IMPROVING BUSINESS SKILLS
The UK film industry has significant opportunity for growth. It is essential that management teams have strong business management skills and entrepreneurialism to identify and create opportunities, as well as the right skills to run successful, sustainable businesses in a global marketplace.
Through providing funding for training in skills specific to production, distribution and exhibition, as well as general finance and management and leadership skills, Skillset is supporting business development and business success.
Business skills funding programmes and training
The following training schemes have been supporting under A Bigger Future 2 funding programmes for business skills:
Producer Specific
- How to Create a Sustainable Film Business for Film Producers (Initialize Films)
- MeetMarket (Sheffield DocFest)
- The ACE 20 Producers' Training Session (Association of Cinema Exhibitors)
Production Grade
- Assistant Directors Training Scheme (The Production Guild)
Distribution Specific
- The Distribution Spectrum (Film Distributors Association)
Exhibition Specific
- Cultural Cinema Exhibition (Independent Cinema Office)
- Developing audiences (Independent Cinema Office)
- Innovative Exhibition Techniques for Managers (Skillset Media Academy Wales)
Understanding the US Studio System
- Inside Pictures (Qwerty Films + National Film and Television School)
Money for Training
- Management and Leadership bursaries (A range of providers)
Can you deliver training for the UK film industry?
If you could deliver high-quality training to the industry in these priority areas, then Skillset might be able to support you with funding from the Film Skills Fund. See our current funding schedule.
