As millions of students receive their A-level results this week, new research shows that although over half of school leavers (53%) are interested in pursuing a career in the TV and film industry, only 18% believe it is realistic for them. Amidst a blockbuster summer of film, and Barbie fever taking the UK by storm, ... Read more
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Pathway Indie has revealed its roster of media start-up mentors and industry collaborators that have been hand-picked from the media and entertainment industry. Last month Pathway named its virtual production stage after film industry legend Sir Sydney Samuelson and opened applications to Pathway Indie, a benefit in-kind $2.5m (£2m) media start-up programme. The tech-style incubator ... Read more
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This year marks ten years of the High-end TV (HETV) Skills Fund. As we celebrate the occasion with a series of features that look at the work of the Fund in the past ten years, ScreenSkills’ Director of High-end Television, Kaye Elliott, shares her thoughts. 2023 marks the tenth year of the industry-led High-end TV Skills Fund, ... Read more
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In a bid to nurture the film world’s writing talent, the UK production company will fully fund and produce the winning films at their state-of-the art production studios in Badbury in 2023 and 2024. One teenager, one camera, and one hell of a passion for filmmaking. That’s how Sandstorm Films started life several decades ago. ... Read more
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The International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) has named eight honourees for its 25th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards (ECA). Celebrating the talent of promising cinematographers, while providing crucial exposure needed to become successful filmmakers, the ECAs are the only awards event in the industry to celebrate and nurture the careers of emerging directors of ... Read more
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Raheen Fatima and Manyasiri ‘Pear’ Chotbunwong have been named the winners of the Canon Young Champion of the Year Award at the Global Good Awards 2023, while Lens on Life was awarded the new YPP Partner of the Year Award. The Global Good Awards was founded in 2015 to recognise the businesses, NGOs, charities and ... Read more
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Sundance Institute announced the 2023 Sundance Film Festival: Local Lens program, a free summer screening series, with tickets available now. Taking place July 26-29, the program will provide Utahns with free indoor and outdoor screenings of some of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival’s most talked about movies, many of them not yet released, over an ... Read more
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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 2023 Sundance Ignite x Adobe fellows cohort. The fellowship is a year-round artist program supporting fiction and documentary emerging filmmakers ages 18 to 25 by providing artistic and professional development throughout the stages of their creative process. The 10 fellows were chosen from a global pool of more than 1,000 ... Read more
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From cutting-edge fashion design and innovative material practices to timeless costume production and otherworldly concept art, creative graduates are showcasing the culmination of their work at Arts University Plymouth in the Summer Shows 2023. Arts University Plymouth won Silver in the Small or Specialist Institution category of the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023, the only ... Read more
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Last Christmas British Cinematographer, with the help of several industry-leading partners, launched a massive giveaway with 10 incredible bundles up for grabs. Now the dust has settled, all the prizes have been received and started to be being used on set, we are rounding up the lucky winners and their prizes for your viewing pleasure. ... Read more
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