Guiding Lights Mentors Announced 22.06.10
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ABOUT GUIDING LIGHTS
Guiding Lights is a year-long mentoring programme designed to support and develop emerging UK-based film industry talent. After two successful rounds of the scheme, we are now launching for a third time.
Following a highly competitive selection process, 25 talented filmmakers and film professionals have been selected to be matched with top industry names for a year of mentoring.
Over the twelve months of the scheme, each participant will develop a one-on-one relationship with their mentor as well as taking part in a number of high-level
• industry training and networking
• events delivered as part of the
• Guiding Lights programme.
• Where possible, mentees will
• also undertake a short period of
• work shadowing.
• Guiding Lights aims to help
• improve diversity within UK film
• industry by addressing the issues
• of access which individuals often
• face when progressing their
• careers.
• Participants are provided with
• financial assistance towards pre-
• agreed travel, subsistence and
• childcare costs. We are able to
• facilitate access for deaf and
• disabled people.
• Lighthouse, with funding from
• the Skillset Film Skills Fund,
• Optimum Releasing and
• Lighthouse. The scheme also
• benefits from the generosity of a
• number of in-kind supporters
• including One Aldwych Hotel,
• Screen International and Moët
• & Chandon.
• The programme is part of A
Bigger Future, the UK film skills
• strategy set up by Skillset and
• the UK Film Council to address
• skills development across all job
• roles in film. The initiative is
• supported by the National Lottery
• through the UK Film Council and
• the film industry through the Skills Investment Fund.
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