Development
Northern Film & Media exist to introduce the talent to the market and introduce the market to the talent. We partner with a number of external companies, organisations and educational institutions to ensure that our region possesses the skills required to meet the demands of a competitive creative economy.
Current organisations we work with include:
Skillset – http://www.skillset.org/
PACT – http://www.pact.co.uk/
BBC – http://www.bbc.co.uk/
National Film and Television School (NFTS) - http://www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk/
Northern Film & Media Events
Our frequent events bring creative and commercial leaders to the North East to tackle key issues across the spectrum of media. A range of workshops, seminars and forums enable attendees to develop their knowledge and industry contacts. Please visit our News and Events section for details of the latest Northern Film & Media events.
CV Workshops
Do you struggle creating your CV? Is your CV not opening the right doors for you? We will be running regular CV workshops to help you put a good CV together.
When: We intend these to run quarterly, with the next workshops likely to be in October 2010.
If you are interested in attending a future CV workshop please email Maggie Robinson with an expression of interest. You will be contacted when dates are confirmed.
Skillset TV Freelance Fund
Skillset’s TV Freelance Fund will grant £300,000 worth
of multiplatform training bursaries to TV professionals over the next
year.
The scheme will give professionals from across the industry the
opportunity to gain skills in one of the key growth areas in television
production. Skillset’s research has found that the ability to
produce quality content for any platform is one of the biggest skills
gaps in the Creative Media Industries.
Bursaries of up to £800 for freelancers and £500 for
company employees are currently available for more than 30
multiplatform courses, with more courses being added all of the
time.
This is the second year that Skillset’s TV Skills Council, which
comprises ten senior figures from within the television industry, has
identified multiplatform as a priority training area.
Click here for more information and to apply.
Newcastle University Work Experience and Graduate Placement Programmes
The Summer 2010 Newcastle Work Experience (NWE) programme offers a cost effective and flexible solution to short term business needs by providing access to the expertise of over 18,000 Newcastle University students. This summer Newcastle University is giving SMEs in the North-East the opportunity to take on students for a 5- or 10-week full-time placement. These are available for asubsidised cost of £120 per week. http://www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/assets/documents/NWEinserts.pdf
Placements are available on a first-come, first served basis so to take advantage of this opportunity contact the NWE team at nwe@ncl.ac.uk
Graduate Apprentices
Newcastle University offers a 12 week subsidised work placement programme -Graduate Apprentices.
The scheme is for recent and experienced graduates and gives employers the opportunity to access fresh graduate talent or those with 1-3 years experience. Employers will be able to take advantage of a free recruitment service which includes advertising, candidate screening and short-listing and receive £100 per week towards the graduate’s salary. Visit www.ncl.ac.uk/careers/assets/documents/GradAppinserts.pdf or contact the Newcastle University Graduate Apprentices team at graduate.apprentices@ncl.ac.uk for further details.
For information on individual programmes, please contact:
Newcastle Work Experience:- Lesley Cairns, Placement Officer, Newcastle University email: Lesley.Cairns@ncl.ac.uk tel: 0191 2226469
Graduate Apprentices:- Lydia Robinson, Placement Officer, Newcastle University email: Lydia.Robinson@ncl.ac.uk tel: 0191 2228153
Sunderland University Work Placement and Graduate Placement Schemes
Sunderland University provides interns to businesses at a subsidised cost of £100.
The Internships are 6 month full time paid positions designed to expose graduates to the interpersonal relationships a job requires.
Sunderland University will employ the interns for the 6 months and they will be seconded to the host organisation for the duration of the project.
The University also offers 4 week placements that are fully funded by a University Bursery. These are particularly appropriate for project and production work placements.
For further information please email interships@sunderland.ac.uk/Vince.Robson@sunderland.ac.uk
Teesside University Work Placement and Graduate Placement Schemes
Graduates and North East businesses can both benefit from our graduate internship scheme.
Advertised benefits include the opportunity to:
• bring home £212 a week
• help make a difference to a business
• polish personal skills and your CV
• have a placement mentor to support and advise
• look for a permanent job at the same time (with our Graduates for Business Programme)
Graduates and businesses interested in the internships can both contact Teesside University on:
T: 01642 384409
E: graduateinternship@tees.ac.uk
Graduate internships for business
Teesside University is part-funding North East businesses to place graduates on 10 week business programmes.
Graduates can benefit your company because they are self motivated, innovative and enthusiastic and will allow you to free up your time to concentrate on other parts of the business.
Teesside University can help fund this placement.
Participating companies receive a subsidy which means that if you are a company employing fewer than 50 people, you only pay 30% of the total cost which equates to £636. Larger companies can also access a subsidy at 45% of the total cost.
Skillset Visual Effects Training Bursaries
Northern Film & Media partner agency Skillset has teamed up with Escape Studios to offer bursaries to TV professionals looking to broaden their visual effects skills.
Employees and freelancers working in the UK TV industry are eligible for a selection of subsidised online courses designed to provide them with the latest VFX skills, depending on their experience and stage of their career.
The VFX bursary provides TV professionals with a subsidy of between 80 per cent (freelancers) to 50 per cent (employees) of the full cost of four visual effects courses which will be running until 30th September 2010: Maya Core, Nuke for 3D Artists, Zbrush Foundation and Advanced Lighting and Shading.
The range of courses available is designed to match varying skill levels and experience. For further details on the courses and their contents visit https://www.escapestudios.com/en_GB/online-learning/courses/skillset-bursary.html.
The funding for VFX Bursaries comes from the Skillset TV Freelance Fund. To be eligible for the bursary, applicants should demonstrate professional experience in the TV industry and express how the training will benefit their future career. For full details on eligibility please see www.skillset.org/vfxbursaries.
Northern Film & Media Creative Industries Factsheets
Please browse our Creative Industries Factsheets which are packed with expert advice on how to develop your skills and improve your chances of finding work in the content industries. Alternatively, book a surgery with our Creative Industries team. Please email maggie@northernmedia.org for details of the next session.