Degree Show 2012

The LSM undergraduate degree show this year is scheduled for June 1st, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All graduates welcome to drop in!


Continue reading

Coming Up Talent Scheme

From Marcella Forster:

Coming Up is a Talent Scheme sponsored by Channel 4 and Touchpaper TV that provides emerging film makers with the opportunity to make an authored drama with a guaranteed network broadcast. The deadline for the 2013 round is July 2 2012.

Download full details (pdf file)

Guidelines

Neil McKay Nominated for BAFTA awards

From Sarah Barrow:

Further to his guest lecture about writing & producing TV drama to 3rd year Project students earlier this year, we’re delighted to announce that Neil McKay‘s most recent project, ‘Appropriate Adult’ for ITV1, a drama-doc starring Emily Watson, has been nominated for several BAFTA awards. Continue reading

Becca Weaver, class of 2010

“You have to have a lot of determination. If this is the industry you want to be in, then don’t give up. It may take years, but if you’re passionate, it’ll show through.”

After handing in my final assignment in 2010, I only stayed at Lincoln for another month. I was tempted to stay longer of course and make use of the University’s equipment and try to delay the realisation that my student life was over, but I was pretty confident that I was going to get a job in London, or at least an internship quite quickly. How hard can that be, I thought. After an intense final year to complete a 50 minute television drama on a student budget, I thought I was prepared for anything. Looking back now, I was unbelievably naïve.

Continue reading

Internship opportunity at Sports Revolution

Sports Revolution is a state-of-the-art sports marketing agency that nurtures mutually beneficial relationships between Rights Holders, Brands and Sports Fans. They are looking for a Broadcast Scheduler / Matchday Operator. THIS IS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN’S NEWLY QUALIFIED GRADUATE INTERNSHIP SCHEME. YOU MUST HAVE GRADUATED FROM LINCOLN UNIVERSITY IN 2010, 2011 OR DUE TO GRADUATE IN 2012 TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

Download Graduate Internship Vacancy Notice

To apply, send Covering Letter and CV to Kevin.gibson@sportsrevolution.co.uk Deadline for applications May 31 2012

Continue reading

BBC Drama Production Writers Academy 2012

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!

Mastermind internship opportunity – but hurry!

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

Sheffield Docfest 2012

From Matthew Baren

Sheffield Doc/Fest 13-17th June 2012 is the World’s most exciting documentary and digital media festival, conference and marketplace – attracting the biggest names in docs from the world over. If you have an interest in film and TV, festivals and event organisation or just want to meet new people, work in a fast paced environment, with a fun high-energy team, then we want you!

Continue reading

Into the Wind UK TV Premiere

From Electric Egg:

We are very pleased to announce that Into the Wind will make its UK Broadcast Premiere on the Yesterday channel on Monday 2nd April at 9.00pm, and will then be repeated on Tuesday 3rd April at 7.10am, 12.30pm and 5.00pm. Freeview (Channel 12), Sky (Channel 537) and Virgin Media (Channel 203).

Into The Wind – TRAILER (A Documentary by Steven Hatton) from Electric Egg on Vimeo.

Continue reading

Lincolnshire TV

We have started a community TV channel, but with a difference. When the government decided not to award Lincolnshire a channel on Freeview, our thoughts turned to IPTV. Then we thought, why just IPTV – apart from ecommerce, websites are a bit old hat, so we went for a full social media presence.

We only began in earnest a few days ago, so please have a look, tell us what you think and please “like” us on Facebook!

Continue reading