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Queer Filmmakers’ Group: Film Talent Initiatives Presentation

October 19 @ 3:20 pm - 5:20 pm
Free – £20
A white transmasculine person speaks into an orange microphone. There is a projection screen with a collage on behind them. There are two access workers to the right of them, one signing BSL and the other is live captioning

 

Want to know what funding and training opportunities are out there to help get your next project made?

Join the Queer Filmmaker’s Group for a presentation on various short film talent initiatives across Scotland and the UK, including Screen Scotland’s Talent Builder’s Take Three, NFTS’ Sean Connery Talent Lab, Scottish Documentary Institute’s Bridging the Gap, BFI Doc Society’s Made of Truth, and GMAC’s Little Pictures.

Guest speakers from each organisation will present the talent schemes, and participants will have the opportunity to network and ask questions.

Facilitated by Erica Monde.

 

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Tickets are on a pay what you can sliding scale of FREE, £4, £8, £12, £16, or £20, in order to make SQIFF more accessible to those on a low income. You can choose what you pay based on your circumstances – you won’t be asked for any proof/ID. We just ask that you are honest! Please find the ‘What Should I Pay?’ guidance here.

 

Accessibility

This event has:

  • This event is for people 18+.
  • English-BSL interpretation throughout the event. The interpreter for this event is TBC.
  • Live Captioning throughout the event.
  • An induction loop is available at the GFT Box Office. Enhanced Audio (EA) is available in their screening rooms via headset.

If you require access seating please get in touch. Access seating includes: wheelchair spaces, sitting in the front row / in the aisle / at the back. If you need any other provisions, please let us know by emailing [email protected] with your name, ticket information and access request. We will do our best to work with you whilst also managing the capacity of  the venue. Thank you for working with us on this. 

You can find out more information about accessibility at SQIFF 2026 here. If you have any questions about accessibility at SQIFF, please get in touch with us at [email protected]

 

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Supported by Screen Scotland, the BFI Audience Projects Fund and Film Hub Scotland (part of the BFI Film Audience Network), all awarding National Lottery funding.

 

Image Credit: SQIFF 2024, Tiu Makkonen

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