Changing director diversity in advertising
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Industry Trade Bodies
APA - Advertising Producers Association
AICP - Association of Independent Commercial Producers (USA)
BECTU - trade union for workers in the creative industries
Directors UK - professional association of UK screen directors
Producer Resources
Regional Film Offices
Bath Film Office
Berkshire Film Office
Bristol Film Office
Bucks Film Office
Cardiff Film Office
Creative England
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Film Hub South West
Training
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Work Experience & Talent Schemes
4Skills - Channel 4
BBC Creative U
BFI Film Academy
Blak Wave New VoicesTalent Scheme
D&AD Shift
EVCOM
EY Foundation
Grey - Grey Matter Annual Internship
Havas Platform
LIFT
Other Resource Libraries
Anti-racism: Unlock Toolkit
Anti-racism: Resources and Further Reading Good Practice in BSL & the Arts
Good Practice for Working With Autistic Artists
ProFile Performers
Triple C / DANC (Disabled Artists Networking Community)
Understanding Neurovdivergency in the Performing Arts - Triple A
Equity Guidelines for Working with LGBT+ Performers
Gender and Disability on Spotlight, FAQs
Pronouns: What and Why
Resources for scripted film & TV
Understanding Trans and Non-Binary Casting with Gendered Intelligence
Screenskills - monthly newsletter
shots - daily newsletter
The Drum - daily newslette
New Talent/ Crewing/ Casting
Access VFX - Opportunities in VFX & Animation
BAFTA Early Career Support - programmes
City Lions - Talks & Opportunities for 13-16 year olds
Create Jobs - Creative Jobs Board
Creative Access - Creative Jobs Board
Creative Mentor Network - Mentoring
Diverse Made Media - Production House
Edit Collective - Community
Exceptional Individuals - Neurodiversity support
Film London - Events, Opportunities & Advice
Creative Resources
4Skills - Channel 4 advice & skills hub
Activation Ideas - creative ideas blog
Are.na - playlists, but for ideas
Art of the Title - title sequence design tool
A Website Is a Room - live feed of inspiring websites
BFI Diversity Standards Criteria - resource to reduce under-representation in the film industry
Class Distinction - podcast
Commercial Directing Film School - online courses
Directors Charitable Foundation - support
Day of Wrk - resource that shows what people actually do for their jobs
Deck of Brilliance - idea generation Tools
Directors' Library - reference library
Eyecannndy - tutorials & inspiration (highly recommended)
Communities & Meetups
Advertising Filmmakers - whatsapp
Babes in Development - events
BEATS - advocacy group
Black Film Allegiance (US) - community
Cine Circle - filmmaking events & courses
Cinemamas - community
Deaf & Disabled People in TV - community
Film Fatales - community
Fuse - Manchester-based collective for creatives
Get Sh*t Done - meetups for all levels of people across advertising, gives help
Industry newsletters/ free
LBBO - daily newsletter
Promo News - daily newsletter
IPA - Institute of Practitioners in Advertising
Film Hub Wales
Film London
FilmWight
Glasgow Film Office
Hertfordshire Film Office
Kent Film Office
Liverpool Film Office
North Somerset Film Office
Northeast Screen
Northern Ireland Screen
Screen Cornwall
Screen Education Edinburgh
Screen Scotland (Creative Scotland)
Screen South
Screen Yorkshire
Surrey Film Office
Film London Connect - mentoring
Just Runners - Opportunities
NABS - Mental wellness
Outvertising - LGBTQIA+ inclusivity
POCC - Community
Raising Films - Parental support
The Creative Society - Mentoring
The Future is ND - Neurodiversity support The New Black Film Collective - Events
UK Muslim Film - Community
Working Well Trust - Mental Health Support
Film Grab - reference library
Flim - reference library
Frame Set - reference library
Kive - reference library
Love The Work More - watch award-winning work
Mograph Encyclopedia - motion graphic database
MyMind - “the extension of your mind”
Savee - inspiration for creatives
Shotdeck - reference library
Spotlight News & Advice - blog
The Treatment Forum - podcast
UK Creative Festival 'Golden Nuggets’ - blog
Girls In Film - platform for women in film
Instant Network - whatsapp
Making Moves and Movies - community
The Production Network - whatsapp
Shooting People - membership
Style & Sound - events
The Kusp - community
Women in Film - whatsapp
Women in Film - screenings