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Go where the industry meets.

Kit shows, festivals with industry days and free careers fairs. Turn up, ask questions, and meet the people who hire.

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Soonest first. Every date checked on the organiser's own site on 13 November 2026.

A fully built cinema camera under blue light at the BSC Expo, crew and visitors around it.

Start here · 11 to 13 Feb 2027

BSC Expo: the camera department's big weekend

The British Society of Cinematographers fills Battersea Evolution with camera, lens, lighting and grip companies. Thursday 11 February is for VIPs and invited guests; public days Friday 12 and Saturday 13 February. Entry is free if you register.

Book a slot at the BSC Talent Bar: short one-to-ones with working crew on careers, showreels, networking and starting out. The seminar programme has sessions on getting into the industry too.

Register on the BSC Expo site

Kit companies to meet at BSC Expo

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Rental houses, makers and resellers that usually take a stand. Look them up before you go, then ask about trainee days and prep-room work.

Watch a BSC Expo panel

Heads of department on stage at the Expo, talking about virtual production on UK stages.

Kit and technology shows

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Cameras, lenses, lights, grip and post kit, on stands you can walk up to.

Film and TV festivals with industry days

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Screenings with Q&As, plus talks and passes for people who work in the industry.

Sending your own film to festivals? Which ones count for BAFTA, BIFA and the Oscars, and how to apply

VFX, animation and games

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Where animators, VFX artists and games developers show their work and hire.

Sound, post and colour

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Audio, edit, grade and restoration: the shows and festivals post crews go to.

Careers and talent days

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Free or low-cost days built for people starting out.

Pinewood Futures Festival: Pinewood's own free careers festival, where we build and run the production unit

International

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Worth the trip once you are working: the shows the whole industry flies to.

Month by month

The next twelve months. Where an organiser has not yet set dates, the event sits in the month it usually runs.

  1. November 2026

  2. December 2026

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  3. January 2027

  4. February 2027

  5. March 2027

  6. April 2027

  7. May 2027

  8. June 2027

  9. July 2027

  10. August 2027

  11. September 2027

  12. October 2027

How to work a show

  • Get in free

    Your trainee pass

    Most kit shows are free if you register online first: BSC Expo and MPTS both are. Festivals often have student, under-25 or volunteer routes. Volunteering gets you in next to the people running it. Students, bring proof.

  • Pack

    What to bring

    Phone with the e-ticket, a battery pack, a one-page CV or a QR code to it, notebook and pen. Comfortable shoes: you'll walk miles. Water and food: show food is dear.

  • Talk

    How to talk to exhibitors

    Pick five stands and read up first. Ask how the kit is used, not what it costs. Say what you're learning and which department you want. Ask about trainee days or prep-room work, and get a name, not just an email.

  • After

    Follow up within a week

    A short email: where you met, what you talked about, what you're doing now. Connect on LinkedIn or Instagram. Go back next year: people remember faces they see twice.

Dates checked on each organiser's own site on 13 November 2026. Events that have finished drop off this page automatically, and dates change, so always check the event site before you travel. Know an event we have missed? Tell us.