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Media Cymru
Spark, Maindy Road
Cardiff,
CF24 4HQ
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+44(0)2922 511 434
What is Skills and Training?
University of South Wales will develop and co-deliver an innovative skills programme linking education, industry and infrastructure to build a sustainable talent base for the region’s screen sector.
Documentary film development is a long and costly process, and development funds are extremely competitive. For example, only 1 in 24 Doc Society applicants succeed in winning grant support.
DOGFEN FEATURE INTENSIVE is a new two-stage training programme that equips emerging documentary filmmakers with the tools and coaching they need to develop embryonic feature ideas into fundable development projects.
Kicking off with an intensive weekend workshop, the DOGFEN FEATURE INTENSIVE prepares participants to think cinematically and globally about their non-fiction film projects, learning in detail how film funders will assess their applications.
Apply to Dogfen Feature Intensive: Documentary Film Development Programme
We all know that more needs to be done to improve d/Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent representation on and off screen.
Media Cymru has partnered up with Heloise (‘Eli’) Beaton, Project Lead for the TV Access Project (an alliance of UK’s biggest broadcasters and streamers), to deliver 5 bite-sized (90 minute) training sessions that cover the foundations of everything we need to know, to build better, more inclusive workplaces and story worlds.
With over a decade of production experience, and as a disabled producer and trainer, Eli is brilliantly placed to create learning environments where participants can welcome and work inclusively with disabled creatives and diversify not only roles on and off screen, but also the stories we tell.
Apply to Supporting organisations to create an accessible and inclusive screen industry
What does good data management look like? What can we do in the Welsh screen sector, to not only organise ourselves more efficiently but to be able to find the volume or capacity to handle what could be terabytes of data? And do all cloud-based solutions or dedicated software packages fit all productions?
In this half-day DATA MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS session, Gorilla Academy aims to cut through the terminology and technology (although we do have to talk about it, sorry) and look at some tried and tested workflows that manage all your lovely data, from capture through to post. And enable you to look after one of your most valuable assets.
We will cover well rounded principles of storage, naming conventions and storage types that best suit each file type, while looking at costings and the green aspect of data management.
This course is aimed at producers, production assistants, project managers, camera assistants/ trainees, camera, edit assistants, this overview covers almost every type of file so every type of role could benefit.
Apply to Data Management Fundamentals
While eco-anxiety continues to evolve along with the effects of climate change, it’s never been a more important time for freelancers to adopt and incorporate sustainable practices in their everyday lives. Running a greener freelance business also means tackling those personal emission hotspots such as Transport and Energy, Materials, Food and Waste and one of the valuable takeaways from the session will be to give you a better understanding of your carbon footprint and how you can reduce it.
Delivered by Picture Zero, HOW TO BE A GREENLANCER is an engaging, straightforward guide on how you can be more environmentally focussed and finance-savvy on a very personal level. And even grow your business, worth and network by differentiating yourself and attracting employers who also value sustainability.
Apply to How to be a Greenlancer…
We know parents in the screen sector face many challenges and we have partnered with From Another to bring you the knowledge and tools you need to find the solutions that are right for you.
From Another are experts in working parenthood and new ways of working. Using the very latest data from conversations with hundreds of parents, managers and leaders, they delve into the concepts that they know will make a difference. The RESET fills your kitbag with everything you need to chart the right direction for you, your family, and your job.
This training is provided free of charge to participants.
Media Cymru Freelancer Development Fund
Applications now open
Screen sector freelancers based in Wales can now apply for financial assistance to access training opportunities relevant to personal career development. The Media Cymru Skills and Training project, delivered by University of South Wales, is offering up to a total of £1,500 per person to cover for loss-of-earnings while undertaking training.
Media Cymru Freelance Focus
Media Cymru and USW’s Freelance Focus research is an ongoing, long-term study of freelance careers in the screen sector in Wales. The information you provide will help shape USW and Media Cymru’s skills and training output, and further our understanding of freelance careers in the Welsh screen sector.
Wales Screen Workforce Survey
In late 2022, the team at University of South Wales carried out the Wales Screen Workforce Survey – the first Wales-wide survey to assess the skills, training needs, attitudes and experience of those working across the screen sector. These findings were shared at the Culture Change Conference in March 2023 and the publication will be released later this year.