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📣 Applications are now open for the third edition of #AnimationTraineeFinder, an entry-level placement programme giving trainees the opportunity to take placements on #animation productions!

Visit screenskills.com/ATF to check the eligibility criteria, learn more, and apply!
September 2, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Our latest podcast episode turns the spotlight on careers and skills in #animation and #childrensTV! We speak to animation producer and consultant, Helen Brunsdon, producer and founder of Particle 6, Eline van der Velden, and more. Listen now: www.screenskills.com/news/episode...
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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In Episode 8 of #TheScreenSkillsPodcast, we're focusing on #mentalhealth with producers, Laetitia Nneke & Annika Hagemann.

We also speak to @filmtvcharity.bsky.social & @solasmind.bsky.social about the welfare support available to the workforce.

Listen now: screenskills.com/news/listen-...
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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In episode 7, we speak to Sophie Morgan & Sarah Lazenby, the team behind @channel4tv.bsky.social's #FightToFly, about the importance of #accessibility & representation in #television - both on and off screen.

We also dig into our new landmark study with #4Skills: screenskills.com/news/listen-...
May 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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ScreenSkills and @channel4tv.bsky.social #4Skills have partnered with #AmpereAnalysis to create a comprehensive overview of the UK #screenindustry workforce.

Learn more about this pioneering study which will be used to inform decision-making, training & policy recommendations: bit.ly/4jrmCWB
Ashley, ScreenSkills sound Trainee Finder trainee (film) smiling at work on location filming Hard Truths
April 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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🔧 Read up on the skills you need to become a #SustainabilityCoordinator in screen in our Q&A piece with Jimmy Keeping from #SustainableFilm: screenskills.com/news/product...

#filmmaking #tv #production #environment #earthday #climate #green
Sustainable Film
April 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🖥️ Learn what action you can take to support positive environmental change in screen with our free #Sustainability e-learning module co-developed with #BAFTAalbert @wearealbert.bsky.social

Take the module: screenskills.com/online-learn...

#onlinelearning #environment #climatecrisis
Elearning - Introduction to sustainability for the screen industries
April 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🎧 How can we make productions more sustainable?

Get key insights and answers to questions like this with our film & TV #sustainability podcast, where we speak to screen industry sustainability experts @baftaalbert.bsky.social, BBC & #SustainableFilm

Listen now: www.screenskills.com/news/listen-...
April 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Happy #EarthDay2025! 🌱 🌎

At ScreenSkills, we're keen to see the screen industries move toward a greener future. We've pulled together some of our top resources and insights to help support #sustainability in screen...

Keep reading ⬇️

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#film #tv #screen
Participants on the ScreenSkills HETV Skills Funded Sustainability Coordinator Training Programme with Sustainable Film. On site in hi-vis at Suez
April 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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The industry’s faced tough times in the past few years.

In this online session funded by the Unscripted TV Skills Fund, #UnscriptedTV crew can get expert tips to stay creative, healthy and motivated with Gaylene Gould & Michelle Langer.

Apply now, before 23 April: bit.ly/3RuI9Bx
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April 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Our Key Skills for #LocationManagers in #HETV training course will give you a thorough grounding in the key logistical, managerial and budgeting skills needed to location manage successfully.

Apply now for the next #HETVSkillsFunded session: www.screenskills.com/bookings/key...
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April 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Are you an experienced #unscriptedTV producer based in the Nations and Regions, ready to step into your first #SeriesProducer role? Or are you an SP looking to build on your experience?

Our USF #SeriesProducerProgramme is open for applications for another week!

Apply now: ScreenSkills.com/SPP2025
"It was absolutely life changing! My career goals are reachable, I've made an amazing set of friends for life and I feel like I've emerged as a confident, experienced, knowledgeable Series Producer." Holly Cocker, a producer who took part in SPP 2024 Unscripted TV Skills Fund - Series Producer Programme
April 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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We sat down with #intimacycoordinator Yarit Dor ( #Rivals, #KnivesOut, #PeakyBlinders, #Wicked) to uncover the secrets of one of the screen industry’s most talked-about roles.

Listen now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2VpB...

or Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/6...

#film #tv
April 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Work in #unscripted or #childrensTV? Want to feel more confident in expressing your ideas and navigating workplace challenges?

This free, co-funded 90-min session will introduce you to the essentials of #influencing.

Apply before tomorrow to join the next session: screenskills.com/bookings/inf...
April 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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The #HETVSkillsFund is partnering with @screenscots.bsky.social to launch a new TV Training Programme for a #TV production filming in #Scotland!

The programme is recruiting up to 18 trainees to work across a range of departments 📺

Learn more and apply now: screenskills.com/bookings/tv-...
April 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Roedd #HMUA Rebecca wedi bod yn hogi ei chrefft ers 16 mlynedd cyn #TraineeFinder. Gyda chymorth y rhaglen a’r hyfforddiant sy’n paratoi hyfforddeion i fod ar set, cymerodd ei chamau cyntaf i fyd gwallt a cholur ar gyfer ffilm a theledu, gan weithio yn y pen draw ar rifyn y Nadolig o #Gavin&Stacey!
Cymorth yng Nghymru: Cronfa Sgiliau Teledu Pen Ucha’r Farchad (HETV) “Rydw i wedi bod yn y diwydiant gwallt ers 16 mlynedd. Heb ddarganfod fy lleoliad hyfforddi cychwynnol drwy’r adnodd Canfod Cyfle Hyfforddi, ni fyddwn wedi gwybod ble i ddechrau ym maes gwallt a cholur ffilm a theledu. Mae fy mhrofiad gyda’r adnodd Canfod Cyfle Hyfforddi wedi bod yn wych: y cymorth parhaus, cyfathrebu, addysg a chyfleoedd. O ddiwrnod y cyfweliadau cychwynnol a’n cyfnod cynefino, mae fy mhrofiad wastad wedi bod yn bositif a chyfeillgar iawn. Rwy’n meddwl mai’r hyn rydw i wedi’i ganfod fwyaf defnyddiol oedd yr hyfforddiant parhaus, fel sut i ysgrifennu CV a chwrdd â dylunwyr, ar Zoom, a fyddai’n dweud wrthym am sut i ymddwyn ar y set a’r pethau i’w gwneud a’r pethau na ddylid eu gwneud yn y diwydiant. Rydw i bellach ar fy seithfed cynhyrchiad cyflogedig, gyda phedwar o'r rhain wedi bod drwy ScreenSkills.” Rebecca Hainsworth Artist gwallt a cholur dan hyfforddiant HETV ScreenSkills
April 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Hair and make-up artist Rebecca had been honing her craft for 16 years before discovering #TraineeFinder. With the support of the programme and our set-ready training, she took her first steps into #HMU for #filmandTV, eventually working on #GavinAndStacey Christmas Special!
April 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Dechreuodd Callum Flynn ei yrfa HETV gyda lleoliad hyfforddi ar gyfres arswyd chwe phennod drwy ein menter #FirstBreak. Rhannodd sut wnaeth y rhaglen roi hwb mawr i’w hyder a chysylltiadau amhrisiadwy o fewn y diwydiant, gan arwain at interniaeth gyda #RondoMedia! #tv #behindthecamera
Cymorth yng Nghymru: Cronfa Sgiliau Teledu Pen Ucha’r Farchad (HETV) “Yr uchafbwynt i fi oedd cael gweld yn uniongyrchol sut mae teledu’n cael ei greu a sut mae pob adran yn dod at ei gilydd i greu golygfa. Mae’r cynllun wedi fy helpu’n aruthrol ac wedi rhoi mwy o hyder i fi a’m galluoedd fel gwneuthurwr ffilmiau. Diolch i’r cysylltiadau a ddatblygais drwy'r swydd hon, fe welais interniaeth gyda Rondo Media, ac rwy’n credu mai ‘First Break’ roddodd yr hyder i fi wneud cais llwyddiannus!” Callum Flynn Cyfranogwr ar raglen ‘First Break’ HETV ScreenSkills
April 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Callum Flynn kickstarted his #HETV career with a placement on an upcoming six-part thriller through our #FirstBreak initiative. He shared how the programme provided a major confidence boost and valuable industry connections, leading to an internship with #RondoMedia... ⬇️
Support in Wales: The HETV Skills Fund - First Break The highlight for me was getting to see first-hand how television is created and how each department comes together to make a scene. The scheme has helped me tremendously and given me greater confidence in myself and my abilities as a filmmaker. The contacts I gained through this job brought to my attention an an internship with Rondo Media, and I believe First Break gave me the confidence to apply successfully! Callum Flynn ScreenSkills HETV First Break programme participant
April 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Allwch chi ddim creu ffilmiau a theledu gwych heb fuddsoddi mewn pobl! Dyna pam mae Cronfa Sgiliau ScreenSkills yn gweithio’n agos â’r diwydiant drwy’r DU i ddarparu hyfforddiant, adnoddau a chyfleoedd i dalent lleol yn y gwledydd a’r rhanbarthau. Ymunwch â ni i ganolbwyntio ar Gymru
Doctor Who (c) BBC Studios, James Pardon
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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You can’t make great #film & #TV without investing in the people! That's why the ScreenSkills Skills Funds work closely with industry across the UK to deliver training, resources and opportunities to local talent in the nations and regions. This week, our spotlight is on Wales!
Doctor Who (c) BBC Studios, James Pardon
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Huge thanks to Alison Surtees and Addie Orfila for kicking off our latest HETV #1stAD training in Belfast last week! Supported by the #HETV Skills Fund, it’s focused on supporting newly stepped up 1st ADs and experienced second or third ADs looking to step up!
April 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Catch up on our weekly round-up of training activities, upcoming opportunities and resources! Scroll down to find out more and find links in our thread below
April 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Heading to #PicturehouseCreate tomorrow? 🎬 Our very own Emma Turner, Head of #Film, #Animation, and Future Skills, will be at the Industry Networking Brunch at Picturehouse Central from 10:00, chatting all things #FilmSkillsFund and the support available for filmmakers and freelancers!
April 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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In this free, upcoming webinar, funded by the #FilmSkillsFund, join filmmaker Simon Ball as he explains how he is using #AI in #filmmaking and how AI can be applied practically to the filmmaking process.

Learn more & book your place: www.screenskills.com/bookings/dem...
Image ©Simon Ball features the filmmaker (Simon) juxtaposed with his AI-generated portrait, illustrating his journey from traditional to future tech.
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM