The media skills agency Skillset is to fund a nationwide programme to give film companies across the UK access to the business training that will help them seize the opportunities of the ‘digital age’.

The six-month programme will provide successful applicants with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to develop their own digital media technology, content, marketing and business strategies.

It will conduct a series of workshops across the UK designed to transform the readiness of film businesses for the digital era.

Film businesses will also be brought together into two landmark events where the leading expertise in digital media will map out the frontiers of film in an age where the internet will be the dominant means by which audiences watch films.

The scheme not only provides workshop-based exploration of digital media techniques and trends but also a set of online tools to help companies develop their own business plans.

For access to the application and information on eligibility visit
huge.theenginegroup.com/take12uk
The deadline for entries is Monday 12 October.