Audience Development: Training Providers

Northwest Vision and Media offers awards to training providers through the Access to Film category of the 2008/2009 Heritage, Access to Film and Audience Development Fund (HAFAD). The aim of the Access to Film category is to provide access, support and mentoring opportunities to emerging filmmaking talent from all backgrounds across the region.

The ultimate aim is to enable talented individuals to progress to applying for future support from Northwest Vision and Media in order to aid their professional development.

To apply for HAFAD funds companies must:

Be a legally constituted organisation with a written constitution or set of rules
Operate from within the Northwest Region of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside)
Demonstrate an established track record of working in film and moving image with diverse communities and the ability to facilitate excellent individual filmmaking, particularly in the fields of directing, producing and script writing.
Be able to secure a minimum of 30% match funding
Only apply for projects which commence after 1st April 2008 and end by 31st March 2009

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