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Media Trust; Free masterclasses led by industry experts!
Media Trust is offering two free masterclasses led by industry experts. These sessions are designed for entry-level creative talent in the media and creative industries, providing valuable insights and practical tools for career development.
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Interview Techniques and Working with Contributors, with Keme Nzerem - Wednesday 19 March 12-1pm via Zoom. Perfect for entry-level or early-stage filmmakers, creatives, producers, and video/digital journalists looking to get the best unscripted human stories. Sign up here.
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How to Build Your Portfolio with Hannah Berry George - Tuesday 25 March 1-2pm via Zoom. Ideal for those looking to kickstart their career in advertising and build a strong portfolio. Sign up here.
£100 discount to MIP London
Passes for MIP London are available and are offering WFTV members a £100 discount. MIP London will take place from 23 to 27 February 2025, at the Savoy Hotel. Use the promotional code MLONDAUOVIS-C offering £100 discount on the Visitor pass (£400 instead of £500)
10% discount for submitting to the Scripted 5th Cannes Screenplay List
Applications are now open for Wscripted’s 5th Cannes Screenplay List presented by MUBI. Women and non-binary screenwriters or writer-directors from WFTV UK with a screenplay in English or French, are encouraged to apply before the deadline, 15 March 2025 here.
WFTV UK applicants get a 10% discount with the promo code Cannes25Mb1kn3&
WFTV Member - Podcast Call Out
One of our members is looking for podcast guests across the next 12 months to sit down with other creatives in the same fields to chat about career progression and breaking down their industries.
The catch is that one is early career and the other mid/senior. Each conversation will be moderated and hopefully we’ll all learn something at the end of it all.
This is a self-funded project but the podcast has been awarded a small grant to help with costings.
They are looking for all kinds of guests from pre production and post production job titles.
If you want to impart wisdom, or gain some please email sfearonmelville@gmail.com or DM @sabrinafearonmelville on Instagram.
WFTV Member Launches - Script Savvy
WFTV member Leana Arrell announces their new venture - Script Savvy - a script consultation service which offers guidance, feedback and critique for scripts. With different levels of feedback - from just a couple of pages of feedback from a read-through, all the way to in-depth mentoring and development for your script. For more information or to get a quote, please get in touch at hello@script-savvy.com.
Follow script Savvy on Facebook here.
Chapters Agency & Diary Service
Chapters Agency & Diary Service represents freelancers in Film, Drama and Commercials, both in London and regionally across the UK.
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They have now extended their regional crew representation to include Northern Ireland and applications are open.
Feel free to get in touch with an email and CV to cv@chapterspeople.co.uk or call to find out more on 020 87471203.
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chapterspeople.co.uk | @chapterspeople
FLICKD: the social app for all film & TV lovers
Imagine you could easily connect with other TV & film lovers for free in a safe place online without distractions or clunky user experiences? flickd has launched its free app in UK for iOS and Android users, hoping to transform the experience for TV and film enthusiasts across the world.
What is flickd?
flickd is an app for the TV & film community, a “movie/tv club 2.0” which includes both film and TV shows and delivers an intuitive and modernized user experience which puts its users first, alongside their favorite content. There is no single safe place built with film+TV lovers in mind, where users can openly share opinions and enter discussions with a user-first content-forward clean and modernized UX. flickd is a modern-day Goodreads but for film and TV instead of books – the user discussions and content are connected and at the centre of the app, letting film and TV fans discuss all aspects of the content in depth, learn from each other and share thoughts on specific scenes in a safe online setting.
Who founded flickd?
flickd was founded in 2024 by Matilde Neffe out of a strong need to create a user-centric app for all TV & film lovers like herself, to come together and have discussions around content, as well as track what they're watching in one single place. After 10 years at Amazon, Matilde decided to leave the company and pursue her passion for film & TV.
While at Amazon, she gained extensive experience at Prime Video, working with studios to integrate their content onto Prime Video's selection, and leading the team responsible for personalization and recommendation of content across iOS, Android, Fire TV and smart TVs. Next, she worked closely with startups at AWS and then with Product and Engineering in the development of the search functionality of the Amazon app on both iOS and Android, leveraging cutting-edge technology like automated speech recognition and GenAI technologies.
WFTV member has set up a WFTV short film club group chat
Casey has put together a WFTV Short Film Club group chat in order to find collaborations, ask questions about funding or just general support and queries.
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If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please fill in the form here with your details.
Black Women in Post Production (BWIPP) Network
Are you a Black/Black Mixed heritage woman or non-binary creative working or aspiring to work in Post Production. Join the Black Women In Post Production Network for free here.
By joining their community, you'll gain access to a wealth of resources, tools and support systems in a safe, inclusive digital space.
Together, we're shaping the future of their industry by connecting Black female and non-binary talent to opportunity and building networks that are all too often out of reach.
You'll receive an invite to their Community Hub and have the option to join their talent directory too!
For allies, advocates and industry friends that wish to support their work and be invited to their networking events, please sign up to their mailing lis.
Listen to BWIPP Network on Spotify here.
Watch BWIPP Network on YouTube here.
Follow on Instagram: @bwippnetwork
Actors' Children's Trust - Fund for actors who are parents.
The Actors’ Children’s Trust (ACT) funds actors who are parents. ACT pays for children’s activities, support for specialist educational needs and disabilities, kit, IT and lots more.
ACT may be able to make work more feasible by paying childcare costs of up to £600 per child per month, or the cost of seeing your family when you are working away from home. You don’t have to be on benefits. Gross household income (plus general savings over £6k) should total less than £45,000 in the last 12 months. Charity grants are not taxable and don’t affect benefits.
Send the confidential contact form on actorschildren.org or email robert@actorschildren.org.
Join the Messy Collective - London’s messiest writers collective
The three founders of Messy Collective are known as the Messy Women and organise events and online spaces in their own chaotic fashion because they adore the quirky, hot-but-doesn’t-know-it community they’ve built, and want to help talented artists connect and create great work.
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They run monthly drinks for writers and collaborators, plus other events
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Run a WhatsApp group for writers and collaborators to chat, celebrate and commiserate
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Their newsletter will consist of invites to events, monthly writeealongs, workshops and live reads of new work.​​​​
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