BFI Film Academy Short Course Programme across the East Midlands
Applications are now open for the BFI Film Academy Short Course Programme across the East Midlands.
Broadway are the lead partner of the East Midlands for the 2024-25 BFI Film Academy Short Course programme. We are proudly partnered with QUAD in Derby, Paradigm Arts in Lincoln and The Core at Corby Cube in Corby.
The deadline for applications vary depending on your local venue. Full details can be seen below:
Nottingham - Broadway / @broadwaycinema - Applications close on Sun 15 Sept 2024.
Corby - The Core at Corby Cube / @thecorecuby - Extended application deadline close 10 September 2024.
Derby - Derby QUAD / @derbyquad - Applications close Sun 15 Sept 2024.
Lincoln - Paradigm Arts / @paradigmartsuk - Applications close Fri 4 Oct 2024.
Further details
We're welcoming all interested young people, parents, and educators who are keen to learn more about the upcoming BFI Film Academy 2024-25 Short Courses programme to our free recruitment information session on Tuesday 10 September, from 5.30pm.
To find out more and sign up visit the webinar registration page below:
About the BFI Film Academy Short Course Programmes across the East Midlands
The BFI Film Academy offers accessible courses and resources for anyone interested in starting or improving their filmmaking skills. If you join a Film Academy Short Course, you'll get hands-on experience working with industry professionals, helping you build practical knowledge and skills.
These courses aim to train and inspire the next generation of UK filmmakers and production crew, focusing on 16-to-19-year-olds. Participants develop new skills, gain industry knowledge, and prepare for careers in the screen industries.
Each year, 20 successful applicants join the BFI Film Academy’s Short Course programmes respectively across the East Midlands delivery partners. The course offers a supportive learning environment with both practical and theory-based masterclasses led by experienced professionals from the Film and TV industries.
Participants learn about the various roles in filmmaking, hear personal stories from professionals, and gain insights on how to enter the industry. As part of the course, participants work in teams to create a film, applying their newly acquired skills in real production roles.
Additionally, participants aim to complete a Level 2 qualification as part of their extracurricular learning.
The Short Course is free for those selected, and bursaries are available once you start from the respective delivery partner.
After completing the course, participants join the BFI Film Academy alumni network, gaining access to exclusive events and opportunities, including:
- Career talks, mentoring, training masterclasses, and bootcamps
- Paid traineeships in Film and high-end TV production
- Residential programs with BFI Film Academy Specialist Courses across the UK
Am I Eligible?
No experience is necessary but applicants must:
- Be aged 16-to-19-years-old on the first day of the course
- Be a UK resident
- Have a passion or talent for filmmaking and an ambition to work in the film industry
- Be able to commit to the duration of the course
- Not currently be at University or enrolled at University when the course starts
- Not have previously enrolled on a BFI Film Academy course (Short or Specialist)
Are there fees?
The course is completely free to attend! Bursaries are available from the respective delivery partners to successful participants who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.
Details regarding offered bursaries will be sent to successful participants once accepted onto the programme.
BFI Film Academy Short Courses are supported by the Department for Education in England, the National Lottery, Screen Scotland and Northern Ireland Screen
