Iris Prize Winner Till Kleinert To Shoot Ghostly Tale with Support from SSAW Student Crew... more

Big Inspiration in the Big Apple! New York Exchange Student Update... more

Skillset unveils new strategy for film higher education in Wales... more

Skillset invites Animation industry to Soho Showcase ... more

Mumbai International Queer Film Festival partenership with Iris Prize is “wonderful recognition”... more

The UK Film Council unveils its report on the cultural impact of film... more

Hargreaves Report Proposes Creation of a Creative Industries Board in Wales... more

The BBC Trust  is looking to appoint a new Member for Wales.  The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 5pm on 7 July. Click here for details.  

Skillset invites Animation industry to Soho Showcase

 
Skillset is bringing the best of this year’s animation graduate talent to Soho in an event that combines a recruitment fair, industry presentations, professional advice and networking.

The Animation and VFX Showcase will take place at the Vinyl Factory, Poland St, Soho, London, on 8 July. Entry is free and limited to animation film and TV personnel only, but guests must register for the event. Please visit skillset.org/animationshowcase.  

Bradford Animation Festival (BAF). Deadline:  30 July 2010. Festival date: tbc

Exposures: New Talent in Moving Image Festival 2010, Manchester.  Deadline: 30 July 2010. Festival date: tbc - November 2010.

ReAnimania 2010 is now accepting applications for TV and Commissioned films. Deadline: 30 July 2010. Festival date: 9 – 13 September 2010.

Renderyard Short Film Festival, London. Deadline: 31 July 2010. Festival date: 15 – 16 October 2010.

Abertoir Horror Festival, Aberystwyth. Deadline: 6 August 2010.  Festival date: 10 – 14 November 2010.

Zagreb Film Festival, Croatia. Deadline: 15 August. Festival date: 17 – 23 October 2010.

Leeds international Film festival,  deadline 20  August 2010. Festival date: 4 – 21 November 2010.

Deep Fried Film Festival, Coalbridge UK. 26 July – 7 August 2010

Crystal Palace International Film Festival, London. 19 – 29 July 2010.

Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London. 21 – 30 July 2010.

Life’s a Beach! PGF trainees use lush beach locations for their short film ‘Balance’

Based around the tragic accident of a world-renowned surfer, the latest trainee film produced by a Post-Graduate Facility team has made good use of the stunning Gower beaches with some ambitious on-location filming. Balance, starring Tom Cullen and Erin Richards, is a gripping sports thriller that pushes a fragile relationship to breaking point. The crew was made up with Screen Academy Wales graduates selected for the third PGF programme.

Led by John Shackleton of Movie Mogul Films, the crew filmed in Rhiwbina, Cardiff and Porthcawl with an additional 2nd unit filming in Llangennith, Gower... more

Make A Short Animated Film in Tokyo! Japan Residence Programme offers Artist In Residence Programme for young animators (20-35yrs) - January to March 2011. Click here for details.

Thomson Foundation “Future Leaders” Programme – 12th July- 6th August 2010. “A leader needs the vision and skills to steer an organization along the right path combined with the personal qualities that will inspire people to follow.” Two places available at short notice for this prestigious course, funded by Skillset Academi Plus. Deadline 7^th July. For more information please click here.

The Film Agency For Wales Presents: Beyond the Box Office - A Presentation of the UK Film Council Report on the Cultural Impact of Film, Cineworld Cardiff, 19 July. Contact Hana Lewis at the Film Agency for Wales for details. Strictly invitation only.

The Institute of Welsh Affairs Presents Sian Phillips CBE in conversation with Peter Stead, Sunday 25th July 2010 - 12.00pm for 12.30pm, The Towers Hotel, Llandarcy.  Cost: £20 for IWA members and guests and £25 for non-IWA members and their guests. Click here for details.

Hotbed Media are filming a new series called Street Market Chefs for FIVE, a new prime time series presented by Amanda Lamb (A Place in the Sun, Market Kitchen). They are interested in offering SSAW students and graduates the chance to spend the day watching a television crew at work on a shoot. On Wednesday 7th July they will be in Bristol.  They are looking for 10 people, so if you are interested please email Alex Leadley by midnight on Sunday 4^th July. You will be notified if you have been selected on Monday 5^th July.

BBC offers various trainee schemes this summer, including  Research & Development; Production Trainee and Design Trainee Schemes.  The Design Trainee Scheme is recruiting between 19 -  26 July 2010 – click here for further details.

Katoonk -  Online recruitment specialising in animation.

Looking for more festivals to enter your graduation film? Visit Brit Films for the full international list.

The ‘MiDget’, an innovative and tool that can significantly extend the promotional reach of your graduate films. 

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