In this section you will find news articles relating to the television and film industry in Birmingham.
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Disability Film Festival at Light House, Wolverhampton
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Monday, 25th February
Wolverhampton's Light House Media Centre will play host to the first Disability Film festival to be held in the city from 18th - 20th April 2008, bringing work from regional, national and international disabled filmmakers to the big screen.
Lottery boost for revolutionary technology in supporting UK release of U2 3D
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Friday, 22nd February
The UK Film Council's Prints & Advertising Fund is backing U2 3D, the first-ever feature length live action film shot and exhibited in breakthrough digital 3D.
National Film and Television School: Open Days
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Wednesday, 20th February
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix…The Queen…Atonement…Control…No Country for Old Men…Ashes to Ashes…Spooks… Look through the credits and you’ll find NFTS graduates names on all of them.
Women in film and Television: CREATE YOUR OWN SUCCESS
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Wednesday, 20th February
Stuck in a rut? Do you want to be more confident when selling yourself in the industry? Have you got so far but can’t see your way forward? Are you wanting to improve your networking skills and to know how to better market yourself? Help is at hand!
Fundraising, Sponsorship & Sustainable Development for Exhibitors
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Wednesday, 20th February
This course is aimed at creative people from UK independent cinemas, film festivals and mixed arts venues who are interested in learning essential business skills to develop their organisation.
Job Opportunities at at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
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Wednesday, 20th February
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) are recruiting for two posts - Head of Learning & Events (Maternity Cover) and Events Producer
National Lottery Awards
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Tuesday, 19th February
The National Lottery Awards are an annual search to find the UK's favourite Lottery-funded projects. Lottery players raise £25m each week for Good Causes and the Awards are a great way to highlight how that funding has changed the UK for the better.
SCREEN WM TAKES TO THE ROAD WITH £4 MILLION PRODUCTION FUND
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Monday, 18th February
Regional screen agency, Screen WM, will hit the road this month to encourage local film and media companies to benefit from its £4 million Media Production Fund.
BBC Bites…. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
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Monday, 18th February
BBC writersroom is running a development scheme looking for short scripts exploring the British Born Chinese experience, and in particular looking to encourage new, emerging, raw writers from the British Chinese community to have a go.
The Collaborative Networking Event for Creative Industry Professionals: Nick Broomfield Documenting in Style
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Friday, 15th February
Acclaimed English documentary filmmaker, Nick Broomfield, will provide the keynote presentation at this month's Creative Networks at the Birmingham City University Technology Innovation Centre (tic), Millennium Point, Birmingham.