Upcoming skills and training opportunities:
Film Distribution Trainee Scheme
Are you passionate about film on the big screen? Are you committed to taking lived experiences from Wales out in to the UK screen sector and building global awareness of Wales?
Media Cymru is partnering with the Film Distributors’ Association (FDA), backed by Film Hub Wales and Ffilm Cymru Wales, to offer two 9-month paid traineeships at a UK distributor for Wales-based participants.
Trainees will undertake a paid office-based placement in a UK distribution or international sales company. This training role is based on a 37.5 hour working week for 9 months, with placements taking place between June 2025 and running through to March 2026. (Exact dates will be confirmed with the company hosting the placement).
During this period, the trainees will gain extensive knowledge of the cinema exhibition business which determines how, when and where films reach the public. They will examine contractual and professional relationships that filmmakers face and expand (Welsh) film producers’ understanding of what happens to their film once it is thrust into this world.
Find out more and apply to ‘Film Distribution Trainee Scheme’
Data Management Fundamentals
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 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
How to be a Greenlancer
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 Greenlander 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
The Reset Programme for Working Parents
Reset LIVE is a 6-week online course for parents who want a better work-life balance. With bite-sized audios and practical takeaways, in as little as 15 minutes a day, you will identify your challenges, get clear on your priorities, ditch the guilt and find the balance that’s right for you.
Reset LIVE is a bracing and uplifting experience, for you to learn skills and strategies that will last a lifetime. Alongside a supportive community your course will include a bespoke Media Cymru module addressing the unique challenges you face in the screen sector.
This training is provided free of charge to participants.
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