Amplify: Production Talent, is an initiative for entry-level production professionals to elevate their careers. The initiative offers the opportunity to connect with UK production company executives in the factual/documentary TV sector, experience our Marketplace to enhance and widen your network, and learn more about the documentary industry.
As part of the initiative, there will be an online orientation session before the festival (date to be confirmed with the selected talents). In person activities will take place during the festival on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 June.
What’s Included?
- Full Industry pass for Sheffield DocFest 2025 which gives you full access to the festival, including film screenings, exhibitions, live events, talks, panels, industry sessions and live pitches, networking events and parties
- One-to-one meetings with UK production company executives.
- An introduction to documentary markets.
- Access to Marketplace services: switchboard, networking drinks, and industry sessions, with a ‘road map’ provided pre-market to suggest key sessions to attend.
- Meet and greet with Sheffield DocFest trustees during the market.
Who Is Eligible?
To be eligible for Amplify: Production Talent, you must:
- Be a working professional (students are not eligible for the programme)
- Have 1 to 5 years of experience working for production companies of any size in roles such as assistant producer, associate producer, researcher, production assistant, post-production assistant, and other coordinating and assistant roles.
- Be based in the UK
- Be working in factual or documentary TV production
No formal training in production is required.
We are unable to offer bursaries towards travel and accommodation.
How To Apply?
To apply to Amplify: Production Talent, please fill out this form. It is free to apply.
The deadline to apply is Thursday 17 April 2025 at 12 noon BST.
We are committed to growing diversity in the film industry, and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented voices in the factual/documentary TV sector including, but not limited to, d/Deaf or disabled people and people who are ethnically diverse and/or those who are from or live in South Yorkshire.
For the purposes of reporting to our key funders we ask that you help us by clicking here to complete an anonymous diversity questionnaire.
If you have any questions, please contact our Industry team at industry [at] sheffdocfest.com.
You will be contacted in April 2024 regarding the outcome of your application. Participation in the initiative is subject to capacity.
The programme will take place in Sheffield on 13th & 14th June 2024 and online prior to the festival.
Amplify: Production Talent is supported by BBC and Channel 4
