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Are you aged 16-19?
Do you live in the South East of Scotland?
Do you want a career as a filmmaker?
In the past two years we have run BFI Film Academies across the East of Scotland, Highlands & Islands and two Scotland Residentials. We have trained and developed 120 young people aged 16-19 through these Academies, helping them to produce 14 short films.
Participants have progressed from the academy onto college and university film and media courses, national residential courses in specialisms such as VFX, Screenwriting, Cinematography, onto film and TV sets and even started their own production companies. If you have ever considered a career in film then this is an excellent platform to explore the possibilites, meet other young people who share your passion and make a movie.
Click here to watch the films made on last year’s Academy
Applications are now open for our next BFI Film Academy in Edinburgh and are open to young people aged 16-19 from across Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife, Scottish Borders, Lanarkshire, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling.
The BFI Film Academy at Screen Education Edinburgh offers young people specific training in; storytelling, directing, production, sound recording, editing and camera with the final aim of devising, shooting and producing a plot driven narrative short film.
Working with key organisations and individuals within the film industry, as well as using state of the art equipment and training, we provide a comprehensive programme to develop the commercial and cultural knowledge and skills to help make a career in film a reality.
Previous guest speakers across our Academies have included acclaimed film and television director Colm McCarthy (Dr. Who, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock), BAFTA Award Winning director Paul Wright (When The River Runs Red, For Those in Peril), prolific Scottish producers Arabella Page-Croft and Kieran Parker of Black Camel Pictures (Sunshine on Leith, Outpost, Legacy), Scottish acting talent Freya Mavor (Skins, Sunshine On Leith, Not Another Happy Ending) and Paul Brannigan (Angel’s Share, Sunshine On Leith, Under the Skin) along with many others.
The training will take place in Edinburgh at weekends across a 2 month period from Saturday 24th October 2015 to Sunday 24th January 2015.
What is involved?
- Training and Development sessions covering everything from storytelling/storyboarding, camera workshops, sound and sound design, editing to directing, composition and production. In these seven sessions you will also develop a short film script with two chosen to be made into a film by the group – Dates: October: 24th, 31st, November: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, Dec: 5th
- Two days filming of each short film developed by the groups – Dates: Dec 12th, 13th
- Three days editing of the short film developed by the group – Dates: Jan 9th, 10th, 16th
- A careers day and evaluation/screening day – Date: Jan 23rd, 24th
You must be available to attend all the sessions above and please note there is a £25 participation fee for successful applicants. For those who require financial assistance this £25 fee may be waived and there is the opportunity of travel bursaries and assistance – please indicate this on your application form.
Our selection will be based on passion, ability, talent and willingness to work hard. If you get a place, you will work towards the completion of the BFI\Skillset Preparing to Work in the Film Industry qualification that will enhance your knowledge, skills, CV and further and higher education applications.
To apply please download the application form here.
Once you have completed it, please send it back to us either by email neil@screen-ed.org or post; Neil Rolland BFI FILM ACADEMY, Screen Education Edinburgh, 30 Ferry Road Avenue, Edinburgh, EH4 4BA.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 5PM ON MONDAY 5th OCTOBER 2015
If you have any questions please refer to the application material first, then if you still have questions please email the address above.
