Talent Development
Edinburgh International Film Festival has a strong track record of creating, shaping and managing innovative Talent Development programmes across all disciplines. Our aim is to build and expand on our previous initiatives and deliver quality programmes for filmmakers across Scotland, the UK and internationally.
EIFF Talent Lab 2012
Applications are now closed.
We are thrilled to be able to offer a second year of the EIFF Talent Lab which will take place during EIFF in June. We are offering the opportunity for thirty emerging directors, producers and screenwriters to be inspired and mentored by established professinals in their chosen fields through a series of workshops, roundtables, and individually tailored career and development advice sessions.
2012 Composers Lab and Sound Lab
Applications are now closed.
Supported by the Creative Scotland Creative Futures fund, EIFF is delighted to be offering a second year of our Composers Lab, now extended to five days, where eight emerging composers will get the opportunity to talk with and learn from working industry composers.
We are also thrilled to be able to announce our partnership with Savalas, one of the UK's leading sound post production companies, to launch a new Sound Lab for emerging Sound Designers. This would be a truly unique opportunity for anyone interested in understanding feature film sound from beginning to end. We will emphasise the creative practice of film sound design and demonstrate this with hands on experience in a real feature film facility.
Rotterdam Lab Residency
EIFF is also proud to support our nominated producers who attended the Rotterdam Lab in January 2012, as part of our new partnership with the International Film Festival Rotterdam and CineMart. The selected producers for Rotterdam Lab 2012 were: Katie Crook, Anna Odell and Lynsey Stewart.
Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky Scholarships
Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky, in partnership with EIFF and Arts & Business, is offering three emerging Scottish filmmakers the opportunity to attend a film festival of their choice. This opportunity includes flights, accommodation, subsistence and a full festival pass.
Applications have now closed. Successful scholarships will be announced shortly.
For further information click here.
Network
This online development and mentoring programme will run until June 2012, offering access to a wide variety of information, industry professionals and online video content from useful industry events.
Together with story editor Kate Leys, EIFF will support the participants to build their own networks within Network and will offer the opportunities of development remotely rather than via residencies.
This initiative is funded by the Skillset Film Skills Fund and by Creative Scotland.
For further information on the programme and the selected participants click here.