What is the National Film and
Television School?

The NFTS is the UK's national centre of excellence for postgraduate education and is one of the world's leading film and television schools. The NFTS has turned out numerous world-class, award-winning film and television programme makers in its 37 years and our reputation extends worldwide. A Skillset Screen Academy since 2005, we became a Skillset Screen & Media Academy in November 2007, one of a select group of institutions recognised by Skillset as providing the highest standard of vocational education, training and skills development for film and television - an endorsement seconded by the UK film and television industry. Whether graduating with an MA, a Diploma or from one of our short courses, you’ll leave having received the best practical education and training in film and television programme-making available in the UK.

For more information see www.nfts.co.uk

What is Qwerty Films?

Qwerty Films is a feature film development and production business and media consultancy based in London. The team, Michael Kuhn, Malcolm Ritchie and Jill Tandy, were among the senior managers who established and ran PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, one of the few examples of a Europe-based worldwide studio built from scratch. Qwerty Films together with Citibank raised a fund to finance a slate of international features films which t have included SEVERANCE, ALIEN AUTOPSY, STAGE BEAUTY, I HEART HUCKABEES, KINSEY, WONDROUS OBLIVION and THE MOGULS Saul Dibb’s Oscar and BAFTA-award winning film THE DUCHESS, starring Keira Knightley.

What is MEDIA 2007?

MEDIA 2007 is a support programme of the European Union to strengthen the competitiveness of the European film, TV and new media industries and to increase the international circulation of European audiovisual product. MEDIA 2007 commenced on 1 January 2007 and will run to 31 December 2013. With a budget of €755 million, it gives grants to support professional training (screenwriting, business and new technologies), project development (single/slate), and the distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works. For full details please see www.mediadeskuk.eu

What is Skillset?

Skillset is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Creative Media which comprises TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging and publishing. We support skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative media industries maintain their world class position. Skillset manages and delivers A Bigger Future, the UK’s film skills strategy, developed in partnership with the UK Film Council, which aims to make the UK film industry the most highly skilled and creative in the world. www.skillset.org

A Bigger Future 2 is the second phase of 'A Bigger Future', the UK film skills strategy developed by Skillset and the UK Film Council and funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund. The Skillset Film Skills Fund is supported by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council and the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund. www.abiggerfuture2.co.uk