick, the student publication of the University of Birmingham. In this article, she explains the importance of supporting Birmingham’s independent cinema scene. In…
In a recent piece by the Guardian, Birmingham writer Kit de Waal was named among the current crop of "working-class women storming TV". Asserting that television has been dominated by…
BT Sport Films production Super Villans will debut on BT Sport 1 at 10.30pm on 18 May. The documentary sees actor and famous Aston Villa fan Mark Williams narrate the…
A Lozells director is overwhelmed by glowing reviews of his debut Amazon Prime film. 'Bluff', shot by Muslim filmmaker Sheikh Shahnawaz, is now screening on the global subscription service. Incredibly,…
Midlands Movies Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Saturday June 11th at The Y Theatre in Leicester. These Midlands 'Oscars' are a platform to honour the local…
Midlands Movies Editor Michael Sales and BBC Radio Presenter Ed Stagg announced the nominations for the 2022 Midlands Movies Awards. A big thanks was given to the entire Jury Panel who…
A new set of virtual reality films are being shown in Warwickshire to give young males the chance to see how their behaviour and actions impact on women. The VR films…
The BBC has commissioned a six-part drama about the UK’s ska and two-tone music scene, which hails from Steven Knight, the Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning creator of Peaky Blinders and writer of…
A film written and directed by a Wolverhampton actor is to feature as one of the highlights at the city’s first annual movie festival, being held at the Light House…
Gavin Millar, the film director, critic and television presenter, at one time a frequent contributor to Sight and Sound, died in London from a brain tumour on 20 April 2022.…
Young Creatives from Coventry and Nairobi have come together to create incredible immersive experiences designed to inspire change in their cities. The Digital Storytelling Lab welcomed the young people into…
ITV's brand new police drama, DI Ray, made its debut on the channel on Monday night and viewers are all saying the same thing about the series. The series stars Bend It…
Wolverhampton Filmmaker Mark Griffin has funded, produced, written and directed the film Lawrence After Arabia. It examines the circumstances of Col Thomas Edward Lawrence's death in a motorcycle accident in…
ITV’s latest crime series, DI Ray, follows a homicide detective working on a murder investigation in Birmingham. Written by Line of Duty writer Maya Sondhi and executive producer Jed Mercurio, the four-part…
Channel 4 and Create Central are pleased to announce a new collaboration to support and grow the West Midlands' TV production sector. Launching today, the partnership includes a £30K More4…
On Easter Sunday 17th April 2022 Midlands Movies Editor Michael Sales and BBC Radio Presenter Ed Stagg announced the nominations for the 2022 Midlands Movies Awards via a Facebook live…
Some may say Coventry doesn't spring to mind as a prime film location but the city has had a few brushes with cinematic fame. Ask anyone to name a famous…
If Ken Loach ever needs reminding about how to champion social justice, then he only has to remember his late best friend, Tony Garnett - orphaned in the most shocking…
Graduate filmmakers from Coventry University have won the acclaim of industry experts after picking up prestigious accolades at the Royal Television Society Midlands Student Awards. The awards, which were presented during…
Birmingham will host the first-ever DESIblitz Film Fusion Festival in June 2022. A first of its kind, the festival focuses on promoting and elevating, Punjabi, Pakistani and Sports films. Movies made…
If you were shopping around for locations for a Yorkshire-based crime drama, the big city of Brum wouldn't immediately come to mind. Tons of traffic, tall concrete towers, and big department stores…
After three years Birmingham's iconic Mockingbird Cinema will echo the sounds of martial arts action, and the passionate gathering of action film fans. The Fighting Spirit Film Festival returns to…
