Congratulations on completing your ScreenWorks programme!
Here are a few resources to help you continue your journey in the screen industries. Explore supportive organisations, funding, competitions and regularly updated opportunities boards to keep your momentum going. This list is non-exhaustive, and we encourage you to explore further opportunities for yourself, hoping this will be a good starting point of what potential avenues you may take. Remember, you can always check out future ScreenWorks programmes on www.intofilm.org/screenworks and give us a message on screenworks@intofilm.org if you have any questions, are seeking advice or just want a chat.
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Further Work Experience & Courses
Further & Higher Education
Traineeships, Apprenticeships & Internships
Opportunity Boards
Supportive Organisations
Funding & Bursaries
Open Calls & Competitions
Resources for Creating
Get Inspired!
Further Work Experience and Courses
Our Top Picks:
Nerve NI Screen Academies
An inclusive platform for young people aged 16–19 not enrolled in university to gain training, mentorship and exposure to screen industries. Free and accessible to anyone with passion and dedication, regardless of prior knowledge or experience
ScreenSkills Training
Explore courses, programmes, events and e-learning. Register for a free ScreenSkills account to see all opportunities relevant to you.
ScreenWorks Online
Screen industry professionals speak about their roles and walk you through short work experience exercises in their relevant fields in these online videos you can access and complete at your own pace
Fighting Words NI: Young Playwrights
Space for writers aged 14-18 to develop playwriting skills, collaborate with professional directors, dramaturgs, actors, designers & creatives from NI & beyond, & be fearless in finding their own voices to create a public performance piece
Further & Higher Education
Colleges which have Digital Media, TV & Film Production, Games Development and many more courses which will build your knowledge and skills for a career in screen industries. The below links will take you straight to their available relevant courses
University of Ulster
Bachelors, Post-grad and diplomas in Digital Media, TV & Film Production, Cinematic Arts, Screen Production and more
Queen's University Belfast
Bachelors, Postgrad and diplomas in Media & Broadcast Production, Filmmaking, Sound engineering and more
Institute of Art, Design & Technology
Full-time undergraduate, Postgraduate, accredited part time courses, Certificates and Springboard+, Ireland’s leading creative cultural and technological institute by consistently providing innovative, practical and relevant courses in film & media.
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Traineeships, Apprenticeships and Internships
Recurring projects and organisations which regularly offer these opportunities
Our Top Picks
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen actively supports both businesses and individuals through training, skills development and funding programmes.
BBC
A variety of entry schemes in television, open to both grads and non-grads. Paid traineeships that offer placements in TV and radio around the UK and mentoring from a senior BBC manager
ScreenSkills Trainee Finder
Provides ‘set-ready’ training to talented individuals who can then apply for placements on UK productions which pay into the ScreenSkills skills funds. There are three programmes: animation, film, and high-end TV (including children’s TV)
CINE -Creative Industries New Entrants
an initiative which is broadening access to the screen and creative industries at entry level. Paid 12-18 month industry placements
More - UK-Wide
Opportunity Boards
These are boards which are regularly updated with new opportunities from multiple organisations
Artists & Experimental Moving Image
Upcoming Funding and Festival Submission Deadlines for Film Artists
ArtQuest
Regularly updated high-quality opportunities for artists.
ArtRabbit
A selection of international open calls and opportunities for contemporary art-related competitions, prizes, exhibitions, awards, proposals, and grants for artists, writers and curators.
British Council Arts Opps
Current and upcoming international opportunities for artists, creatives, professionals and organisations.
Community Arts Partnership
Weekly creative news, events and opportunities
Nerve Workshops & Courses
Lifelong learning through a variety of creative courses and projects available year-round, including music production, filmmaking, game design, digital visual effects and so much more
The Talent Manager
Create an account and upload your CV for free to gain access to hundreds of industry jobs and also make your CV visible to recruiters. Many UK production companies solely recruit through Talent Manager!
Theatre & Dance NI
News and Opportunities across the arts sector
Visual Artists Ireland
Discover a wide range of creative jobs and opportunities
Supportive Organisations
Belfast Film Festival
The festival highlights local talent through the Irish Shorts competition and NI Independent strand, while also hosting an International Competition. They also have regular open calls for projects to get involved in.
British Film Institute
Support for filmmakers and the screen industry in the UK and abroad
Cinemagic
Leading film festival for young people in the UK and Ireland running annual projects e.g., BFI Film Academy Short Course, Young Filmmaker, and their main Cinemagic Belfast Film Festival.
Association of Camera Operators
Inclusively celebrates and promotes technical and creative skills of Camera Operators, enriches these skills by being at the forefront of developments in technology and production
Women Behind the Camera
Community of women working within the technical trucks of the film industry (Camera, Grip and Lighting), seeking wider representation and access to opportunities
The Guild of British Camera Technicians
Non-profit organisation of top-tier film and television professionals, who work immediately around the camera, focused on upholding the quality benchmark of skills and knowledge in the British Film & Television industry
International Cinematographers Guild
"Represents the most talented camera professionals and publicists in the world"
Mark Milsome Foundation
inspire, inform and support young people to consider a role in the film and television industry and find work experience
The Pixel Mill
Collaborative co-working space for game development teams in NI. Ground-breaking incubation programme for UK and Ireland with industry mentorship, access to funding and links to local Universities
Funding and Bursaries
ScreenSkills Bursaries
Up to £1,000 to remove obstacles to getting into screen industries or progressing your career, e.g., training fees, accommodation, care, disability access costs, equipment, software and travel
NI SCREEN DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
support for the development of feature film and television drama scripts, projects or slate development for individuals and companies
British Council Travel Grant
For filmmakers & XR creatives to enable representation of work abroad, develop new contacts and networks, and reach new audiences. Focused on increasing exposure of new and emerging UK films, XR projects and talent internationally
Royal Television Society Bursaries
For students from lower-income backgrounds studying any and all subjects as undergraduates or HND Level 5 or 6. All you have to do is demonstrate your passion for pursuing a career in screen industries. Up to £1,500
Steve Hewlett Scholarship
a financial contribution of £2000 per academic year and additional support, mentoring and opportunities from the Steve Hewlett Memorial Fund. The award aims to commemorate Steve’s extensive and ground-breaking work in this field.
Open Calls & Competitions
Into Film - Film of the Month
Opportunity to share your stories with others. The winning film each month will receive a £100 gift voucher to help support future filmmaking endeavours! Open to UK-Based young people aged 5 – 19 years old. Rolling monthly opportunity
Discoveries 2025: Women's Writing Prize
For unpublished & unagented women writers in the UK/Ireland to submit a novel opening in English-up to 10k words–for the chance to take part in a bespoke creative writing course, mentorship, offer of literary agent representation and a prize of £5000
Cinemagic Young Filmmaker
OPEN TO YOUNG FILMMAKERS AGED 25 AND UNDER FROM OR LIVING IN THE UK AND IRELAND.
NI Screen Short Film Calls
Northern Ireland Screen runs a number of short film schemes throughout the year. These schemes are aimed at developing Northern Ireland resident creative talent (writer, director producer teams)
Papatango Writing Prize
the biggest playwriting award in the UK, attracting more annual entries than any other. Despite this, it is also unique in offering personal feedback, supporting new writers and generating new work for the entire sector
Flash Fiction Armagh
An event featuring Flash Fiction writers reading their work to an enthralled audience in Armagh.
Resources
Screen Industries
Script Writing
Cinematography/Videography
Games
Get Inspired!
A list of upcoming events and festivals for to fuel your creative juices
Belfast Film Festival
International festival running since 1995 dedicated to screening the best in new, short and classic cinema from all over the world.
Belfast International Arts Festival
16 October – 26 November 2024 with a new season of contemporary arts and culture in over 30 venues across the city and featuring the very best international and homegrown artists in theatre, dance, music, visual arts, literature and film.
Bounce Arts Festival
Transcending barriers, celebrating ability and disability; disturbing myths and illuminating the creative practice of disabled artists on a professional platform: a showcase where every aspect of diverse identity is celebrated.
NI Mental Health Arts Festival
Festival highlighting mental health by showcasing arts events across Northern Ireland. With arts on offer from visual arts and photography, poetry and song to psychodrama, music, comedy and film
NI Science Festival
offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
RENDR Festival Belfast
Celebrating creative craft and artistry in a fully immersive two-day festival exploring the space between Creativity and Technology. Ignite your imagination with inspiring speakers from the worlds of Film, Gaming, Animation, Immersive, and more!
Belfast XR Festival
Annual gathering for XR arts: storytelling, visual arts, music, drama, dance, literature & theatre. Showcases rich selections of experiences at the forefront of XR such as 360 film, interactive virtual, augmented reality & screen based installations
Belfast Media Festival
A packed programme of events across 2 days featuring an impressive lineup of speakers, creatives and decision makers across the screen industries.