Cinemagic is delighted to announce the delivery of a BFI Film Academy Short Course for 2024/25 in Belfast and 16–19-year-olds are invited to apply by 27th August 2024.
BFI Film Academy Short Courses help to train and inspire the next generation of filmmakers, supporting young people aged 16 to 19 to develop the commercial and cultural knowledge and skills to help develop a career in film. BFI Film Academy Short Courses offer young people, who are passionate about film, a chance to learn together, working in production teams to create short films in an industry led environment. The course delivered by Cinemagic is an accredited OCN Level 2 in Creative and Digital Technologies qualification. This qualification has been driven by the needs of industry and education partners.
For BFI Film Academy Short Course delivery partners in your area see below:
Cinemagic:
- Belfast: Deadline Tues 27 Aug. Contact kerrie@cinemagic.org.uk
Nerve Centre
- Derry Londonderry: Deadline Thurs 12 Sept. Contact e.king@nervecentre.org
- Belfast: Deadline Thurs 5 Sept. Contact b.brennan@nervecentre.org
AmmA
- Armagh: Deadline Thurs 16 Sept. Contact daniel.oreilly@ammacentre.org
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Since 2013, a number of invited guests from the film industry have met with the participants of the BFI Film Academy Short Courses delivered by Cinemagic to talk about their aspiring careers. Industry professionals who shared their skills and experiences with the young people included producers Mark Huffam (Saving Private Ryan, World War Z), Iain Smith (The A Team, Children of Men), Gareth Ellis-Unwin (The King’s Speech) and Jessica Malik (Zaytoun), Production Managers Terry Bamber (The Man from U.N.C. L.E, Skyfall) and Leon McGeown-Fee (The Lodge, Sesame Tree), actors Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster, Scott & Bailey), Shaun Evans (Endeavour) and Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones), Cinematographer Seamus Mc Garvey (Atonement, Avengers Assemble), screenwriter Ryan Rowe (Charlie’s Angels, Tinkerbell and The Secret of the Wings), directors Aisling Walsh (Maudie, Song for a Raggy Boy), William Mc Gregor (One of Us, Misfits), Tony Mitchell (The Bible), Michael Lennox (Boogaloo and Graham, Derry Girls), Andrew Tohill & Ryan Tohill (The Dig), David Caffrey (Peaky Blinders, Love/Hate), Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones, Great Expectations), First AD Darren Fee (The Lodge, Secret Life of Boys), casting director Georgia Simpson, and Make-up artist Christine Blundell (Sherlock Holmes, Legend and Paddington).
No experience is required and young people of all abilities and from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
In order to apply you 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 screen 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
-Bursaries are provided to support students in genuine financial need who would be unable to attend without support.
After completing a BFI Film Academy course, you’ll be a part of our expansive alumni network and will have access to apply to exclusive opportunities such as traineeships, mentoring programmes, masterclasses and more.
KEY DATES:
Tuesday 27th August: APPLICATION DEADLINE
Monday 2nd-4th Sept: Interviews to be held from 4pm onwards
Saturday 14th Sept Intro and Film Training
Saturday 28th Sept Film Training
Tuesday 8th Oct evening Script Development zoom
Sunday 20th Oct Script Development
Saturday 16th November Film prep day
Saturday 30th November Shoot film 1
Sunday 1st December Shoot film 1
Saturday 7th December Shoot film 2
Sunday 8th December Shoot film 2
Saturday 14th December Edit film 1
Sunday 15th December Edit film 1
Saturday 21st December Edit film 2
Sunday 22nd December Edit film 2
*You will only be required to attend one of the weekends in December. This is when your assigned group will film.*
TO APPLY CLICK HERE Deadline 27th August 2024. The course will run from September 2024 to January 2025 mostly at weekends. Interviews slots will take place Monday 2nd, Tuesday 3rd, and Wednesday 4th September, from 4pm onwards.
BFI Film Academy is delivered by Nerve Centre, AmmA Centre and Cinemagic and is supported by the UK government’s Department for Education, National Lottery, Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Scotland.
