The
BFI will be announcing today that the new BFI Film Academy residential two week
Talent Campus will be delivered by the National Film and Television School
(NFTS).
From
today, the NFTS will be taking applications from 16-19 year olds all over
England, to select 54 participants for this unique educational opportunity. The
BFI Film Academy Talent Campus is an intensive 13-day training course which will
enable the UK’s most promising young film talent to develop a range and breadth
of film disciplines.
Nik
Powell Director of the NFTS
said: “The NFTS has a commitment to educate the best creative talent to the
highest professional standards for tomorrow’s screen industries. We are very
excited to be able to open our doors to younger students and offer them tuition
by some of Britain’s best film experts in our world-class studio
facilities.”
Participants
in the Talent Campus will choose a specialism, such as Directing, Producing,
Editing, Cinematography or Sound Recording, and form teams that will be tutored
by film industry experts to make short films using the School’s film studios and
world-class teaching facilities. Tutors include
Cinematographer Brian Tufano (Trainspotting, Billy Elliot), Director Brian
Gilbert (Wilde, Tom & Viv) and Producer Michelle Eastwood (In Our Name).
There will also be Masterclasses from some of the country’s leading
film-makers and visits to the BFI, BAFTA and Pinewood Studios. The students’
films will be screened at the end of the course at a London event attended by
industry professionals. Following the Talent Campus, support will be given to
the participants in obtaining further training, work placements or jobs in the
industry.
The
residential course will be based at the NFTS and the Lane EndConference Centre, in
Buckinghamshire during the Easter holidays (April 2-12) with an introductory
weekend on March 9-10th. Every 16-19 year old across England who can
show talent and enthusiasm for film is eligible to apply for the Talent Campus,
including the approximately 500 young people already enrolled in the BFI Film
Academy Regional Network programme. The deadline for applications is
Monday February 18, 2013.
The
NFTS was founded 40 years ago with the help of its President Lord Attenborough
and runs Post Graduate MA and diploma courses but this is the first time it has
opened its doors to younger students.
The
School has a reputation for producing some of the most talented film-makers in
the world. Its student films have won 5 Oscars, 8 BAFTAs and graduates include
2013 Oscar nominees Roger Deakins and Stuart Wilson (Skyfall) and Dario
Marianelli (Anna Karenina) and students Timothy Eckhart and Fodhla Cronin
O’Reilly whose graduation film Head Over Heels is in the short animated
film section. www.nfts.co.uk
The
Talent Campus is free but participants need to cover the cost of travel to and
from the residential locations and a £75 administration fee is payable on being
awarded a place. However, Bursaries are available to cover these costs. The aim
is to make this incredible opportunity available to people from all backgrounds.
For full details go to http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/5-19-film-education-scheme-2013-2017/bfi-film-academy and www.nfts.co.uk/talent-campus
The BFI’s aim is to ensure everyone, particularly young people,
wherever they live, can learn about and enjoy the widest range of film. In 2013
the BFI Film Academy network is
operating across every region of England giving a diverse group of young people
from all backgrounds the opportunity to get involved. The BFI aims to work with
partners in the nations of the UK to make the Film Academy UK-wide later in
2013.
Download
the application form here
and complete it following the instructions on page 1. Please note your date of
birth much fall between 13th April 1993 and 18th February 1997 to be eligible to
apply. Proof of age must be supplied on acceptance of a
place.