Welcome to our August Newsletter!

This month: Edinburgh TV Festival, industry events, job sites and more news from our community!

Edinburgh TV Festival 2023

Next week one of the biggest TV industry events of the year kicks off, the Edinburgh TV Festival! This year we will be playing a major role in two agenda-setting sessions, bringing the issues impacting people behind the scenes to the heart of the TV sector. On Wednesday 23rd August at 10am, Marcus Ryder, in his first appearance as our new CEO, is taking part in the opening debate, 'Who Holds the Power in TV?', alongside other leading industry figures. Later that day, at 4.45pm, our own session 'Production Under Pressure - Supporting Life on the Frontline' also takes place, with Marcus discussing the financial resilience of the workforce, the relationship between that and mental health and wellbeing, and asking what else the industry can do to support its workers. Keep an eye on our social channels for news of who will be joining the panel!

Video: How Your Donations Make a Difference

Want to know how your donations make a difference? We supported Location Manager, Richard, with his mental health and financial wellbeing, and in the video above, he tells us exactly why he would recommend our services to anyone working in our industry. If you'd like to make a difference to people just like Richard, and help them tackle the uncertainty many are facing, share our services with your friends and colleagues, and if you can, donate today. Together we can make a difference to many more people working behind the scenes!

Future Creatives Event - Date and Locations!

A few months ago we announced a partnership with?The Kusp,?to support a?Future Creatives Tour. Aimed at creating spaces and opportunities for under-served creatives, the events in Manchester, Brighton, and Bristol include?industry mixers and panel discussions and will be a chance to gain valuable insights and advice from specialists; as well as new connections and opportunities from local creative agencies, and community organisations. The first stop is Manchester at the Everyman Cinema on Wednesday 27th September, with the Brighton event on 17th October at Brighton Beach House. For more information and to RSVP, head to their website?now! Details for the event in Bristol are still to be confirmed.

Financial Advice Emails

You can now find all the information included in our recent?Financial Email Series?on our website. With practical financial tips and advice about how to manage your money, they are full of guidance to help you navigate through difficult and uncertain times. Head over to our website?now?to access all the emails. And if you're after specific financial support, our?stop-gap grants?for immediate financial need are also available.?

Searchlight Joins As Industry Friend!

Our Industry Friends programme just gets bigger and better, with our newest friend, Searchlight, a recruitment and executive search company, becoming our 37th sign up! Launched as a way for organisations of any size to actively show their support for people who work behind the scenes in film, TV and cinema, every one of our Industry Friends plays an important role in making sure our community has the help they need. If your company is interested in making a real difference to people working behind the scenes, then click here to find out how to sign up and support the charity today.?

Jess Search: A Tribute

It was with great sadness that, earlier this month, we learnt of the loss of?Jess Search,?a Producer and Co-Founder of?Doc Society. A highly inspirational and cherished member of our industry, Jess also worked as a commissioning editor at Channel 4 and was co-founder of Shooting People, the online filmmakers' community. Truly embodying what it means to be a champion in our community, our heartfelt condolences go to her family and friends during this difficult time.

One World Media 2023

How can filmmakers, podcasters and journalists create more impact with stories???One World Media’s?annual hybrid?Global Reporting Summit?takes place next month. If you want to join leading journalists and filmmakers from around the world to explore impactful storytelling that highlights responses to social issues and potential for change, then register for your spot?now!

Big Screen Awards 2023!

A chance to celebrate the hardworking exhibition industry, the?Big Screen Awards?are open now! With a range of categories that recognise excellence in UK film distribution, exhibition, marketing, publicity, and brand partnership, it's free to enter. The entry deadline is Friday 8th September, with the awards taking place later in the year. Click?here?for more info!

Improving TV's Mental Health

Last month,?Televisual?published?this?article, looking at the many ways our industry is working to better support mental health. Our?Looking Glass Survey?has already led to the development of our 24/7 free and confidential?Support Line?and?our?Whole Picture Toolkit, which provides guidance on how to make productions mentally healthy places to work. To take a look at how we can support both you and your teams mental health, head to our website?now.

ID Screening Days 2023

A hybrid event taking place next month for cinemas and exhibitors,?ID Screening Days?aims to address the lack of representation in cinema audiences and their workforce. Taking place online on Tuesday 26th September and in-person at Storyhouse, Chester on Thursday 28th September, head to their?website?now for more information.

Our Stories Festival

Our Stories, a hybrid three day event from Your Cinema, returns tomorrow! With a focus on supporting underrepresented creatives in the industry, we will be there in person on Friday for their Production day. For their virtual day on Sunday, our Head of Client Services, Lajaune Lincoln is taking part in the session?'Industry Resilience: Empowering Creatives Through Financial Support and More'. Tickets are still available?here.?And if you're heading to the event tomorrow, come say hi!

TriForce Network

TriForce Creative Network/Dandi.org.uk?has a core focus of addressing diversity, inclusion, access, and social mobility in our industry. Over the past 20 years they have altered the routes of access for thousands of individuals and affected fundamental change in how our industry discovers and engages with diverse talent. They work with over 70 production companies and broadcasters, to help them hire and crew up more inclusively, at all levels and all walks of life. Take a look at their website?now!

Industry Job Sites

Don't forget, there are lots of job sites out there that cover a variety of roles in film, TV, and exhibition -?ScreenSkills,?The Unit List,?Look Beyond the List,??Talented People,?Creative Access,?The TV Collective,?Broadcast Jobs,?Production Base,??Independent Cinema Office,?The Call Sheet,?Film Base?and?Dial F for Freelancer.

Apply Now

Are you interested being a judge at the?Watersprite Film Festival? Then click?here?for more info!

Do you run a community cinema and what to top up your skills??Applications for the?BFI?supported coaching programme,?Glow, are open?now!

Applications are now open for the?2024 Women in Film and TV Four Nations Mentoring Scheme. Click?here?for details!