{"id":11231,"date":"2025-04-07T16:45:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?page_id=11231"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:22:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:22:51","slug":"starting-out","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/starting-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting out"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"spaceBlock testimonial style01 alignLeft\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t        <blockquote class=\"testimonial__blockquote \">\n\t\t\t            Are you an early-stage creative or filmmaker? Are you aspiring to work in film curation, event production or marketing?<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThen the below programmes provide great opportunities to kick-start your career in the screen industries.\t\t\t        <\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>BFI Film Academy<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>If you\u2019re 16-25, live in the South West and are interested in the screen industries, BFI Film Academy here in the South West can support you to get to know more about film and how to make a career in the screen industries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"blockLinkWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"readMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/film-academy\/\" title=\"Find out more about BFI Film Academy\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FHSW_featured_images_1500x850_STARTING_OUT01.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Make Shift<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>Interested in creative technology and\/or film practice? Get involved in Make Shift Watershed\u2019s place for early career creatives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"blockLinkWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"readMore\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/projects\/makeshift\" title=\"Find out more about Make Shift\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/FHSW_featured_images_1500x850_STARTING_OUT02.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Take Part at Watershed<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-teams=\"true\">From conversations to commissions, one-off workshops to in-depth courses, Take Part brings together opportunities to actively participate at Watershed.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"blockLinkWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"readMore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.watershed.co.uk\/take-part\" title=\"Find out more about Take Part at Watershed\">Find out more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF3501-2-scaled.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2> Beyond Boundaries 360<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>Got a great idea for a film event, programme or other cinema project, but finding it hard to get it off the ground? Starting out can be difficult, especially if you are from a background that under-represented in the screen exhibition sector.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/training_support\/beyond-boundaries\/\">Beyond Boundaries is a rolling year round programme<\/a>\u00a0that invests in individuals and\/or small grassroot organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Look out for\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/training_support\/beyond-boundaries-360\/\">Beyond Boundaries 360<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 our 5 months training and development opportunity starting each year in the autumn.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Beyond-Boundaries-360-TwitterFacebook-1.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style02 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>All Set West<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p>All Set West supports emerging talent to access opportunities in Film and TV production. 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