CREATIVE EUROPEAN TRAINING


through-production schemes, among them the UK’s Microwave, which chal- lenges London-based film-makers to shoot a full-length feature film for a maximum budget of $195,000 (£120,000). The scheme is funded by Film London alongside BBC Films and Skillset. Some of the features it has greenlit — including horror title Mum & Dad and Eran Creevy’s thriller Shifty — have secured UK theatrical releases. In the UK, a Skills Investment Fund


(SIF) levy on film production is col- lected by Skillset to support the profes- sional development of those working in production. Production companies are asked to contribute 0.5% of their total production budget to the SIF levy, up to a cap of $63,800 (£39,500). Revenue from this is being channelled into the Skillset Craft and Technical Skills Acad- emy, which launches at the end of March and is based in Pinewood. “[Producers] will see a direct link from what they give from their produc-


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tion budget into an institution which will supply them with trainees and apprenticeships,” argues Neil Peplow, Skillset’s director of film. One area in which creative training


‘There is an impact to the bottom line if there is a more


throughout Europe is arguably failing is diversity — the attempt to broaden the talent base of the film industry and to build a workforce more representative of different social and cultural back- grounds. In the UK in particular, in spite of the


diverse workforce’ Neil Peplow, Skillset


rhetoric, the record has not been espe- cially impressive. The moral argument for diversity is self-evident, but Peplow claims that “also, financially, it makes sense. There is an impact to the bottom line if there is a more diverse workforce.” Another vexed issue in creative train-


ing is the increasing prevalence of unpaid internships. This means people entering the industry may be those who can “afford not to be paid”, as Peplow puts it, rather than talented film-mak- ers from a range of backgrounds. n


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PROJECTS & PROCESS WSCRIPT DEVELOPMENT ORKSHOPS


Professional development and training: Three-month process coached by experienced script advisers!


European screenwriters and teams of writers, producers or directors developing a feature film project or a creative documentary are kindly invited to benefit from a seven-day session, followed by a second session after a supervised three-month re-writing period.


Application date: 1st July 2011 Workshop in Luleå/Sweden, 17th – 25th November 2011, with the support of Filmpool Nord. Requested: Feature film projects and creative documentaries


TRAINING MENTORS FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKERS


Advanced training programme for professionals working in the field of (creative) documentary filmmaking!


European filmmakers, editors, tutors, developers, commissioning editors, producers are invited to share the SOURCES 2 methods with experienced SOURCES 2 advisers and international colleagues in a three-day session, rounded off after a three-month coaching period.


Application date: 1st August 2011 Workshop in in Fyn/Denmark, 28th September – 2nd October 2011, with the support of the Danish Film Institute and FilmFyn.


SOURCES 2 • Köthener Straße 44 D-10963 Berlin • tel +49.30.8860211 info@sources2.de • www.sources2.de


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