From Marcella Forster:
Do you want to write for EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City and Doctors? Do you want training across BBC One’s flagship shows and a springboard to write across the entire range of the BBC’s drama output?
Read all about this opportunity
Please let us know if you get the job!
From Sarah Barrow:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated, self-starting recent graduate to undertake a four week placement between mid June and the end of November (depending on availability) with the production team of Mastermind. CVs and responses to the questions posed need to come to me first, sbarrow@lincoln.ac.uk, not go directly to the BBC. Download details
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: WEDNESDAY 25TH APRIL, NOON
From Rebecca Weaver:
I graduated from Lincoln in 2010. In 2011 I was lucky enough to get onto the Vision Intake Pool scheme at the BBC (now known as the Production Talent Pool [Ed])
The scheme is coming up again and is open for applications on the 6th February 2012. It’s also a little different this year with three categories to choose from, rather than two, these being: Runner, Production Management Assistant (TV) and Production Management Assistant (Radio). Continue reading
From Marcella Forster, some current opportunities for scriptwriters to write for BBC Television programmes, posted on the National Association of Writers in Education website.
Check out the links carefully – all these schemes have strict entry conditions.
BBC Talent Award for recent graduates: Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? BBC North Developing Talent in partnership with BBC writersroom is delighted to announce this development opportunity for student / recent graduate drama writers.
We have just received good news from Andy McKay. The Chair of the Midlands Royal Television Society judges has told him that Dirty Diamond Media has been nominated for Best Fiction Film in the student category.
“This is a fantastic achievement for a charming film which I know took much effort and creativity to produce.
Colours and Shapes from Paul Hope on Vimeo.
BBC writers room
From Marcella Forster:
Are you the next Debbie Horsfield or Paul Abbott? BBC North Developing Talent in partnership with BBC writersroom is delighted to announce this development opportunity for student / recent graduate drama writers.
Plenty of people leave university with a decent degree, but it’s the people who have more than that who will get the jobs that are so in demand.
Sam laughs at ‘Frodsham’ and can’t stop by Loz Whitaker
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Khi Mahmood
From Chris Hainstock:
Khi Mahmood tells me he will be credited on a BBC prog called “Britain’s Hidden Heritage” which is airing this Sunday at 7 on BBC1 and BBC1 HD.
As he says: “Its going to be my first prime time credit as an Edit Assistant”
Small steps to bigger things hopefully.
Dom James
I thought you would like to hear the good news that I have been selected as a Broadcast Hot Shot in the Craft & Post Production category for 2011!
Tim Johns, who works at BBC Lincolnshire (radio – broadcast journalist/station sound producer) is putting on a short-film night on 21st July, showcasing film-making talent in Lincoln and the surrounding area.