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Keep up-to-date with the latest news from ScreenSkills about the UK screen industries.

Spotlight: ScreenSkills support in Wales

You can’t make great film, TV and animation without investing in the people. This is why ScreenSkills is co...

2 Jun 2021

ScreenSkills looking for mentors to support talent

The ScreenSkills Mentoring Network has matched nearly 2,500 individuals with a mentor since its launch

2 Jun 2021

New Unscripted TV Skills Fund is now live

The fund, which is designed to transform investment in the workforce for unscripted TV is now live

1 Jun 2021

ScreenSkills supporters win at Bafta TV Craft Awards

Congratulations and a thank you to the winning High-end TV Skills Fund-contributing productions

25 May 2021

Find skills info and training in one handy place

Information and opportunities from across the whole of the screen industries can be now found in one handy ...

25 May 2021

ScreenSkills challenges FE/HE funding cut plans

ScreenSkills has joined with creative industries colleagues in objecting to funding cut proposals.

14 May 2021

Young Animator of the Year open for applications from 11- to 18-year-olds

The initiative aims to discover, nurture and celebrate young talent across the UK.

14 May 2021

Future Film Skills in numbers

The Future Film Skills programme, delivered for the BFI by ScreenSkills with National Lottery funds, has no...

11 May 2021

Centre of Screen Excellence: Elstree opens for recruitment

Recruitment launches today for students of the UK’s second Centre of Screen Excellence

10 May 2021

BAFTA TV and TV Craft Award nominations for Skills Fund contributors

With 15 nominations, Small Axe is a top contender for honours.

28 Apr 2021

Accounts trainees start HETV Trainee Finder programme

ScreenSkills has expanded its HETV Trainee Finder programme to include the accounts department

27 Apr 2021

The Father wins at Academy Awards

Best actor and best adapted screenplay award go to Film Skills Fund supporter.

26 Apr 2021

New research shows only quarter of screen workers are from working-class backgrounds

ScreenSkills today calls for greater collaboration on improving social mobility in the UK screen industries

22 Apr 2021

ScreenSkills Mentoring Network to award £130,000 for mentoring programmes

ScreenSkills is inviting organisations interested in applying for funding to deliver a mentoring programme ...

22 Apr 2021

Creative Careers Programme reaches more than 120,000 young people in 2020/21

Number includes 461 schools who participated in the online Discover! Creative Careers Week 2021

21 Apr 2021

Industry unites to launch new fund and transform investment in training for unscripted TV

The Unscripted TV Skills Fund is a new fund going live on 1 June 2021 which will address skills gaps and sh...

15 Apr 2021

Film Skills Fund supporters The Father and Rocks win at Baftas

Congratulations to all winners

12 Apr 2021

Impact of US investment on UK HETV production sector discussed

ScreenSkills CEO among panellists

9 Apr 2021

ScreenSkills' CEO looks ahead

Seetha Kumar reflects on the lessons of 2020-2021 at the beginning of the new financial year.

8 Apr 2021

Educators offered insight on how to best support students to start successful careers in screen

The online Congress brought more than 150 educators and industry together to discuss the big skills challen...

30 Mar 2021