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About
Michael Jenkins is a self-shooting, director, producer and writer of film and TV. He is extremely motivated to bring well-told and untold stories to as wide an audience as possible and believes passionately in the role of film as an engine for change and understanding. In 2015 he was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 documentary – ‘Michael and the mummers’ – following him as he makes one of his films. He was recently voted among the 100 most influential people in Bristol in the BME power list 2018.
An award winning filmmaker he won Best Short film for ‘Check the Label’ at The Royal Television Society Awards 2018 and won two BBC Local Radio Gillard Awards for the Diversity and Community award categories.
He launched the only black owned TV Production Company in the Southwest called Blak Wave in 2020 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england- bristol-50154597
He is part of the BAFTA/BFI Network Crew 2020 and currently in post production on a short film he has written and directed called Pickney, funded by the BFI.
ScreenSkills Training Passport
michael jenkins has completed the following modules within the ScreenSkills Training Passport.
Education and training
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ScreenSkills Training Passport
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries
ScreenSkills Funded
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Navigating the rights minefield: business affairs and copyright... with Ben Green
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
Certificates
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ScreenSkills Training Passport
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
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Safeguarding for all: basic awareness for the screen industries
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Diversity, equity and inclusion for the screen industries