Screen Yorkshire Launches The Next Round Of Beyond Brontës: The Mayor’s Screen Diversity Programme

As part of plans to further grow the screen industry across West Yorkshire and support diverse communities accessing creative jobs, the region’s screen agency has launched their latest Skills Connect training programme.

Beyond Brontes: The Mayor’s Screen Diversity Programme, is once again open for applications and will run a series of practical sessions over the summer months.

The highly successful part-time skills initiative has supported over 250 trainees since its inception in 2019.

Aimed at people wanting to work in the screen industries, be that in film, TV, virtual production, animation or gaming, the 6 week training programme is designed to build confidence and provide skills to prepare people for a career in an industry which can often be seen as difficult to get in to.

“Making the industry more accessible is a key goal of ours,” says Karen Roch, Skills Manager at Screen Yorkshire. “We want the screen industries to be full of diverse and talented individuals from all walks of life and all corners of West Yorkshire.

Beyond Brontës is a fantastic programme which has broken down barriers to entry and enabled many people from our region to work on very high profile film and TV productions such as Bridgerton, The Witcher, Gentleman Jack and Mission Impossible 7. We are delighted to continue to deliver such a practical and empowering programme,” Karen continued.

Now in its 5th year, Beyond Brontës is open to apply until 12 noon on Friday 17th May. If candidates are successful they will take part in a three day bootcamp at the start of July with practical sessions continuing weekly until mid-August.

Applicants must be aged 19 or over, live in West Yorkshire, and not have participated in a Skills Connect programme before, to apply. Those selected will be introduced to a range of screen industry disciplines such as directing, post-production, distribution, research, art department, lighting, cameras, sound, editing, costume, hair and make-up. Career advice and practical help to secure work will follow.

For full details of the training programme and application process please visit Beyond Brontës — Screen Yorkshire

Delivered by Screen Yorkshire, Beyond Brontës is a Skills Connect course, funded by the Mayor of West Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.