HOME are excited to announce that we will be overseeing 5 Film Academies for 16 - 19 year olds, in partnership with the British Film Institute. The North West Film Academies will run in partnership with FACT in Liverpool, Aunty Social in Blackpool, Touchstones in Rochdale and Signal Film & Media in Cumbria.
The North West Film Academy will be running 5 programmes across the region for young filmmakers and film enthusiasts.
Each academy will have the opportunity to work with industry professionals, attend practical and online workshops, meet new people and gain an insight into areas of the industry you might not even know existed. Each cohort will get the chance to make a short film which will be screened at HOME cinema in February 2025.
If this sounds like the programme for you, make sure you look into the academy closest to where you live.
Applications for each academy will open in the next few weeks, further details to follow very soon!
The academies will all run at different times – dates and schedules will vary.
HOME will be running an academy from Oct 24 – early Feb 25 for 20 young people based in Manchester and Greater Manchester. Update: Applications are now closed.
FACT will be running an academy from Sept 24 – Feb 25 for 20 young people based across the Liverpool City Region. Update: Applications are now closed.
Aunty Social will be running an academy from Oct 24 – Nov 24 for 10 young people based in Blackpool. Applications are now OPEN! Please apply here.
Touchstones will be running an academy from Oct 24 – Nov 24 for 10 young people based in Rochdale and Oldham. Update: Applications are now closed.
Signal Film & Media will be running an academy from Oct 24 – Feb 25 for 15 young people based in Cumbria. Applications are now OPEN! Please apply here.
Each course is completely free to attend, with bursaries available. Participants must be 16 – 19, based within the areas specified on each individual academies page and you cannot apply if you are attending university.
