LIMERICK and Clare Education and Training Board is expanding its partnership with Innovate Limerick through Film in Limerick with the announcement of a new training programme for aspiring creative producers.
This is one of many Further Education and Training initiatives designed to help enhance the local film industry in the Mid-West, and prepare up-and-coming producers for employment. Creative Producers start the creative process by identifying ideas for film or TV projects. They then go on to develop the idea and assemble a team to help make it a reality.
‘Introduction to Creative Producing for Film’ is a five-month part-time programme on Monday and Wednesday evenings, with some Saturday workshop sessions. It is fully-funded and will give would-be creative producers who have an interest in working on television series and feature films the chance to showcase and develop their talents.
Learners will be led by Oscar winning producer John McDonnell whose credits include ‘Vivarium’ starring Jesse Eisenberg and Irish language film ‘Arracht’.
The programme is now open for applications and will focus on crucial production skills including script-editing, funding schemes for shorts and first features, budgeting and scheduling, production, legal issues, distribution, preparing projects for financing, introduction to film makers and pitching.
It will also feature input from over 30 film industry professionals who will guest tutor throughout the programme, sharing their knowledge and expertise on both the creative and business sides of film and television.
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