07/12/2012 - 500 16-19 year olds to benefit from network

The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced the 24 regional partners that will help deliver its BFI Film Academy Network programme in 2012/13. The BFI Film Academy is the result of a unique partnership with the Department for Education in England, which has provided £3m funding for the programme, and forms a key part of the BFI’s plans to revolutionise film education for 5-19 year olds across the UK.

Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, said, “The new academy is open to young people from all backgrounds and will play its part in helping ensure the British film industry remains competitive.”

BFI CEO Amanda Nevill said, “To ensure further growth we must find, encourage and nurture the talent of tomorrow - those with the creativity and skills needed to drive future success in the UK’s film industry. This project is designed to do just that.”

Over the next four months the 24 regional partners will work with the BFI and its strategic partners BAFTA, Creative Skillset and Pinewood Studios to bring learning experiences to nearly 500 16-19 year olds across England. In March 2013, up to 50 people from the regional programme will go on to attend a residential Talent Campus, which will help develop their skills further.

The 24 BFI Film Academy partners in 2012/13 are:

East
Cambridgeshire Film Consortium (Cambridge)
Culture Works Foundation (Norwich)
University of Hertfordshire School of Creative Arts (Hatfield, Herts)

East Midlands
Broadway Media Centre (Nottingham)
CfBT Education Trust (Lincoln)

London
CTVC (Central London)
Eastside Educational Trust (East London)
Met Film School (West London)
Revolver Entertainment (West London)
The Film and Video Workshop (North London)
Young Film Academy (Central London)

North East
Beacon Hill Arts and Arpeggio Films (Tyne & Wear and County Durham)
Tyneside Cinema (Newcastle)

North West
Cornerhouse (Greater Manchester)
FACT/ Signal Film and Media (Liverpool and Cumbria)

South East
Film Oxford (Oxford)
Resource Productions (Slough)
Screen South (Maidstone)

South West
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (Bristol)
Somerset Film and Video Ltd (Bridgwater, Somerset)
The Watershed Arts Trust (Bristol)

West Midlands
Thomas Adams School in association with Wem Town Hall and University of Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton and Shropshire)

Yorkshire and Humber
Reel Solutions (Leeds)
The Sheffield Media & Exhibition Centre (Sheffield)