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News and Events - Skills Development

16
Oct

Restart – training scheme for those wishing to get into the games industry

16/10/20

Video game development is a fast growing and vibrant industry which reaches audiences across the world. Within Northern Ireland there is an exciting and emerging video game development community which is creating games […]

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13
Oct

Pitching seminar with Barry Devlin

13/10/20

Tired of having your pitches turned down by unempathetic, nameless development executives in terrifically successful film companies whose only qualification to judge your brilliance is an Oscar or two on their desks? Tired […]

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08
Oct

Short Film webinar

08/10/20

Northern Ireland Screen is hosting a short film writing webinar on Monday 26th October from 10am to 12pm in advance of the November short film call. Places are limited and on a first […]

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05
Oct

Trainee opportunity for a Sound Designer

05/10/20

Northern Ireland Screen intends to run a skills development programme as part of the COMPANY PLACEMENT SCHEME called Trainee Sound Designer 2020. The programme will provide a training opportunity in a music composition & sound company for one […]

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16
Sep

Bridging the Gap zoom surgeries

16/09/20

Bridging the Gap is one of the leading documentary new talent initiatives in the UK, offering documentary development training, a cash budget, production support, and up to one year of international festival distribution. […]

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07
Sep

Digital Cities Virtual: 22 – 24 September 2020

07/09/20

BBC Academy’s Digital Cities will be returning as Digital Cities Virtual in 2020-2021, with a not-to-be missed monthly series of FREE events for the creative industries. Digital Cities Virtual will take place from Tuesday […]

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25
Aug

Trainee opportunity for a Script Editor

25/08/20

Northern Ireland Screen, BBC Drama Commissioning and Element Pictures, and supported by ScreenSkills HETV Training Fund, is recruiting a Trainee Script Editor for a one year paid placement opportunity. The placement will be […]

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24
Aug

Ignite Documentary Talent Development Programme

24/08/20

IGNITE is a pilot bilingual talent development programme directed towards emerging documentary filmmakers from the north and south of Ireland embarking on their first or second non-fiction feature film. Created in collaboration between Cork International […]

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11
Aug

Screen Academies Website Goes Live

11/08/20

A new online resource to guide young people into a career in the screen industries, has been launched by Northern Ireland’s Creative Learning Centres. The Screen Academies website highlights industry-led courses to train […]

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10
Aug

Toon Boom Harmony Training with Dog Ears

10/08/20

Dog Ears, with the support of Future Screens NI, is hosting FREE online training in Harmony Toon Boom Software. Future Screens NI support of this specialised training represents their commitment to help up-skill […]

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24
Jul

Paper Owl Films Training – CelAction

24/07/20

Paper Owl Films is seeking applications for a one-week CelAction training course delivered remotely. The course will be held on the week commencing Monday 10th August – successful applicants must be available for […]

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21
Jul

Eight emerging filmmakers selected for Puttnam Scholars Scheme

21/07/20

Screen Skills Ireland in Partnership with Northern Ireland Screen and Atticus Education Announces Puttnam Scholars Screen Skills Ireland, the skills development unit within Screen Ireland, has partnered with Northern Ireland Screen, Future Screens […]

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06
Jul

Cinemagic ‘HOME’ Filmmaking opportunity for 12-25yr olds launched in partnership with Future Screens NI

06/07/20

Young creatives aged 12-25 are being sought for the Cinemagic and Future Screens NI Filmmaking initiative ‘HOME’, which will take place online from July-October 2020. In light of the covid-19 pandemic, Cinemagic wishes […]

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03
Jul

ScreenSkills HETV Learning Session

03/07/20

ScreenSkills HETV Skills Fund is presenting a series of online industry expert led learning sessions, to support freelancers continue to develop their skills in the HETV industry during the Covid-19 crisis. These interactive […]

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01
Jul

Coronavirus basic awareness on production training

01/07/20

Free online training designed to support screen industry workers stay safe on productions in the context of Covid-19 is launched by ScreenSkills, the UK’s screen skills body. The development has been supported by […]

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26
Jun

Applications open for the Puttnam Scholarship Programme

26/06/20

Future Screens NI, Northern Ireland Screen and Screen Ireland have teamed up with Atticus Education to offer four Northern Ireland resident writers, directors and producers the opportunity to attend 6 online masterclasses with […]

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25
Jun

Future Screens: Perspectives on Storytelling

25/06/20

Future Screens NI, Northern Ireland Screen and The Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast are hosting workshops on the Perspectives on Storytelling. Film-makers and fiction writers alike aim to tell a story — but […]

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18
Jun

The Pixel Mill Trainees 2020 (Community Management) Skills Development Programme

18/06/20

The Pixel Mill Trainees 2020 (Community Management) is the new entrant scheme for aspiring video game marketers. Northern Ireland Screen is looking for motivated individuals who want to develop a career in Northern Ireland’s […]

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11
Jun

Trainee opportunities for 3D modellers and junior artists

11/06/20

Northern Ireland Screen intends to run skills development programmes called 3D Modeller Trainee 2020 and Junior Artist 2020. The programmes will provide opportunities in interactive content companies. The scheme and placements will be based in […]

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04
Jun

New Entrant Training 2020

04/06/20

Northern Ireland Screen intends to run a two-day online training course aimed at new entrants to the Film & TV industry. The course is for those wishing to get their foot through the […]

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12
May

Foundation Animation and Visual Effects Academies now open for 16-19 year olds

12/05/20

This month our Foundation Academy for Animation and Visual Effects Academy for 16-19 year olds will take place online. Both academies will be facilitated by Nerve Belfast. The Foundation Academy for Animation is a 6 week course starting from […]

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12
May

Free online workshops with Northern Ireland Screen

12/05/20

Northern Ireland Screen will be running several online workshops. The workshops will cover filmmaking, animation and directing. The sessions will take place on the following dates: Factual filmmaking, 20th May, 3pm Short film […]

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07
May

Pixel Mill Trainees 2020 applications are open

07/05/20

Pixel Mill Trainees 2020 is the new entrant scheme for aspiring video game developers. Northern Ireland Screen is looking for motivated individuals who want to develop a career in Northern Ireland’s thriving interactive […]

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06
May

Free online training for freelancers from ScreenSkills

06/05/20

As the lockdown persists, ScreenSkills are continuing to roll out wide-ranging slate of free training sessions for freelancers supported by the Skills Funds in television (unscripted, high-end and children’s), animation and film as […]

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05
May

Online Carbon Literacy Training 2020

05/05/20

Albert have adapted their Carbon Literacy training programme so that it can be delivered via webinar during UK lockdown. Albert exists to support the UK production and broadcast industry’s transition to environmental sustainability, […]

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