PG PROGRESS – Production Management

The Development Strand

For Tomorrow's Production Manager's

Following the great success of the pilot PG Progress – Production Management     Programme, we now invite applications from established film and TV drama Co-ordinators, Location Managers and 1^st and 2^nd Assistant Directors who are keen to progress to the next level of their careers as Production Managers.

PG PROGRESS is an individually tailored programme of professional development covering the essential disciplines of the film production management role.  Delivered through short courses and personal coaching from the cream of the UK’s physical production management talent, PG PROGRESS will ensure that those selected will fast-track to work as PMs in the British Film Industry.

So if you have a minimum of three, professional credits in a production office, floor or locations capacity, and have been thinking about making the move into production management, PG PROGRESS has been made for you.

The Production Guild is committed to achieving diversity in all of its activity and welcomes applications from people currently under-represented in the industry such as women returning to the industry, individuals from ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. Funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund and based at Pinewood Studios, PG PROGRESS will run from September – October 2008.

For further information on PG PROGRESS content, costs and the application procedure either visit www.productionguild.com, e-mail the Guild’s Training & Development Officer progress@productionguild.com or send an A4 SAE to the Production Guild, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks SLO ONH.

Please note that the closing date for initial applications will be Friday 5^th September, 2008

PG PROGRESS – Production Accounting II

The Development Strand

For Tomorrow's Production Accountants

Following the great success of the pilot PG PROGRESS – Production Accounting Programme, we now invite applications from established film and TV Key Assistant Accountants who are keen to progress to the next level of their careers as Production Accountants.

PG PROGRESS – ACCOUNTS II is an individually tailored programme of professional development covering the essential disciplines of the film production accountant role.  Delivered through short courses and interactive coaching from the cream of the UK’s Production Accounting talent, PG PROGRESS – Production Accounting will ensure that those selected will fast-track to work as Production Accountants in the British Film Industry.

So if you have a minimum of three, professional credits in a Key Assistant role and have been thinking about making the move to Production Accountant, PG PROGRESS – Accounting has been set up for you.

The Production Guild is committed to achieving diversity in all of its activity and welcomes applications from people currently under-represented in the industry such as women returning to the industry, individuals from ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. Funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund and based at Pinewood Studios, PG PROGRESS – Production Accounting will run from October – November 2008.

For further information on PG PROGRESS content, costs and the application procedure either visit www.productionguild.com, e-mail the Guild’s Training & Development Officer progress@productionguild.com or send an A4 SAE to the Production Guild, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Bucks SLO ONH.

Please note that the closing date for applications will be Friday 19^th September, 2008 

PG EMPOWERS – The Saturday Seminars

PG EMPOWERS is an innovative seminar programme designed to expand the working knowledge of existing UK film and TV industry practitioners.   The one day seminars delivered on Saturdays over a period of six months will improve both personal and professional business acumen, awareness and understanding of current legislation and emerging technologies within the UK film industry.

In addition we aim to provide a forum where a code of best practice can be evolved in the areas where these professionals operate.

Seminar Topics will be:

Financing models for film production                          September 2008

Tax breaks and Cultural Test                                          October 2008

New Technologies                                                             November 2008

Tax does not need to be taxing                                      January 2009

VAT Personal and Professional                                     January 2009

Contract Law                                                                       January 2009

Health & Safety                                                                   February 2009

Funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund and based at Pinewood Studios and Central London Venues. PG EMPOWERS will run on Saturdays from September 2008 – February 2009.

The Production Guild is committed to achieving diversity in all of its activity and welcomes participation from people currently under-represented in the industry such as women returning to the industry, individuals from ethnic minorities and people with disabilities.

Places are limited and will be reserved upon receipt of payment. For further information on PG EMPOWERS content, and costs either visit www.productionguild.com or e-mail Fran Triefus, PG Training & Development Officer at empowers@productionguild.com

CBBC Me and My Movie © CBBC

CBBC me and my movie is giving you the chance to win a special award in association with BAFTA.

Whether you’ve made movies before, or are just getting started, check out the website to find loads of tips on how to make your perfect film. While you’re there, download your FREE film-making guide and find out more about the award.

The deadline is 6 October 2008. Four nominees will be invited to attend BAFTA’s prestigious Children’s Awards ceremony in London, and one lucky child will win the award.

Parents can also download a special guide to help them support young film-makers at  www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/meandmymovie

If you are a teacher download an information guide please visit www.bbc.co.uk/schools/teachers/meandmymovie

For more information about entering the awards please contact Jess Dickenson, Team Assistant, BBC Learning
MC4 A5, 201 Wood Lane, London. W12 7TQ or call on 0208 0080790

C4’s The TV Show is looking for Audience Members!

The TV Show is a monthly pre-watershed, 30-minute, live discussion programme, presented by Krishnan Guru Murthy, in which members of the public debate what they have enjoyed and disliked on TV over the past month. The show gives viewers a chance to directly quiz programme-makers and broadcasters from C4, as well as other channels, about their shows and the issues they raised.

We are looking for audience members for our show on Saturday 6^th September! Call Laura on 0207 985 1720 for more information or email laura.smith@princesstv.com

More information about the show is available at www.channel4.com/thetvshow

The 10th Leeds Young Peoples' Film Festival

The Leeds Young Peoples' Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Festival, taking place on Thu 2 April - Fri 10 April 2009

We are now looking for exciting and innovative films made both FOR and BY children and young people from across the UK and the world. The films can be shorts or features in any genre (fiction, documentary, animation) and in any format. With an established reputation as the most interactive young peoples' Festival in the United Kingdom, we want films that will excite and motivate our audiences and that showcase the best and newest young filmmakers from around the globe.

NYFA (National Young Filmmakers' Award) is for short films made BY children and young people (up to 19 years old) in the UK. Selected films will be entered into competition where a jury comprising of industry professionals will award £250 prizes in two age categories to the chosen films. Deadline for entries is Friday 30th January 2009.

LYPFF - this category is for any films that are made specifically FOR children and young people. Entries can be any length, genre or format and submissions from anywhere in the world are welcomed. Deadline for entries is Monday 15th December 2008.

If your film is completed, please send it in now!

Go to www.leedsyoungfilm.com to download the entry forms.

Digital Horizons

Details of Digital Horizons initiative

Cinema Extreme

Cinema Extreme has previously commissioned many film makers first films such as Kent's own Andrea Arnold's Oscar Winning Wasp.

The Uk Film Council and Film4 will offer one of the filmmakers commissioned by Cinema Extreme the opportunity to develop their feature to first draft.They plan to commission 4 short films with a budget of no more than £50,000 per film.

Deadline for submissions 12th September

For more information about Cinema Extreme and this opportunity please visit http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/extreme

PHILIPPA GREGORY and “THE OTHER QUEEN” Penshurst Place & Gardens

Sunday 14th September 2008 at 6pm

Philippa Gregory, author of international best-selling novels including The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance, will be visiting Penshurst Place on Sunday 14 September 2008 to introduce her new novel, The Other Queen, in a unique event. 

This remarkable opportunity to discuss with Philippa, will feature an introduction to the leading characters in The Other Queen, including Mary Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick. Philippa will share her recent research into the life, times and relationships of the Tudors.

Visitors to the event will be able to discuss with the author her current and previous titles, and have books signed by the author herself.

The Other Queen will be published by HarperCollins on 25^th August 2008 and will be available for purchase at the event.

Tickets are available from Sevenoaks Bookshop and Penshurst Place & Gardens Gift Shop priced £7.50 and £6 for concessions. Call 01892 515675 between 10am-5pm Mon-Sat for debit/credit card ticket purchases (50p booking fee).

For further information and images, please contact Tamsin Leigh at Penshurst Place: 01892 870307 or email: tamsin@penshurstplace.co.uk

Propeller - Film First

Film First is desgined to showcase the work of independent film makers, complete with screen time on Sky.

They invite work from a variety of genres and length.

Deadline for submissions is 12th September

For more information about entering Propeller - Film First visit http://www.propellertv.co.uk/Contributetofilmfirst.aspx

The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is showcasing both local and international  Film, Photography, Music and Art Submissions. The Festival seeks to promote new talent in the fields of moving image, photography and graphic art, as well as music.

The festival will be held at Tunbridge Wells' Trinity Arts Theatre from the 5th -7th September.

For more information about the festival and to buy tickets visit http://www.lanternmediafestival.com/

TV Gardener at Hadlow College

S1 / salon Competition

S1 Artspace is currently inviting submissions for its annual season of artists' film and video screenings, S1 / salon. Artists are invited to submit works for three new programmes to be screened at S1 later this year.

S1 / salon is curated around material selected from an open call with the intention of creating a platform for presenting film & video without prescribed themes or categories. There are no stipulations for material other than the work must be under 15 minutes.

The deadline for applications is 26 August 2008 (12 noon).

For more information visit http://www.s1artspace.org/homepage.htm

The Three Graces

Swarovski and Tank have launched a competition to discover new film-makers. The Three Graces competition is an open call to film-makers and creatives working with the moving image to develop a short film to accompany one of three exclusive tracks specially commissioned for the project.

Submissions will interpret the myth of the Three Graces, who symbolise the qualities of radiance, joy and abundance.

The film competition has three rounds running over seven months. There is a cash prize of €1,500 for each round and a grand prize of €3,500, which will be awarded in January 2009. Submissions will be judged by a prestigious panel of film-makers and leading industry insiders.

The deadline for the first round of entries is 25 August 2008 but it is possible to enter at any time as the following rounds are as follows;

Round two - 28th August - 28th October 2008

Round three - 31st October - 29th December 2008

For more information about the competition visit http://www.tankthreegracesfilms.com/#/about/

Make a Trailer For Your Film Idea and You Could Be Whisked Off to LA

Sony Magazine's Make a Movie competition is inviting budding filmmakers to make the trailer of their best film idea. The winners of the competition will be flown to Los Angeles to talk their film ideas over with a top Hollywood producer at Sony Pictures Studios. The competition is open to fictional work as well as documentary or animation. The trailer can be up to 3 minutes long.

Deadline for entries is August 31, 2008.

For more information visit http://www.sonymagazine.co.uk/backstage/make-a-movie

ITV Fixers

Information about ITV Fixers campaign www.itvlocal.com/fixers

Canterbury Anifest 2008 is now open for entries.

This is your chance to be part of Canterbury's second animation festival and be in with the chance of winning the Grand Prize of £1000.

The competition screening on Saturday 1st November will showcase work from the best student, amateur and independent filmmakers in the South East of England. Due to popular demand this year's festival has introduced a new competition category for filmmakers aged 17 years and under.

The Smallfilms Award has been created in response to the great work submitted to last year's festival from budding animators from across the region.
The closing date for entry into Canterbury Anifest is 22nd September 2008.

For more information about the competition and all of the categories please visit http://www.canterburyanifest.com/buildpage.php?id=9