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One form for everything we run.
About ten minutes. Free. No CV, showreel or qualification: we ask what you've done, not what you were awarded.
- Cost
- Free
- Time
- About ten minutes
- Age
- 18 and over
- You need
- No CV, showreel or qualification
Competency checks, courses, simulations, placements, the Story to Screen Lab and the 35mm project: one form. Experienced crew can book the check directly: say which grade you want next. No dates yet? This registers your interest.
- Age18 and over. Younger? Ask your school or college to talk to us
- Tell us what would stop youTravel, a shift you would lose, kit or caring. There is no penalty for saying so
- Who reads itA person, usually from the department you are aiming at
One form for everything. New to set? Do the free Day One course first. When you apply, we book your competency check (online or in person), then offer you a practical on one of our units. The FIF Certificate comes from that practical. Experienced crew can book the check directly. How learning with FIF works.
What happens next?
- An acknowledgement by email.
- A person reads it, usually from the department you're aiming at.
- A conversation by phone or video, if we need to know more.
- An answer: a place with dates and joining notes, a "not yet" with the reason, or a pointer to a scheme that fits better.
New to set? We'll point you to the free Day One course first, then book your competency check. That's "not yet", not "no".
Your application stays inside Futures in Film CIC. Privacy.
Questions
What does it cost?
Nothing to apply and nothing to attend: tuition, kit, supervision, placements and your written feedback. ScreenSkills bursaries can help with other costs: see get support.
What about travel, food and a night away?
We're setting up a trainee support fund for travel, food, accommodation and workwear. Until it opens, we talk these costs through before you accept a place.
How are places chosen?
A unit has a crew size, so places are limited. They go to people for whom the training is the difference between getting in and not. We read every form, and if it's a no, we say why. We never ask for bank statements, payslips, references, a showreel, your immigration status or a diagnosis.
Access and adjustments
What to tell us, and how it is handled
Tell us about:
- cost, travel and distance, or a night away;
- kit (boots, waterproofs, gloves, a torch);
- disability or neurodivergence, in your own words;
- caring or faith commitments, such as prayer times or fasting.
No diagnosis or medical letter.
Your answer goes to the person arranging the days, not the person choosing who gets a place. We sort it with you before you accept. If something can't be solved for a course, we say so and suggest one that works.
Most courses run at Pinewood Studios; some at 3 Mills Studios or Dragon Studios. Some work is physical, outdoors and at odd hours. Days are long: TV drama is usually 10 hours plus lunch.
We can arrange interpreters, speech-to-text, materials in advance, a quiet room, a prayer space or a support worker on site. Tell us early. You can ask for a call first.
Struggling and need to talk to someone now? get help now.
While you wait
- Start Day One, free, while you wait.
- Under 18? Schools and colleges can bring a group.
- Take an online production safety course, such as the Mark Milsome Foundation's PSA1.
- Apply to other schemes too: see Get support.