Name: First-Time Feature Film Producers
Start: 2024-11-26T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00

Monday 28th October 2024

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Are you:

Producing shorts or sub £500k films?
A TV/Streaming Drama Producer looking to transition to produce feature films?
Credited as Producer on completed production(s)?

If so, this course is for you!

The First-Time Feature Film Producers training course prepares you to step-up into the funded feature film industry.

By the end of the course, you will:
Understand an Industry Standard Funded Feature Film Producer’s role and responsibilities.
Have a complete overview of creative and practical filmmaking processes.
Lead and communicate with confidence, fostering a positive atmosphere.
Manage departments, motivate teams allowing room for creativity, ensure legal compliance.
Organise projects, draft schedules, manage production budgets, negotiate salaries.
Develop financial skills to set up funding structures, secure and negotiate deals with financial backers to create a successful film.
Confidently market to distributors and the public.

This training is supported by the ScreenSkills Film Skills Fund with contributions from UK film productions.

Who is this training for:

For those with Producer experience in completed narrative shorts, micro-feature films and/or HETV drama, aiming to produce feature films in excess of £500k.

To be eligible, you must have Producer experience in (a minimum of) one of these genres: –

Short film producing:

Raised independent funds.
Gained recognition at prestigious festivals.
Worked with a writer and/or director.

Micro feature film producing:

Raised independent funds.
Secured formal distribution.
Gained recognition at prestigious festivals and/or had a theatrical release.

HETV / drama producing:

Have Producer credit(s).

We would also consider applications from those lacking a Producer credit who have 5+years’ scripted experience (e.g. Production Manager, 1^st AD or equivalent) and have evidence that they are embarking upon producing their first £500k+ feature film.

We also welcome applications from producer’s looking to return to work following a career break with equivalent experience.

We welcome applications from all individuals. If you would like support completing the application form and/or would like us to send it to you in an alternative format, please email training@mission.guru.

THE TRAINING WILL COVER

The training will cover:

The key areas that first-time producers struggle with and/or have no experience of due to the big step up from shorts / micro-features to first feature.

Development: Creative processes, finance, bridging the development-to-greenlight gap.
Pitching: Successful techniques and strategies.
Packaging and Raising Finance: Assembling funders, requirements and strategies and finding funding opportunities (e.g. regional funds).
Sales and Distribution: Market positioning and selling.
Leading and Managing: Building, leading and developing larger teams.
Budgeting and Scheduling: Planning, tracking costs and decision-making.

Complications: Production issues, dealing with/planning for and communicating changes.

Post-Production: Workflow, schedules and deliverables.

HOW TO APPLY

How to apply

This course is running once from Tuesday 26^th November 2024 to Tuesday 4^th February 2025.

Format: Online and In-Person training.
Webinar: Wednesday 16^th October 2024.
Deadline for applications: Monday 28^th October 2024.
Interviews: w/c Monday 4^thNovember 2024.
Notifications: Friday 8^th November 2024.

Training dates:

Tuesday 26^th November 2024 – Session 1 – 3-hour session Online.
Tuesday 10^th December 2024 – Session 2 – 3-hour session Online.
Wednesday 8^th January 2025 – Session 3 – In Person, Birmingham.
Thursday 9^th January 2025 – Session 4 – In Person, Birmingham.
Tuesday 21^st January 2025 – Session 5 – 3-hour session Online.
Tuesday 4^th February 2025 – Session 6 – 3-hour session Online.

Click ‘apply now’ to submit your application.

COURSE TUTORS

This training is delivered as a partnership between Mission Accomplished and The Fold.

Alison Grade | Course Director

Michelle Stein – founder The Fold | Course leader

Jennifer Monks – founder the fold | Course leader

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