Skillset sponsors Berlin Talent Campus
February 2005
SKILLSET is sponsoring the 2005 Berlinale Talent Campus as part of A Bigger Future, the UK Film Skills Strategy.
Together with the UK Film Council, Skillset is staging daily speed networking sessions for the 500 filmmakers taking part in the Campus. Skillset and the UK Film Council will also be providing information on skills development and careers opportunities at their joint stand on the Campus where top professionals will be available throughout the week to offer advice.
Skillset's Director of Film, Judy Counihan, said:
"Nurturing and encouraging new talent, the lifeblood of our long term growth, has to be our priority. Through 'A Bigger Future, Skillset and the UK Film Council are helping to attract and retain the brightest and the best into film careers to ensure future competitiveness and productivity in the UK. Skillset is delighted to be supporting the next generation of filmmakers through the Berlinale Talent Campus and investing in the future of film."
Judy Counihan, whose Oscar winning credits include 'No Mans Land' and 'Antonia's Line', will be hosting a workshop at the Campus called 'The Food Chain: from idea to pitch'. The theme of the 2005 Campus is production design and this year's programme includes workshops with some of the world's top designers including Stuart Craig and Ken Adams. Directors Stephen Frears and Roland Emmerich will also be speaking.
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SKILLSET PRESS OFFICE:
Eve Ragout
020 7520 5752
07968 010 325
eve@skillset.org
Notes to Editor
- A Bigger Future is a joint strategy developed by Skillset and the UK Film Council with the support of the Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission, Scottish Screen and Sgrin Cymru Wales.
- Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries covering Broadcast, Film, Video, Interactive Media and Photo Imaging. Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills and by Ministers in the devolved administrations to tackle the skills and productivity challenge by sector. SSCs are independent, UK wide organisations developed by groups of influential employers in industry or business sectors of economic or strategic significance. SSCs are employer-led and actively involve trade unions, professional bodies and other stakeholders in the sector.
- The UK Film Council is the lead agency for film in the UK ensuring that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented at home and abroad. Investing Government grant-in-aid and Lottery money in film development and production; training; international development, export promotion; distribution and exhibition; and education, with the aim of delivering lasting benefits to the industry and the public alike.
