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WELCOME FROM THE CEO & CHAIR
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Katie Bailiff | WFTV CEO
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Liz Tucker | WFTV Chair
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Good afternoon and welcome to this week’s newsletter with a round-up of events from our Senior Awards and Events Producer Claudia Merhej.
The film and TV industry still has many roles where women are underrepresented, and that is particularly stark in post production. Today we are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new WFTV award which spotlights new female talent in post production. The Elouise Carden Rising Star Award for Post Production is an award which recognises outstanding work by an early career woman working in post production.
Nominees are required to have worked in the industry for up to four years and have made a real impact on colleagues and/or clients. The award recognises someone who consistently goes above and beyond the expectations of the role and shows a genuine curiosity and passion for post production. Submissions are open to female runners, audio assistants, assistant online editors, junior post producers, post production assistants and post production bookings, junior post production engineers, machine room assistants, and VFX assistants.
The winner of this award will receive a £2,000 bursary which can be used for training, professional development and equipment to further their career in post.
Elouise Carden, who sadly passed away in 2020 was the joint Managing Director and Co-Owner of both Rapid Pictures and Radiant Post Production. Elouise was passionate about nurturing new talent in our industry, and in particular women working in post production. This award is in honour of Elouise and will continue the work she started. It's free to nominate your post production rising star - for more details on how to submit a nomination click here. The new award will be presented at the WFTV Summer Party. Submissions for our annual WFTV Awards will open in May.
Last night, the BAFTA TV Craft Award winners were announced and we’d like to congratulate all the winners and nominees for their achievements.
We are thrilled that WFTV Board Member Cherylee Houston and her Co-Founder Melissa Johns were awarded with the TV Craft Special Award for their outstanding work with Triple C – an organisation which helps deaf, disabled and neurodiverse people access the arts and media.
Congratulations also to the brilliant We are Lady Parts team – Nida Manzoor who won for Best Writer, Comedy, PC Williams for Costume Design, and Aisha Bywaters who won for Scripted Casting. Sarah Brewerton won for Editing, Fiction for her work on It’s a Sin, Kayleigh Llewellyn for her writing on In My Skin and Cristina Casali for her production design as part of the team on Landscapers. And finally congratulations to Sara Gower for her work in Hair and Make-Up on The Witcher and Jet Omoshebi for her work as part of the special, visual and graphic effects team also on The Witcher.
This years nominations were the subject of debate and discussion due to the lack of women nominated, particularly in the directing categories – WFTV are in conversation with BAFTA about practical solutions to bring about change.
Have a good week,
Katie and Liz.
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Tuesday 26 April | 14:00 – 15:00
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Tuesday 26 April | 17:45 – 18:45
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Tuesday 26 April | 18:00 – 19:00
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Wednesday 27 April | 18:00 – 19:00
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Tuesday 3 May | 18:00 – 19:00
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Wednesday 4 May | 14:00 – 15:00
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Thursday 12 May | 10:00 – 12:00
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Friday 20 May | 10:00 – 11:30
Festival de Cannes 2022
Pavilion 117 Village International Riviera
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Tuesday 24 May | 18:30 – 21:00
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Thursday 26 May | 14:00 – 15:00
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MISSED ANY OF OUR EVENTS?
Don't worry, the WFTV Catch Up Hub has more than 165 WFTV online events which you can watch back at any time - these events include Q&As, panel discussions, workshops and more.
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Hi everyone,
This week, our Upskilling series continues with Kylie Stanton, Head of Production Services in Wales and South West, and Ingrid Civet, Digital Workflow Producer & Training and Development Liaison at Mission Digital running a session on digital workflow tomorrow, Tuesday 26 April. Also tomorrow, new members who have joined WFTV in the past six months are welcomed to sign up to our New Member Meet-Up. Open to new members, this is a great opportunity to network online and connect with others in the membership, find out more about the organisation and what the membership offers.
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On Wednesday 27 April, senior producer and previous WFTV Wales mentee Alice Rothwell will be hosting a seminar on her top tips for winning youth and digital commissions. With a focus on short-form comedy and factual video content, in this seminar Alice will be sharing her experience in working on content for 18–34-year-old audiences, insight on what content performs best for this age group and top tips to help you prepare pitches for short-form, digital and 18-34 commissions.
Looking ahead, on Tuesday 3 May we’re welcoming Lauren Hadaway, writer-director of new feature film The Novice. The film follows the story of a queer college freshman who joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost. In conversation with Wendy Mitchell, Lauren will be discussing her career journey from post-production and sound to writer and director of her debut feature film and the process of making The Novice. Screening links will be available to watch the film ahead of the event.
See you at an event soon,
Claudia
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WFTV member Sarah Vevers is producing a project she has written a comedy/drama - FIT Girls. Sarah is shooting a proof of concept on Sunday 8 May and is looking for a female sound recordist. To find out more details including how to contact Sarah, head over to the WFTV Members' Noticeboard here.
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Entries for the Open City Documentary Festival 2022 are now until Friday 13 May. You can find all details here.
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Euroscript is hosting an online course with Stéphanie Joalland providing an interactive workshop taking writers through the process of developing a full short film script.
Euroscript is providing WFTV members a discount - you can find all details on the WFTV Members' Discount and Offers board here.
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Applications for BAFTA Rocliffe’s SitCom Script call is now open until Thursday 12 May. Bursary applications are also open for this call, find more details here.
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Stanley Arts is hosting an International Female Filmmakers Showcase in collaboration with Shelby Eames this Sunday 1 May - find all details here.
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Submissions for the London Migration Film Festival are now open. The festival features fiction, short and documentary films focusing on the intersection of migration with themes such as climate emergency, integration, parenthood, race, gender, and representation - find out more here.
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Pocket Stories, provider of courses on how to film and edit professional quality stories on smartphones, is offering a 25% off discount code on online courses for WFTV members - find all details on the WFTV Members Discount and Offers board here.
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Don't forget to submit your application for the Docs Ireland Marketplace. This is an opportunity for filmmakers to meet one-to-one with international documentary industry decision makers, including international funders, broadcasters, distributors and exhibitors during Docs Ireland 4 (Wednesday 29 June – Sunday 3 July 2022). You can find more details here.
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Wildscreen is calling all UK based natural history freelancers and companies as they have launched a series of surveys which will gain a better understanding and insight into the natural history film and TV industry through two separate surveys:
- Wildscreen Industry Insight: UK Companies
- Wildscreen Industry Insight: UK
To find out more and complete the survey(s), head over to their site here.
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Applications are open for the ScreenCraft Works International Mentoring Scheme which provides a structured career development with an international outlook, to enrich careers in film, TV and online work.
Applications close on Friday 27 May, head over to their site for more details here.
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Applications are now open for the Future of Film Incubator (FOF INC). This six month process will mentor, guide and support creators with 1-2-1 coaching, sessions with hands-on learning opportunities with new technology. Applications close on Sunday 1 May - you can find more details here.
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We Are Sunday is looking for a female videographer/producer to join their creative team. For more information about the role and how to apply, head over to their site here.
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The Garden Productions is recruiting for the following roles:
- Line Producers
- Production Managers
- Production Coordinators
- Production Secretaries
For more information and how to apply, head over to the WFTV Noticeboard here.
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ITV's Emmerdale is looking for a production carpenter. This is an opportunity for a tradesperson interested in developing their career further and wanting to express their creativity through carpentry.
Apply by this Sunday 1 May on the ITV site here.
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