Screen Yorkshire has opened applications for its third Beyond Brontes training programme. Young people aged 18 to 24 can apply for a place on the scheme, which is designed to widen access to jobs within the industry. There is a particular focus on attracting young people from black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, but organisers are also keen to hear from individuals who have disability status or identify as LGBTQ+. Trainees from the first two years of the programme have gone on to work on high-profile TV productions including Gentleman Jack, The Syndicate, Anne Boleyn, Coronation Street and Ackley Bridge. The scheme has the backing of leading figures in film and TV regionally.
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The Film and TV Charity has also launched a new suite of anti-bullying support services for industry workers.
The British Film Institute and BAFTA have announced the next stage of their work to tackle, harassment and racism in the workplace, deploying a new employer Action List for the film and TV sectors to use that comes with widespread support from across the industry. At the same, The Film and TV Charity has launched a new suite of anti-bullying support services for workers.
The new initiatives come just over a year after research commissioned by the charity revealed some alarming statistics, among them that some 84 percent of workers from data collected from 9,000 individuals had experienced or witnessed bullying or harassment. It added that those who had experienced bullying were twice as likely to want to leave the industry and highly likely to have had mental health problems.