The London Film School is delighted to announce that Creative Skillset bursaries will be available for the 2-year MA Filmmaking programme in January and April 2014.
Creative Skillset Film Academy status enables LFS to offer bursaries for UK qualifying students, who would not have been able to do the course for reasons of finance. It addresses the LFS’s key goal of ensuring good access for the current generation of talented graduate students, so that they can participate and benefit from the school’s special culture and its very full learning programme, as Mike Leigh, Horace Ove, Roger Pratt, Bill Douglas, Iain Smith, Duncan Jones and many other UK filmmakers did before them.
Creative Skillset bursaries are for ‘home’ students only. Full criteria here. Students must demonstrate a commitment to working in, and contributing to, the UK film industry after completing their studies. LFS aims to encourage greater diversity in the screen industries, and welcomes applications from under-represented groups.
The Bursary Fund is supported by Creative Skillset (the Sector Skills Council for the Audio-Visual Industry) and by the London Film School itself. Bursaries cover course fees except for £5,500 per year, representing over 75% reduction in fees.
In order to be considered for a January bursary, we will need to receive your course application by 21 October. The deadline for April entry is 10 February.
For further information, please visit the page of Creative Skillset at the website of London Film School here.
Book Now for National Youth Film Festival & Enter Awards
Running from 21st October – 8th November, this UK-wide festival for youth groups and schools provides free screenings, Q&A’s and workshops for young people across the UK.
The National Youth Film Festival will also feature its very own Awards and there’s a number of ways in which you can become involved.
Submit a film Why not submit a short film? Films of up to 10 minutes can be submitted into a range of categories. Further details can be found on the website which also features a handy upload facility – it couldn’t be easier!
Nominate a Young Person The Festival is looking to celebrate stars of the future, so if you know of a young person has demonstrated exceptional talent or commitment, nominate them for the ‘Ones to Watch’ Award.
Nominate your film group Are you using film in an interesting or innovative way? Do you have insightful debates when watching film? Then you could be a contender for the ‘Best Film Club’ Award. Or perhaps your filmmaking has had a transformative effect on an individual or community? Then the ‘Best Use of Film in the Community Award’ could be yours.
Deadlines for applications is 11 October 2013 and there’s more information, application forms etc on The National Youth Film Festival website.
The new grant programme will offer funding for organisations to work with a minimum of 20 young people aged 14-19 who are NOT in formal education in projects that combine watching, making and understanding of film.
Organisations can apply for a grant of up to £10,000 to create two short films as part of the project. These should also include extensive film watching and understanding activity such as staging mini festivals, screenings and masterclasses.
Applicants will be required to set up a Film Club at the beginning of their project which will help to source film content and resources to support the watching and learning elements of the project.
Further information, guidelines and FAQs can be accessed via the website.
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