National Youth Film Academy Awards Ceremony
Once again, the NYFA has found a way to make money but fail to deliver.
Andrew Smith. Marathon Services.
Freelancers beware this company - it doesn’t pay its bills.
The RTS Careers Fair, coming soon…
Early Bird tickets on sale now, a good event if you’re starting out in the industry.
I WANT A RUNNER JOB But I can’t drive!
It’s a familiar problem but have you thought of this?
INTERESTED in a career in Broadcast engineering?
A very useful resource from ScreenSkills, to show you what jobs there are and how you get them.
Free e-learning: introduction to working in the screen industries.
Some free training for new entrants to the industry, from ScreenSkills.
It’s behind the scenes week - take part!
An event for all TV and Film Freelancers to take part in.
Puppy Love, Producer Vipul Sharma.
His film is apparently a “comedy romance”, however unpaid freelancers who worked on it are failing to see the funny side.
Are you struggling financially?
If so the Film + TV Charity could help you with a one-off grant.
Interested in working in Scripted Production?
A recommendation of a good book to read if you are interested in a career in scripted production.
Applying for lots of runner jobs but find you’re getting nowhere?
It’s a competitive industry, it happens. But sometimes job applicants make it tougher for themselves than they should. Here are 5 ways to improve your application, all really obvious but often ignored.
Why Being a Runner in Film and TV Is So Important
It's the bottom rung of the ladder and the most common route into the industry...Lots of people hate being a runner and try to either bypass the stage or get promotion as quickly as possible - but you need to embrace it, find the positive angle and treat it as a vital part of your education.
Tough times for TV writers.
80% of writers in the screen industry are freelancers and the cost of living crisis is hitting them hard.
I’ve been cancelled - should I get paid?
Getting cancelled for a job at the last moment can happen to anyone - what are your options if it happens to you?
Lucy Horsman. Concept Media Academy.
A crafty attempt to prise some money out of a job applicant. It’s pretty poor practice for anyone to try to extract money from a young, inexperienced (and likely broke) keen industry entrant when all they are trying to do is get a job in their career of choice.
Nikky Akinwande (aka Nicole Rodger). Production World.
Caution is advised for anyone thinking of signing up to any ProductionWorld events arranged by Nikky Akinwande. Is this a marketing exercise to promote her company and its wares than a legitimate way of recruiting for a job?
I think I want to work in telly…
…but I don’t know where to start. Jude Winstanley has compiled the definitive set of resources to get you going.
Fabricio Brandi.
A warning to anyone who comes across an individual called Fabricio Brandi, a “filmmaker”, eager to make a “low budget Netflix production”.