Training
We believe that creative media should be open to all.
High training costs, non-existent support networks, unpaid internships and precarious entry-level jobs prevent many people from working in the film and TV industry.
We directly tackle these barriers. Our programmes offer specialist skills training, mentoring and paid placements, to support underrepresented people into successful careers.
New training opportunities will be announced via our mailing list.
WHAT’S ON
TrainingProject
Mon 1 January 2024 – Sun 31 January 2027
Camera-works
Camera-works is a series of FREE part-time photography courses for Tower Hamlets residents aged under 25.
Open callTrainingProject
Fri 1 March 2024 – Sun 31 August 2025
East End Stories
Passionate about local history, film or photography?
We are looking for volunteers to explore community histories and make short films inspired by local archives.
ExhibitionTalkTrainingProjectFilm screening
Thu 1 May 2025 – Tue 31 March 2026
A Story of Squatters
A Story of Squatters explores the people who saved their homes from demolition to create the Grand Union Housing Cooperative. It is inspired by photographs taken by Joyce Edwards in the 1970s and 1980s.
PAST TRAINING
NOW FILMING: Art, Documentary and Resistance in 1930s East London
Fri 24 January 2025 – Sat 22 February 2025
An exhibition exploring the story of the Workers Film and Photo League, who used cameras to campaign against poverty, exploitation, and the rise of fascism.
Into Focus
Tue 1 October 2019 – Mon 30 October 2023
Into Focus was a free part-time photography course for Tower Hamlets residents aged over 50 and under 25.
Working in Film and TV
Sat 1 October 2022 – Fri 31 March 2023
A free 6 week practical filmmaking course, with opportunities for creative practice. Open to residents of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Waltham Forest.
Documentary in Lockdown
Wed 1 April 2020 – Thu 12 November 2020
Seeking a creative outlet during lockdown, this group of 10 filmmakers took part in a peer-led project to create a series of ‘lockumentaries’.
Making the Cut
Tue 1 October 2019
Professional film and TV production training for disabled people.