Are you an emerging filmmaker or self-employed professional working in the film and television sector in the South West? Have you been affected by the current Covid-19 situation? The Film and Television Charity are supporting a series of free 2-hour online workshops to help you re-build your confidence, develop resilience and wellbeing. We’ll be exploring new approaches to working and helping you stay up to date by sharing information on changes such as health and safety in the industry. Each session will be led by Producer and Coach Kate Saunders, and will use the Finnish Team Coaching methodology, which has been proven to be powerful and impactful to support personal and professional development. Dates 1st September, 15th September and 29th September. To book your place email Katefilms@btinternet.com "Kate is a fantastic producer who gets behind projects and makes them happen" - Peter Snelling, My Pockets ‘DWP embraced this project to help our customers who have lost confidence, aspirations and motivation. For us this course was ideal as we have customers we can signpost to this initiative. Peer to peer support is one of the ways to make the biggest impact’ Amanda Buttle – Employer and Partnership Manager Weymouth, Bridport Blandford and Poole. NOTE: please ignore register button and email Kate as instructed above.

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This bi-annual festival aims to reveal the practice and process of artists around the county by opening artists studios to the public. This year the festival has moved online. Each weekday we will be delving into our 16mm archives and opening up a can of film the has been donated to us. Join us live online or watch through The Engine Room’s windows as we lace up a film on our Steenbeck for a celluloid journey of discovery.

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

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Part of a series of workshops aimed at helping makers, sole traders and small businesses to sell online. Join us as we demonstrate from our studio at the Engine Room how to set up your own studio and create engaging tutorials. Using multiple cameras you will not only be able to see every aspect of what we do, you will also be able to ask us questions directly. PLUS we’ll advise on what equipment is best to invest in. This event is taking place via zoom. You will receive the Zoom details via email, once registered.   

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

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£ 45.00

Our screening and network event has moved online and is now monthly.

Join us via zoom to watch short films made by local filmmakers and find out how they were made.

This is a chance to connect with industry professionals and network as well as discovering more about local film production.

If you have a short film (under 10 mins) you'd like to screen please email info@somersetfilm.com

Advanced booking is essential as we will only admit attendees we can identify. Somerset Film is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Junction Time: Sep 24, 2020 06:00 PM Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84309412453?pwd=TVk4YWNEMjMxcTZydkhSUE1valpLQT09 Meeting ID: 843 0941 2453 Passcode: 015699 One tap mobile +19292056099,,84309412453#,,,,,,0#,,015699# US (New York) +12532158782,,84309412453#,,,,,,0#,,015699# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 843 0941 2453 Passcode: 015699 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcj6W2Rlvf Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

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Watch our guest speaker via Facebook live and YouTube on the last Wednesday of every month. Creative Networks are a platform for artists in Somerset to share ideas and work. The Network is currently taking place online. Be sure to follow us on social media for upcoming information about the event and guest speaker. Click here to watch our most recent network to get an idea of what takes place.

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Are you aged 18 - 30 years? Have you recently been made redundant or are looking for employment? Join us to refresh your digital skills or gain new ones to help you secure new employment. Throughout the week you’ll work towards creating a digital CV that showcases all your strengths to potential employers.

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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Are you aged 16-19? Are you passionate about Film and Television? BFI Film Academy is a 7 day programme, where participants get the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of filmmaking through a series of workshops and masterclasses, in which they get the chance to learn from, and work with, leading industry professionals. We're looking for passionate and committed young people who have a love of film. We encourage BAME, LGBTQIA+, disabled persons as well as those from lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply. Click here for dates, more information and to submit your application! Please DO NOT register below.  

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Join us Online to celebrate both Bridgwater and Somerset’s diverse community with a day of music and food, stories and dance, film and a chance to meet and talk.

Click here for more information on Bridgwater Together.

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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Theatre Nights is scheme which brings together local theatre makers and new audiences. It started as an event in front of a live audience at the Red Brick Building in Glastonbury in January and turned digital when we went into lockdown. Join us live on the Somerset Film YouTube page or watch on the Brewhouse Facebook page here. No need to book!

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Join us at Bridgwater Arts Centre for Black History Month. Told entirely in the words of James Baldwin, the film touches on the lives of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, and Medgar Evers to bring powerful clarity to the image and reality of how blacks in America today is fabricated and enforced. Narrated by Samuel L Jackson. Members of the Somerset Afro-Caribbean group will introduce the film and lead a post-film discussion – blackhistorymonth.org.uk

Film Running time is 97 minutes.

Please be aware that current government guidelines for cinemas require you to wear a mask for the duration of the screening (unless you are exempt from wearing one.)

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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£ 8.00

Watch our guest speaker via Facebook live and YouTube on the last Wednesday of every month. Creative Networks are a platform for artists in Somerset to share ideas and work. The Network is currently taking place online. Be sure to follow us on social media for upcoming information about the event and guest speaker. Click here to watch our most recent network to get an idea of what takes place.  

Event Fees:

£ 0.00

Our screening and network event has moved online and is now monthly.

Join us via zoom to watch short films made by local filmmakers and find out how they were made.

This is a chance to connect with industry professionals and network as well as discovering more about local film production.

If you have a short film (under 10 mins) you'd like to screen please email info@somersetfilm.com

Advanced booking is essential as we will only admit attendees we can identify.

Somerset Film is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Junction Time: Oct 29, 2020 06:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81055563041?pwd=N1FsbjBQa2RBS01oWG1nMVhiZnZGZz09 Meeting ID: 810 5556 3041 Passcode: 413568 One tap mobile +13017158592,,81055563041#,,,,,,0#,,413568# US (Germantown) +13126266799,,81055563041#,,,,,,0#,,413568# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 810 5556 3041 Passcode: 413568 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbmPvbr8lP

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Films are nothing without sound. Join us for this exploration of sound recording and the art of foley as we bring to life a vision of the future. Want to take part in our livestream? Aged 13 and over? We have places for six young people to join us. You will need a smartphone, access to Zoom and permission from your parent. Don’t have access to that equipment and software but want to take part? Just get in touch! Part of TYCA Arts Festival. Link to follow.

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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Part of a series of workshops aimed at helping makers, sole traders and small businesses to sell online. The date of this course has now changed from the 14/15th of October to the 4th and 5th of November.  Successful Somerset-based writer Jo Middleton, better known online as Slummy Single Mummy, brings us her guide to using social media more efficiently to promote your small business. This event is taking place via zoom. You will receive the Zoom details via email, once registered.   

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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£ 30.00

Looking for extra ways to make a living as a musician? Ever considered getting paid for composing your own style of music? How great would it be to learn ways to have your music placed on radio, TV, films and games?

Musicologist Sacha Atkinson will guide you through how music licensing libraries work, best approaches for getting a deal and ways to prepare your music for production.

This is a 6 week course (6pm-8pm).

Dates are: 10 / 17 / 24 November 1 / 8 / 15 December

This event is taking place via zoom. You will receive the Zoom details via email, once registered. 

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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£ 90.00

Podcasts have surged in popularity. Learn how to create your own and make your audio debut. This course includes a one hour additional support session to help make your first podcast. This event is taking place via zoom. You will receive the Zoom details via email, once registered.   

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

Event Fees:

£ 45.00

Theatre Nights is scheme which brings together local theatre makers and new audiences. It started as an event in front of a live audience at the Red Brick Building in Glastonbury in January and turned digital when we went into lockdown. Join us live on the Somerset Film YouTube page or watch on the Brewhouse Facebook page here. No need to book!

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This resource for South Somerset has all the equipment you need to make a short film or complete a digital media project. Want to find out more? Would you like to digitise some old family VHS? Or would you like some technical support for a creative project you are working on? Let us know and we will bring equipment along to facilitate that. One to one sessions are available with our Creative Technologist, Richard, or our technical Manager, Dan. Advance booking is essential.

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

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£ 0.00

Watch our guest speaker via Facebook live and YouTube on the last Wednesday of every month. Creative Networks are a platform for artists in Somerset to share ideas and work. The Network is currently taking place online. Be sure to follow us on social media for upcoming information about the event and guest speaker. Click here to watch our most recent network to get an idea of what takes place.

Event Fees:

£ 0.00

Our screening and network event has moved online and is now monthly.

Join us via zoom to watch short films made by local filmmakers and find out how they were made.

This is a chance to connect with industry professionals and network as well as discovering more about local film production.

If you have a short film (under 10 mins) you'd like to screen please email info@somersetfilm.com

Advanced booking is essential as we will only admit attendees we can identify.

Somerset Film is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Junction Time: Nov 26, 2020 06:00 PM London Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87048788089?pwd=eFVHZFVHYjBGRGlielVITHUzbnhRdz09 Meeting ID: 870 4878 8089 Passcode: 281631 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87048788089#,,,,,,0#,,281631# US (New York) +12532158782,,87048788089#,,,,,,0#,,281631# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 870 4878 8089 Passcode: 281631 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcuaCJ5GUj

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Theatre Nights is scheme which brings together local theatre makers and new audiences. It started as an event in front of a live audience at the Red Brick Building in Glastonbury in January and turned digital when we went into lockdown. Join us live on the Somerset Film YouTube page or watch on the Brewhouse Facebook page here. No need to book!

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  In order to take part you must display a letter of invitation.  

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Why are some TV adaptations well received whilst others are less so? How might you go about adapting your carefully selected novel? In this adaptation crash course, we will look at some examples of novel to TV adaptations, comparing their ‘success’ to learn what makes a good adaptation and what makes fans cringe. We’ll also explore what to consider when selecting a novel and what changes or adaptations you may implement. Dates: Tuesday 12th &  Tuesday 19th January This event is taking place via zoom. You will receive the Zoom details via email, once registered.  

Please Note - upon registering, you will be sent a confirmation email. Please check your junk folder if this is your first time booking with us, as we cannot guarantee your confirmation email will arrive in your main inbox folder.

Accessibility - If you have any access or learning needs, please let us know via email at info@somersetfilm.com

Environment - As an organisation, Somerset Film has declared a climate emergency and we're encouraging everyone who visits us to walk, cycle or use public transport where possible. Here is some further information on how to get to us using those methods.

Event Fees:

£ 25.00

Watch our guest speaker via Facebook live and YouTube on the last Wednesday of every month. Creative Networks are a platform for artists in Somerset to share ideas and work. The Network is currently taking place online. Be sure to follow us on social media for upcoming information about the event and guest speaker. Click here to watch our most recent network to get an idea of what takes place.

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£ 0.00