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ScreenSkills' CEO looks ahead
"The end of the financial year coinciding so closely with the anniversary of the first lockdown of the pandemic seems a good moment to reflect on the lessons of 2020-2021 and what was achieved and also to say thank you to all those who worked with us," says ScreenSkills CEO Seetha Kumar. Read more
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Combat bullying and harassment in the workplace
The BFI and BAFTA have launched Action List, a resource which outlines actions employers in TV and film can take to prevent and tackle bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace. The list contains recommendations, including taking ScreenSkills’ tackling bullying and harassment at work online learning module. Read more
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Daniel Dempster on ScreenSkills bursary support
With credits on shows made by some of the UK’s leading independent production companies, producer/director Daniel Dempster is flying high. A ScreenSkills bursary helped him progress even further. Read more about his story or share your own story with us and our community.
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Read producer/director Daniel Dempster's story or share your own
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New mentoring programme for deaf or disabled talent
Disabled and deaf screen professionals can apply until 12 April for ENGAGE, a six-month mentoring programme. The free programme - supported by ScreenSkills using National Lottery funds awarded by the BFI - aims to help successful participants build networks and reflect on and develop their careers.
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Apply now for script editing training in the North West
Trainee script editors living in Greater Manchester and the North West can apply until 9 April for Flip the Script. The 12-week programme offers paid placements to 12 participants to help them go forward and apply for positions as researchers, script editors, assistant story editors and dramaturgs in the future.
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New animation competition for under-represented talent
Submission are open now for The Secret Story Draw - a new initiative dedicated to placing illustrators and animators from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds into some of the country’s best animation studios via paid internships. Find out more about the competition and share it with your network.
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In brief...
- Keep an eye on our opportunities directory to find out which masterclasses and events we are organising next. Opportunities include a post-production supervisor training programme that aims to help disabled crew to step up and more.
- Revisit some of the masterclasses we recorded with professionals in the past year, such as one with children’s TV creators who shared their pioneering approaches to productions that feature under-represented voice.
- Watch the panel discussion we led at the BFI Future Film Festival on what steps you can take to land your dream job in post-production or VFX.
- ScreenSkills CEO Seetha Kumar participated in an online panel discussion organised by the Royal Television Society on the impact of US high-end TV investment on the UK production sector.
- It’s up to all of us to challenge unconscious bias to promote greater diversity and inclusion in the screen industries. You can now take our free online training to learn what unconscious bias is, how it might manifest itself at work and how to recognise and challenge assumptions.
- Educators were offered insight on how to best support students to start successful careers in screen during the inaugural ScreenSkills Select Congress. Read more
- More than 66,000 people have completed our free basic coronavirus awareness on production training since it first launched, including 9,700 people who have re-taken the course to stay up-to-date. Join them today
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