Industry

ScreenSkills provides insight, career development and opportunities to help people get into film, television, VFX, animation and games. 

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Training

ScreenSkills’ HETV Skills Fund to increase focus on mid-level professionals

Annual research highlights an urgent need to support mid-level crew as freelancers face growing instability, financial pressures mount and hiring patterns shift across the industry.
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Insights

Yarit Dor on the skills needed to succeed as an intimacy coordinator

How understanding movement, advocacy, communication and a basic knowledge of cinematography are key skills.

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Animation Skills Fund

Animation Skills Fund

Find out how we support animation professionals across the UK
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Children's TV Skills Fund

Learn more about how we support talent working in children’s TV
Film Skills Fund

Film Skills Fund

Find out more about the support we offer in film at all career stages
High-end TV Skills Fund

High-end TV Skills Fund

Learn more about our support for talent working in high-end TV
Unscripted TV Skills Fund

Unscripted TV Skills Fund

Find out how we support professionals in unscripted TV
Skills councils

Skills councils

Our work is guided by skills councils composed of key industry figures
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The ScreenSkills Podcast

Listen as we go behind the scenes with industry voices
Skills checklists

Skills checklists

Industry-approved lists of the skills and responsibilities for roles in film and TV
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Training provider hub

Work with ScreenSkills to deliver training
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TV Access Project: The 5 As

Video resources to support access provision for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent
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HR Toolkit

A practical guide to good recruitment for employers in the screen industries
Training providers

Training providers

A directory of providers who offer training, programmes and events
Submission form

Submission form

Listing for providers, activities, jobs, e-learning, and resources not commissioned by ScreenSkills
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Research

A directory of research into the screen industries by ScreenSkills
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Mental health training: guidance for employers

An industry framework to develop mental health training programmes