| UK Industry And Training Sites |
Site Of The Month Skillset
 This recently-relaunched site says it "should be the first port of call for filmmakers, employers and training providers who want advice and guidance on training and skills". And it's hard to argue with that. There's a wealth of information about what the film industry really is, and a series of storyboards which breaks down the life of a film, from conception to home entertainment. Highly accessible, and highly recommended.
View site A-Z Of Sites - Industry Bodies BAFTA
Official site for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
View site British Board Of Film Classification
Find out what certificate the latest films/DVDs have received, and why.
View site British Film Institute
Information about the National Film Theatre, the bfi's touring programmes, and statistics about the local film industry.
View site British Video Association
Statistics, news, and information about the home cinema industry in the UK.
View site Cinema Theatre Association
Official site for the Association which studies/protects "all cinema buildings, however humble".
View site Equity
Online presence for the actors' trade union.
View site Film Education
Encouraging and promoting the study of film and cinema within the UK National Curriculum.
View site  Film Distributors' Association
Official site of the collective body for UK film distributors, housing lots of historical data about cinema-going in the UK. There's also a list of upcoming releases.
View site Raindance
"Dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film in the UK and around the world."
View site Shooting People
The UK's largest independent film community, "run by filmmakers for filmmakers."
View site UK Film Council
Government-backed agency for film in the UK, with lots of information for budding filmmakers of all persuasions.
View site UK Screen
"The film and music network", offering message boards for film wannabes.
View site A-Z Of Sites - Screen Commissions/Agencies Set up by the UK Film Council, the following regional film agencies "provide a variety of resources aimed at developing public access to and education about film and the moving image". EM-Media
Covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.
View site  Film London
Extensive site giving info about film activity in London, plus funding and development schemes and locations and crew databases.
View site Northern Film and Media
Covering Cumbria, Durham, Teeside, Tyne & Wear, Northumberland.
View site Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Covering Northern Ireland.
View site North West Vision
Covering Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside.
View site Scottish Screen
Covering, well, Scotland.
View site Screen East
Covering Bedfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
View site Screen South
Covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Channel Islands, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxford, Surrey, and Sussex.
View site Screen West Midlands
Covering Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, and Worcestershire.
View site Screen Yorkshire
Covering Humberside and Yorkshire.
View site South West Screen
Covering Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Wiltshire.
View site Wales Screen Commission
Covering - you guessed it - Wales.
View site A-Z Of Sites - Careers And Training Academy Of Radio, Film and Television
Based in London, this website claims that it "can help you achieve success in the Radio, Film and Television industry".
View site ARTTS Skillcentre
Provides "100% practical, 'hands-on' training for television, film, theatre and radio".
View site BECTU
Union for people working in broadcasting, film, theatre, entertainment, leisure, and interactive media .
View site  British Universities Film and Video Council
Body which promotes the production, study and use of film and related media in higher and further education and research.
View site Cyber Film School
Provides CD-ROM/Web-based moviemaking education.
View site First Film Foundation
Founded in 1987, this foundation "exists to help new writers, producers and directors to make their first feature film".
View site Ideas Factory
Channel 4 site "helping you get where you want to be in the creative industries".
View site Intermedia
Online presence for the "East Midlands' leading media production agency".
View site Lighthouse
Get information on Brighton-based organisation's current and past projects.
View site Media Training North West
Details about the training solutions on offer to media companies, employees and freelancers.
View site National Film And Television School
"Training for professionals, by professionals."
View site New Producers Alliance
Charity providing training for independent new producers and filmmakers.
View site PACT
UK trade association that represents the commercial interests of independent feature film, television, animation and interactive media companies.
View site The Script Factory
Training courses for screenwriters.
View site The Short Film Bureau
Got a short film and want to sell it? Try here.
View site Skillset
See entry at top of page.
View site UK Media Online
EU-funded training opportunities.
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