Opportunities
Northern Film & Media is able to offer a wide range of schemes and services aimed at developing media literacy projects in the North East.
Voluntary Positions at Open Cinema
Would you like to help manage a local film club for homeless and vulnerable people? Or run a filmmaking project in your local community?
Open Cinema – an organisation that runs a network of community film clubs across the UK – is seeking a cinema coordinator, volunteer ushers and filmmakers for a new service in Newcastle, and future services elsewhere in the North East.
Crisis Skylight, an education, training and employment centre for homeless and vulnerably housed people in the heart of Newcastle, has recently opened the North East’s first Open Cinema club, hosting weekly film screenings, filmmaking projects, and renowned guest speakers from the film industry. There are many opportunities available at this film club, from being a coordinator (one evening a week) to ushering (a few evenings each month) to running a short filmmaking project (one evening a week for eight weeks).
Applicants must be passionate about film, and able to communicate this with the centre’s clients and staff. Experience working with homeless or vulnerably housed people would also be beneficia.
For more information contact Eleanor Dean at eleanor@opencinema.net or call her on 07846719304.
Connect - establishing collaborations between arts and community media
As part of the ongoing programme of activity designed to champion community media as a platform, producer and partner for the arts the Community Media Association with Arts Council England are looking for exemplar collaborations between community media organisations and Arts Council England RFOs. There is a limited amount of funding to support these collaborations. Full information and submission details are available as a PDF at the link below
The closing date for project submissions is 1 October 2010.
If you have any questions about this please email or call Tamar Millen at the Community Media Association.
E: tamar.millen@commedia.org.uk
T: 0114 2795219
BBC Blast Middlesbrough
The BBC Blast bus will be visiting Middlesbrough from 28-30 October and is offering a work placement opportunity to help deliver the programme.
The national initiative offers free creative workshops for 13-19 year olds at events across the UK.
The selected individual will be working with an event organiser to originate youth marketing initiatives, help with production schedules and work with local delivery partners. During the event, the chosen person will besigning people into sessions, supporting facilitators, photographing the event or filming/stage managing a showcase.
The work experience placement is for 3 weeks, starting on the
11th October, 2010. Applications close on the 12th September and
interviews will be held shortly after.
To apply, please visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/jobs/workexperience/blast/wex.shtml
and click on Middlesbrough or alternatively email
blast-middlesbrough2@bbc.co.uk
Open Cinema - Call for expressions of interest
Open Cinema is a national non-profit organisation that runs a network of film clubs for homeless and socially marginalised people.
Having recently launched the first film club in the North East, thye have several more planned for this year and are keen to hear from local filmmakers who would like to participate in thier upcoming projects.
Most projects involve running 1 workshop a week for around 8 weeks, culminating in 1 or 2 days of shooting and then editing.
If you are a director, editor, sound recordist, production assistant or other and you would like to become involved then you can get in touch with Open Cinema via eleanor@opencinema.net or by contacting Eleanor on 0207 534 9620.
Roles are currently voluntary though expenses and camera stock will be paid for.
Sound & Vision Scheme 2009- The scheme has now closed for entries
Call for Entries – Filmmakers
Are you inspired by music?
Have you ever been motivated by sound or music for your film ideas?
Do you find it difficult to find regional composers?
If the answer is yes, the Sound & Vision Scheme is the scheme for you!
Northern Film & Media and Generator North East have joined forces to deliver a unique scheme aimed at drawing upon the collective talents of North East musicians, remixers and filmmakers. Sound & Vision will give one filmmaker the opportunity to work with local band Jimmy and the Sounds to produce a music video for the DJ Franco Philippe remix of their track ‘Sounds’.
The selected filmmaker will be commissioned by us to make the music video with a production budget of £7000 and be mentored by Dick Carruthers. Carruthers is one of the industry’s most respected music video filmmakers and has worked with Oasis, The Killers, Take That, The Who, Alicia Keys, The Rolling Stones and many more.
Filmmakers are invited to submit a video idea for the track. You can listen to the track at Latest News section of Northern Film & Media’s website.
The scheme is open to directors, writer/directors or producers, production companies attached to a director based in the North East region (Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham and Tees Valley). Applicants must be over 18 and not in full-time or undergraduate education.
Capital Support Programme for Participatory Media Organisations
NFM is offering participatory media organisations the opportunity to apply to the Capital Support Programme. The 12 month programme aims to increase an organisations fundraising capacity by signposting and supporting funding bids to ‘new’ sources of income whilst embedding the skills for sustainable delivery beyond the 12 month programme.
Ideally organisations should be small to medium in scale with a minimum of 2 years track record and a vision of work they would like to deliver in 2010/2011.
Required
- EOI no longer than 2 sides of A4 outlining your track record, why your organisation would benefit and your programme plans for 2010/11
- Breakdown of your Income for the last 2 years identifying individual grants and income streams
Please email your EOI to address below or equally if you have any queries
Capture - Community Documentary Scheme
Capture 2010 is a factual and documentary talent development scheme ran by Northern Film & Media in partnership with Community Channel and Sheffield Doc/Fest.
The scheme provides filmmakers with access to industry professionals, talent spotters, broadcasters, exhibition platforms and some project funding.
This year's commissions are:
1. From Brighton to Iceland (3 mins), Laura Maragoudaki and Taryn Edmonds
2. 55 Seconds (3 mins), Jan Cawood
3. Bless You (3 mins), Yacine Helali
4. The Library in My Mind (10 mins), Charly Conquest and Jamie Hamer
5. Rain Woman (10 mins), Susan Mahal and Kavita Puri
6. Hip Hop is Dead (10 mins), Nick Light
7. Is it ‘cos I’m fat? (27 mins), Andy T Smith
Each filmmaker’s journey will be described in blogs and video diaries on the Capture webpages. Keep an eye on them and find out more about previous Capture participants' projects by clicking here clicking here.