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Cutting-edge training programme set to boost Welsh Creative Media Industries
Additional support for those working in the Welsh Creative Media Industries has arrived in the form of a cutting-edge training programme, Skillset Academi , formed by Skillset Cymru, Skillset Screen Academy Wales and the newly created Skillset Media Academy Wales… more

SSAW launches its Festival Distribution List! Find out which film and animation festivals you’d be mad not to enter... more

Having won a string of festival awards for his final film, Sh*t Happens, UWN BA Animation graduate Andrew Grindle makes a name for himself in the animation industry … more

Students, graduates and tutors benefit from SSAW’s support of EAVE… more

Media career seminar hosted by SSAW and the Royal Television Society proves a huge success with students… more

After winning a coveted scholarship to attend the CILECT Cinematography Masterclass in Budapest this autumn, UWN MA Film student Jon Ratigan reports back on an incredible experience… more

Priceless advice from London to Brighten crew helps launch NCDT in style… more

Two down, two to go for Joe Wallace's Animation Sans Frontieres experience... more

Congratulations to…

BAFTA award-winning documentary filmmaker Christopher Morris, the new Head of the Film School at the University of Wales, Newport, scoops the Gold Award for ‘Best Current Affairs Radio Documentary’ at the 2009 Global Media Excellence Awards in London… more

Industry recognition for experimental film produced during UWN’s Animation Residency 2009! To Whom It May Concern, a concept designed by BAFTA award-winning animator, Ian W. Gouldstone and contributed to by a group of 3rd year BA Animation students at University of Wales, Newport, has sparked the attention of film festivals and online art forums… more

Heartstrings, the final film of UWN BA Animation graduate Rhiannon Evans, has been shortlisted for judging in the Best Student Film category of the British Animation Awards! Heartstrings explores the concept of falling in love through the metaphor of being tied together by a length of string.  Watch a clip of Heartstrings on Youtube.

Matt Redd whose film 17 has been selected for screening at the Salford Film Festival.

Film Funds Unites Welsh Culture and Commerce… more

Justin Kerrigan's BAFTA award winning I Know You Know heads to New York with the support of the Welsh Assembly Government, Wales Arts International and BAFTA East Coast… more

Film Council 'To Steer Film Through Recession'… more

Altered Images Announces Student Post Production Awards 2010… more

8 December 2009
Industry Surgery Session
Don't miss your chance to network with cinematographers, editors, actors for screen, producers, scriptwriters, sound specialists, editors and animators!  Only a few places left at this FREE speed-networking event!

14 December 2009
Sales and Distribution familiarisation trip to London (6 places only)

15 December 2009
Take 12 panel session - Film, The Internet and Wales

22 January 2010
Muse screening including Q&A with cast and crew

6-7 February 2010 @ ATRiuM, Cardiff
Film Weekend Masterclass - Discussing the challenges of filmmaking, from pre to post-production. Cast and crew TBC.

20 March 2010
Storylining workshop with Jonathan Clements (limited places available)

Screentest: The National Student Film Festival, Bristol. Deadline: 4 January 2010. No entry fees. Festival date: 26-28 February 2010. 

Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival, Germany. Deadline: 5 January 2010. Short films and animation.  No entry fees. Festival date: 20-25 April 2010.

Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France. Deadline: 15 January 2010. Entry fees: €35. Festival date: 7-12 June 2010.

East End Film Festival, London. Deadline: 15 January 2010. No entry fees. Festival date: 23-30 April 2010

Melbourne International Animation Festival Deadline: 19 January 2010. No entry fees. Once you enter this festival your film is automatically considered for the London International Animation Festival, Australian International Animation Festival, UTS Sydney International Animation Festival, and New Zealand Film Festival. Festival dates: 21 - 27 June 2010.

London International Animation Festival, Deadline: 19 January 2010. No entry fees. Festival date: 27 Aug- 6 Sept 2010.

The ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deadline: 22 January 2010. Entry fees: $25. Festival date: 20-24 April 2010.

World Festival of Animated Film - ANIMAFEST Zagreb, Croatia. Deadline 31 January 2010. No entry fees. Festival date: 01- 6 June 2010.

Imagina ‘The European 3D Simulation and Visualisation Event’, Monaco, 2-5 February 2010. Student offer: Free entry to the exhibition, access to various workshops and entry into the Imagina Awards 2010 Ceremony.  Email Delphine Facondini for further details.  

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France. 29 January-6 February 2010.

The London Short Film Festival (Presented by Halloween) 8-17 January 2010.

Workplace Short Film Competition from reed.co.uk Leading UK job board, reed.co.uk, has launched a film competition with a top prize of £10,000 in cash. The online contest invites anyone to upload their own short film under the heading ‘workplace’. Deadline: 31 January 2010.

National Young Filmmakers' Award 2010 (UK) The winning films in each age group will receive a £250 cash prize towards their next project. The competition is open to any young filmmakers aged from 0-19. The deadline for entries is Friday 18 December 2009. Click here for further details.

SceneHeard student film competition. Submitt your 90 second film by 18 December 2009 and win £1000.

S4C and TAC ‘Creative Business Leadership Programme’, January 2010 @ ATRiuM, Cardiff.
Brought to you buy training provider, Kirkbright, with funding from Skillset Cymru,  this interactive programme will be delivered to small groups and supported by mentoring and one-to-one executive coaching.  There are 12 places available on this course, which is offered at the subsidised rate of £995. Click here for details. Further funding for freelancers and employees is available from Skillset Cymru.  Contact Wayne Full for details.

PG Empowers- 3  One-Day Short Courses Presented by Producer Steve Clark- Hall
The Production Guild has enlisted the help of producer Steve Clark-Hall (RocknRolla, Sherlock Holmes, Lesbian Vampire Killers) to present three one-day short course on Finance Model, Conflict Resolution and Leaderships. Courses take place in London on various dates in January 2010, at a subsidised cost of £75 each. To book a place or for further information please email emily@productionguild.com

As the first PGF cohort comes to an end on Friday 4 December, we take a look at the placements and courses that have enabled the trainees to identify where their interests really lie, and whether their ideals roles are actually suited to them.  Some have confirmed their dreams, other have changed direction… more

BAFTA CYMRU: Call for Entries!

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales are now accepting entries for the annual BAFTA Cymru Film, Television & Interactive Media Awards Ceremony due to take place in May, 2010. Entry deadline: 22 January 2010. Click here for guidelines and entry forms.

Z7 Hire: affordable and versatile camera hire from £50 per day, based in Bristol.  

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