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This month, we're bringing you a curated selection of free events, resources, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities designed to support you and the young people you work with to explore careers in film, TV, games, animation, and VFX.
2024 marked another monumental year at Into Film, with hundreds of thousands of educators, careers professionals, and young people engaging with our programmes. We are incredibly grateful for your support and engagement which empower us to continue delivering valuable resources and enhancing careers programmes across the UK.
The start of the new year is the perfect time to set ambitious goals to refresh your careers programmes, ensuring you can continue to inspire young people with up-to-date insights into the UK's screen industries.
Just like you, we at Into Film have been busy looking ahead to another year of inspiring opportunities for young people. Below, you'll find the most relevant resources and events to help educators and careers professionals navigate 2025 with confidence.
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Start the New Year with a pledge to hit your annual CPD targets
Continual improvement in your own training and development is indispensable, and we can help with your learning and training activities throughout 2025. You could try our brand-new First Jobs in Film and TV course or our Supporting Screen Careers Conversations course or video, join us for our next live webinar, or use our free resources to upskill and update your screen careers knowledge. All are fantastic tools to enable careers professionals and educators to keep on top of ongoing development.
Thanks for a great session with Into Film. That was the best careers event I have attended to bring the industry alive in a straightforward way for us careers advisers.
Careers Adviser after attending an Into Film careers event
Plan ahead for National Careers Week 2025
This year's National Careers Week takes place between 3-8 March, and is a one-week celebration of careers guidance. The theme for this year is 'You can'. Into Film always believes that every young person can succeed and reach their full potential, and we're here to help them - and those educators that support them - to step into a career in the screen industries. As our Into Film Ambassador Louise Sedgewick put it recently in our Annual Review for 2023-24, "If you can see it, you can be it".
We are proud to play our part during the week, as well as throughout the year. Here's what's in our calendar so far for young people in schools and colleges across the UK. Save the dates to help with your National Careers Week planning.
Careers Event with BAFTA and Into Film
Date: Monday 3 March, morning and afternoon events.
Featuring sessions for ages 15-18 from industry experts that highlight the range of roles in the screen industry. Open to schools and colleges UK-wide. Booking is by invitation only.
Student Webinar with Unifrog
Date: Monday 3 March, 16:30
A session for both educators and young people aged 11-18. This will be a bookable event via Unifrog - check back for booking details soon.
ERIC Careers Talk
Date: Tuesday 4 March, 10:00
Careers app ERIC is hosting speakers from across the creative industries every day during National Careers Week, with Tuesday showcasing the screen industries. Hear from Into Film or sign up to watch the recording afterwards. Find out more and book to join the ERIC Careers Talk now.
Parent & Carer Webinar with Unifrog
Date: Tuesday 4 March, 17:30.
A session helping parents and guardians know what the options in the screen industries are and where to look. Ideal for those looking at career options and decision-making support. This will be a bookable event via Unifrog - check back for booking details soon.
Media Careers Podcast LIVE at BBC MediaCity
Date: Wednesday 5 March, morning and afternoon.
Young people from Greater Manchester will join the Into Film team at BBC MediaCity to tour the facilities and watch the recording of a live careers podcast. This event is by invitation only, but keep an eye on our socials and the Media Careers Podcast after the event and find out how it went.
Speakers for Schools Broadcast
Date: Friday 7 March, 10:00
This session is available to book now. Book here.
And finally, for a whole host of activity sheets, handouts, lessons, virtual broadcasts and more to support your National Careers Week planning, our Careers Hub is the ideal place to start.
Into Film's Spring Screenings
Date: 7-28 March
Into Film's Spring Screenings are back for 2025! Taking place across the UK, with 293 cinemas taking part, we're offering more free cinema screenings and special events for primary and secondary audiences than ever before. And remember - all events are completely free! Be sure to secure your places quickly, as many events will book up fast.
Out and About - Meet the Team
Look out for Into Film at a range of careers events this spring:
If you're visiting the Pinewood Futures Festival on Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March, look out for the Into Film stand. Come and say hello, we'll be happy to talk about all things screen careers and filmmaking.
And it's not too late to book your free place at the National Career Guidance Show (NGCS) 2025. We'll be there too, so please pop by our stand and say hello. In NGCS Exeter and London, you can also join our Careers Lead, Cerys Evans, in the seminar space to hear key messages on how to support young people to navigate careers in the screen industries.
Kick-start Careers with the Into Film Awards 2025
Encouraging young people to have a go at filmmaking and enter the Into Film Awards is a great way to test their interest in a career in the screen industries. Young people have until midday on Tuesday 4 March to create, edit and submit their short films into the biggest film awards event for young people in the UK.
Every year we bring together young people, educators and film industry professionals to celebrate the achievements of the next generation of filmmaking talent. We encourage entries from all levels of filmmaking, from beginners still harnessing their skills, to experience young directors, and strive to encourage and nurture the future faces of the UK film industry.
There are 11 categories, recognising talent in young people aged 5-19, including categories for animated, live-action, and documentary filmmaking. Taking part in the Into Film Awards can lead to a range of benefits including career development, especially for those who win our prestigious Ones to Watch award.
Discover more below, and don't forget there's a cash prize too!
Spotlight Resources
This month we're spotlighting our Industry Insiders resources, a series of short, snappy lessons to introduce secondary-aged students to the responsibilities of key industry roles. Each lesson features an industry encounter with a different role: editor, director, director of photography, art director.
These engaging, ready-to-use PowerPoint lessons introduce students to key roles in the screen industry, such as art director, director, director of photography, and editor. Enthusiastic young people will discover what they do, hear their top tips, find out the skills they'll need for their job, and try out some activities to develop a better understanding of the roles.
Into Film becomes an Affiliate Member of the CDI
At Into Film, we're dedicated to empowering educators and careers professionals to inspire young people to explore careers in the screen industries. That's why, we are thrilled to join the Career Development Institute (CDI) as an affiliate member, aligning with the UK's professional body for careers work.
This exciting partnership will allow us to further extend our expertise and better equip young people with the knowledge and opportunities needed to pursue careers in this dynamic field.
ScreenWorks
If you're working with young people in Northern Ireland, don't miss the latest ScreenWorks opportunities. Funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and delivered by Into Film, our 3-5 day ScreenWorks work experience placements help young people aged 14-19 learn more about careers in the screen industries with first-hand experience.
Further careers resources
To learn more about how you can educate and guide young people toward their dream careers, browse our Careers Hub for even more resources and training to enhance your careers programme, and discover more opportunities for young people. Be sure to check back again in early February for more top events and resources you can use in the new year to support screen careers conversations.
Into Film is proud to be an Affiliate Member of the Career Development Institute (CDI), and a Social Mobility Partner of Speakers for Schools.
