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SCREEN Yorkshire has opened applications for six "hands-on," courses to help fill skill gaps in television across Yorkshire.

Students pictured with Elstree Studios managing director Roger Morris and Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Head of Film and Animation, ScreenSkills and Academy, and Bafta Award-winning producer The UK’s second Centre of Screen Excellence will be launched in Borehamwood, marking another milestone in the drive to offer opportunities and training to young people who are looking for careers in film and television The industry-led skills body ScreenSkills, Elstree Screen Arts Academy, Elstree Film Studios and the National Film and Television School have joined forces to create the Centre of Screen Excell...

Roger Morris, chair and founder of the ESA and managing director of Elstree Studios, said: "I'm delighted to be able to join with ESA and ScreenSkills and the NFTS to provide vocational education and training for the creative industries and to provide young people with industry placements to ensure that they get the hands-on training to be employable across our industry. "It is a testament to the team’s hard work at the ESA over the last eight years that they are now an integral part of this great initiative by ScreenSkills and the NFTS for our rapidly expanding film and TV industry."

By Jake Bickerton2021-05-13T10:32:00+01:00 The second of the UK’s Centres of Screen Excellence will offer new craft and tech traineeships for 18 and 19-year-olds The UK’s second Centre of Screen Excellence is to open in Elstree and Borehamwood, offering opportunities and training to those looking to establish careers in film and high-end TV. The Centre of Screen Excellence: Elstree has come about through a partnership between ScreenSkills, Elstree Screen Arts Academy, Elstree Film Studios and the National Film and Television School. The initiative will provide new craft and tech trainee...

ANYONE interested in a career in film and television has one week left to apply for courses designed to meet growing demand for local skilled crews. The five part-time training courses are in crafts identified as ‘in demand’ - lighting, hair and make-up, costume, grip and production assistant. Run by the National Film and Television School (NFTS) Leeds, they will be taught by tutors alongside film and TV professionals through practical training in person, online tutorials, online masterclasses and mentoring support. A work experience module is planned if Covid restrictions permit. No ...