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WELCOME FROM THE CHAIR & CEO
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Liz Tucker | WFTV Chair
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Katie Bailiff | WFTV CEO
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Hi Everyone,
Hope you all had a good Easter break, and that you’ve enjoyed some of the bizarre weather combinations that the UK has offered up this bank holiday weekend!
With the green shoots of production recovery now in evidence we thought we’d invite you to some encouraging back-to-work events, and so we’ve formally declared this month Upskilling April.
To inspire you we’ve lined up CV workshops, a session on mastering the cover letter, an event on how to be a great freelancer, an introduction to edit producing and a workshop on how to produce the perfect trailer for pitching your fledgling idea or marketing your finished feature.
Just a reminder that we now have a wealth of events on our Catch-Up Hub so do click through and enjoy here.
Many thanks for all those of you who have applied for the Pat Llewellyn Bursary award. We are now in the process of reading and assessing all the ideas that have come in. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at the end of May and an announcement will be made shortly afterwards.
Katie & Liz
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New Sponsors for our Online Events Programme
On behalf of all of us at WFTV, we would like to say a huge thanks to all our new online events sponsors: Argonon, BBC, Eikon, Envy, Eon, IMDb, ITV, MBSE and Netflix. They will continue to support our WFTV Awards too. Their very generous support at this difficult time has made it possible for WFTV to continue with our weekly online events programme, for which we are incredibly grateful.
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WFTV Forgotten Freelancers Campaign
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Today (06 April) | 17:00
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Today (06 April) | 18:00 – 19:00
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Monday 12 April | 17:00 – 19:00
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Wednesday 14 April | 18:00 – 19:00
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Monday 19 April | 10:00 – 12:00
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Tuesday 20 April | 18:30 – 19:30
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Tuesday 13 April | 18:00 – 19:00
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Thursday 15 April | 18:00 – 19:00
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Monday 19 April | 18:00 – 19:00
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Tuesday 20 April | 14:00 – 15:00
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Hello everyone,
Welcome to April with WFTV. We’re excited to kick off this month with two fantastic screening opportunities available for members this week.
Following our Q&A with director, writer and producer Emerald Fennell last week, available to watch now on the Catch-Up Hub, you can still sign up to watch the BAFTA nominated Promising Young Woman here.
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Members are also invited to watch the BAFTA nominated Wolfwalkers and gain an insight into the making of the animated, family friendly film that draws on the rich history of Irish mythology and folklore. As part of this opportunity, WFTV members will receive a screening link to Wolfwalkers plus access to a pre-recorded virtual animation masterclass. There’s also an in conversation with Nora Twomey, producer of Wolfwalkers and Partner and Creative Director of Cartoon Saloon available via our Catch-Up Hub here.
Significant changes to the Ofcom Broadcasting Code come into force this month following the regulator’s review of duty of care and contributors who take part in TV programmes. You can get up to speed on these changes on 8 April with Nigel Abbas, Founder and CEO of specialist TV Law Firm Abbas Media Law, who will summarise the key changes to the Ofcom Broadcasting Code and explain how they affect the various stages of production.
Speed Networking: Find Your Crew is a great opportunity for some 1-2-1 speed networking on 12 April. At this event Heads of Production and Production Managers can meet a variety of crew and specialists from the WFTV membership, so if you’re in production management and looking to meet contacts for your next project please do sign up.
See you online,
Claudia
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RESOURCES HUB & USEFUL LINKS
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At WFTV, we’ve pulled together useful links including podcasts, videos, books, articles, films & TV series and tools for both adults and children covering anti-racism, Covid-19 and disability. And if you're looking for useful links around industry schemes, funding, training and more - then you find this all in place.
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Jo Booth, WFTV member and director of Social Media Makes Sense (SMMS), has signed up Title Role and World Productions as corporate clients. SMMS will be responsible and managing their social media accounts.
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The ICA is recruiting for a Chief Producer who will lead, manage and motivate the curatorial team, overseeing their productions and working collaboratively on the realisation of projects with artists as well as the development, organisation and delivery of the artistic programme. Apply by 22 April here.
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STV is recruiting for a payroll assistant on a nine month fixed term contract. The role can be viewed on our STV careers page and applications should be sent to H...@stv.tv by this Friday (9 Apri).
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Northern Ireland Screen has launched their first short film funding call for 2021-22. Funding is available at individual and production company levels for the production of live action, factual and VR short films. Apply by Wednesday 2 June here.
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Argonon is looking for a post-production supervisor with post-production knowledge and past experience to help support and run 35+ Edit Suites covering both online and offline - more details available here.
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The BBC Documentaries New Directors Initiative 2021 is now live, giving four candidates the opportunity to produce and direct their first long-form documentary for BBC Three - all details can be found here.
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Today is the last day to apply for the One World Media Fellowship which is open to journalists and filmmakers all over the world. Selected fellows receive a £1000 production grant, one-to-one mentoring and year-round training. It is free to apply - find all details on how to apply by tomorrow (7 April) here.
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IMG Productions is recruiting for an assistant producer for Major League Soccer (Highlights). Reporting to the producer, the assistant producer will assist the producer in the production of the weekly Highlights Show, plus the creation of VT packages for the ‘enhanced coverage’ of two to four live matches per week. You can find all details here.
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The North East International Film Festival is set to launch this November. The festival is an IMDB qualifying festival and one of only 80 festivals worldwide to adopt the F-Rating, representing females in film.
Their inaugural event is a 3 day theme park of film, to take place in and around Newcastle City Centre with some satellite screenings of award winning films in various locations throughout the North East Region from 19 - 21 November 2021. You can find more details here.
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Endeavor Content is seeking an experienced Senior Material Servicing Manager to lead the materials team and oversee all servicing for the international sales team.
The successful candidate will work strategically with EVP and other department heads to improve our business across all areas of material tech, localisation, customer service, storage, lab relations, reduction of costs. You can find more details here.
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