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To help you wrap up the end of term with success, we're highlighting all the free events, resources and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities you'll need to help you and the young people you support learn more about careers in film, TV, games, animation and VFX.
November was packed with research news, with updated benchmarks from Gatsby Foundation, Sutton Trust's A Class Act on social mobility in the creative industries, and Careers and Enterprise Company sharing the views of 234,000 young people in Student Career Readiness. Just like many careers professionals, we are now busy tweaking and adapting our offer to ensure it continues to meet the needs of young people from across the UK, whatever their background, along with your needs as educators and careers professionals.
If you're new to Into Film, all you need to access our free resources is an Into Film Account. Don't worry, it's completely free and only takes a moment to set up.
Empower students with our Wicked Futures: Careers in Film resource
To celebrate the release of Wicked - only in cinemas now - don't miss out on our free careers-focused learning sequences for learners aged 12-18. Created with Universal Pictures, these activities illuminate careers in the screen industries by spotlighting the real trainees who helped bring Wicked to life on the big screen.
Challenge your students to apply their knowledge of social media in our Marketing Wiz competition where they'll create an exciting post to promote the film. The winner will receive an iPad and Apple Pencil Pro, plus a private screening of Wicked for their whole class! Enter ahead of the closing date of Friday 20 December.
Discover! Creative Careers Week 2024
As a proud partner of Discover! Creative Careers Week (18-22 November), we highlighted a variety of lesson resources, online courses, and pathways into careers in the screen industry. With skills shortages across numerous roles and a growing number of opportunities across the UK, educators and careers professionals can access a wealth of resources to provide ongoing career support all year-round.
As part of the Into Film Festival, we had the honour of welcoming our Into Film Careers Patron, multi award-winning screenwriter and director Amma Asante MBE, for a career retrospective, covering her trailblazing achievements in the screen industries.
Asante emphasised the importance of diversity, noting how her work has challenged traditional narratives and genres. Addressing aspiring young filmmakers, Asante stressed the value of persistence and self-belief and inspired students to seize opportunities and share vital stories: "It is an entirely different world for you guys than it was for me... Doors that were not open for me, are absolutely open to you."
Additionally, we were also delighted to have award-winning British director Andrea Arnold join us at the Into Film Festival for a special screening her new film Bird and a rare Q&A session with young audiences. Arnold shared insights into her creative process, her approach to storytelling, and offered advice for aspiring young filmmakers. She commented, "A lot of creativity is about you working out your own stuff, your own life; how you see the world, and how you've experienced the world." The session, held at the BFI Southbank, captivated a room of young filmmakers eager to learn from her experiences.
Prepare for the New Year with Essential Careers Resources
If you're new to Into Film, we have a whole host of careers resources to help you get started. Alongside our brand-new screen careers resources, our extensive back catalogue offers everything you'll need to help your students understand and explore the screen industries.
Switched On
Developed in partnership with the BFI, Switched On equips anyone who offers careers advice to young people with essential knowledge about the screen industries. This comprehensive pack features an assembly PowerPoint, activity sheet, pen portraits and useful links to further information and opportunities across the UK.
Industry Insiders
These engaging, ready-to-use PowerPoint lessons introduce students to key roles in the screen industry, such as art director, director, director of photography, and editor. Students will find out what they do, get their top tips, find out the skills they need for their job, and try out some activities to develop an understanding of roles.
Latest resources
To continue offering opportunities and information for young people on job roles and pathways, our Pact: Inside Independent Production resource, created in partnership with Pact, and our Step into Screen Careers series are the perfect places to start.
Partner resources
If you're supporting students at sixth form or college in England, our friends at Filming in England have produced a New Entrant Starter Pack filled with useful information to support older students ready to take their next steps into the screen industries.
We Are Careers Podcast
Want the inside scoop on the creative industry and the exciting opportunities available for young people? The Career Development Institute (CDI) has released a We Are Careers Podcast episode with Into Film's own Careers Lead, Cerys Evans. This episode will demystify the screen industries and share valuable insights on how educators and careers professionals can get involved.
Kickstart Careers with the Into Film Awards 2025
The festive break is the perfect time for young people aged 5-19 to take their filmmaking dreams to the next level by entering the 2025 Into Film Awards.
Our Ones to Watch category celebrates the creativity and excellence of those young people aged 13-19 who have already achieved great things, and who we believe are destined to be the future of the UK screen industry.
We were thrilled to welcome our 2024 Ones to Watch winners to our Into Film Festival and Young BAFTA Showcase events on Friday 29 November 2024, where industry professionals shared invaluable insights and answered the winners' burning questions about building a successful career in the screen industry.
For the 2025 Awards, the Ones to Watch prize will once again offer three young people the opportunity of career progression support through BAFTA, which includes involvement with the annual Young BAFTA Showcase in November 2025. Our three Ones to Watch will also receive a cash prize of £1,000 each to help them invest in their future careers.
Encourage your students to create their best work yet and perfect their submissions over the festive break!
ScreenWorks
If you're working with young people in Northern Ireland, don't miss the latest ScreenWorks opportunities. Funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and delivered by Into Film, our 3-5 day ScreenWorks work experience placements help young people aged 14-19 learn more about careers in the screen industries with first-hand experience.
Further careers resources
To learn more about how you can educate and guide young people toward their dream careers, browse our Careers Hub for even more resources and training to enhance your careers programme, and discover more opportunities for young people. Be sure to check back again in early January for more top events and resources you can use in the new year to support screen careers conversations.
Into Film is proud to be an Affiliate Member of the Career Development Institute (CDI), and a Social Mobility Partner of Speakers for Schools.
