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Our links section currently focuses on resources for the UK Film and Television Industries but will expanded to the wider Media soon.

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Useful General links:

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

www.direct.gov.uk

www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk

about the national  minimum wage – www.berr.gov.uk/employment/pay/national-minimum-wage/index.html

about the working time regulations (including holiday) – www.berr.gov.uk/employment/employment-legislation/working-time-regs/index.html

The Commission for Equality and Human Rights (replacing the Commission for Racial Equality, The Disability Rights Commission and the Equal Opportunities Commission) – www.equalityhumanrights.com

About Equal Opportunities, a public interest website focused on understanding equal opportunites – www.aboutequalopportunities.co.uk

Information about employment legislation in Northern Ireland – www.equalityni.org

TUC (Trades Union Council) who publish helpful advice/booklets – on www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/rights_main.cfm

Radio 1’s useful site with information on job hunting, development and all your work rights – www.bbc.co.uk/surgery/yourworld/workfuture

Rights of Women, access to your legal rights at www.row.org.uk

For Freelancers:

Directors UK (formally the DPRS) – is the single voice of British film and television directors.  It is both a collecting society and campaigning body with over 3,500 members. For directors themselves, our goal is simple – to achieve radical improvements in the status, pay, creative conditions and recognition of all UK directors from all genres – www.directors.uk.com

www.tvfreelancers.org.uk

www.broadcastfreelancer.com – who have an online careers advisor

www.freelanceuk.com

To register as self-employed with the HMRC (Inland Revenue) and for useful information see this site – www.hmrc.gov.uk/selfemployed/index.shtml

Guidance for freelancers – employed or self-employed? www.hmrc.gov.uk/leaflets/es-fs1.pdf

And guidance for freelancers in the Film and TV industry from the Inland Revenue www.hmrc.gov.uk/specialist/figuidancenotes2003.pdf

www.dfgdocs.com – sample freelance contracts

For Employers:

www.acas.org.uk

www.berr.gov.uk/employment/index.html

www.dwp.gov.uk – the Department for Work and Pensions

Practical advice for businesses – www.businesslink.gov.uk

The HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE are at www.hse.gov.uk

The HR Kiosk is a Human Resources Consultancy that specialises in working with  small, primarily Media, companies that don’t need  their own full-time H.R./Personnel professional on board.

TV/Film Industry information and Resources – including Careers/CV advice, rate cards and Training links:

Useful Resources:

www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk

www.skillset.org- TV and Film related info and advice – training and development, jobs, workshops, careers advice, support for freelancers, industry induction programmes.  Plus National Occupational Standards (NOS) that provide details of what you need to be able to do to perform your job successfully.

Skillset have produced details of the jobs traditionally seen in a Production Office and this can be seen at www.skillset.org./film/jobs.production

www.wftv.org.uk – Women in Film and Television, a membership organisation.

www.bfi.org.uk- the British Film Institute.

www.bafta.org – BAFTA

www.independentcinemaoffice.org.uk

www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/filmmakingguide – an excellent resource for independant film makers.

www.copyrightaware.co.uk – the Film and TV industry Trust for Intellectual Property Awareness

www.mediadesk.co.uk – the EU programme offering funding for training providers, production and distribution companies and individuals, in the European Film, TV and New Media industries.

www.uk.filmcrewpro.com – Film Crew Pro, an online directory which allows film and TV professionals to create a free profile with a showreel, find jobs and network with other members.

Regional Film Agencies:

www.filmlondon.org.uk – Film London – who have an Artists Moving Image Network website with a range of advice for film-makers , including legal advice on intellectual property and copyright issues

www.em-media.org.uk – East Midlands Screen Media

www.northwestvision.co.uk - North West Vision

www.northernmedia.org – Nothern Media

www.screeneast.co.uk – Screen East

www.screensouth.org – Screen South

www.screenwm.co.uk – Screen West Midlands

www.screenyorkshire.co.uk – Screen Yorkshire

www.swscreen.co.uk – Screen South West

National Screen Agencies:

www.scottishscreen.com

www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk

www.filmagencywales.com

Guilds, Unions and Associations:

www.bectu.org.uk

www.ctbf.co.uk – the Cinema and TV Benevolent Fund, which has a welfare support line on 0800 1382522 providing support with practical and financial matters.

www.dggb.org – the Directors Guild of Great Britain.

www.dfgdocs.com - Documentary Film Makers Group

www.equity.org.uk – careers and learning advice service for equity members

www.golm.org.uk - the Guild of Location Managers

www.launchingfilms.com – the Film Distributors Association

www.nasmah.co.uk – The National Association of Screen Make Up Artists and Hairdressers

www.npa.org.uk – a registered charity providing training and networking opportunities for film makers.

www.pact.co.uk – the UK trade association representing the commercial interests of independent feature film, TV, animation and interactive companies.

www.pcrnewsletter.com – Production and Casting Report

www.pma.org.uk – Production Managers Association

www.productionguild.com – the Production Guild

www.scriptfactory.co.uk – one of Europe’s leading development organisations working to support screenwriters

www.sctbf.co.uk – The Scottish Cinematographic Trade Benevolent Fund helping those in need who work or who have worked in the Scottish Cinema industry for at least 2 years

www.visionmixers.tv

www.ukscreenassociation.co.uk – The UK Screen Association – the trade body that represents UK service companies in the Film and TV Screen industries

www.writersguild.org.uk – works on behalf of writers in TV, radio, theatre, books, poetry, film and video.

Recruitment/Training/Course providers:

www.startintv.com

www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent

www.bbc.co.uk/blast/film

www.broadcastgraduate.com- a new free online resource for graduates in the broadcasting and media sectors

www.grapevinejobs.com – jobs in Film and TV at every level

www.jobsinbroadcast.co.uk

www.britfilms.com/training- run by the British Film Council, information for film makers including details of training providers.

www.lfs.org.uk- the London Film School

www.cse.salford.ac.uk/wave/links/php – Women Audio Video Engineers Project at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

www.londonfilmacademy.com – the London Film Academy

www.metfilmschool.co.uk – the Metropolitan Film School based at Ealing Studios

www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk – the National Film and Television School

www.initialize-films.co.uk – training providers

Other industry resources:

www.kftv.com – Kemps Film and Television Production Services Online Handbook

www.mandy.com – International Film and TV production resources.

www.shootingpeople.org – US and UK indie film community website.

www.broadcastnow.co.uk – Broadcast magazine online Site

www.screendaily.com – Screen Daily

www.filmmaking.net – reference and a community for new and independent filmmakers

www.talentcircle.co.uk – jobs, casting resources and industry news for those working in the independent film or production sector.

www.4rfv.co.uk – a Film and TV industry on-line directory.

Other sites of interest:

www.lalunadeplata.co.uk – unusual and beautiful handmade Sterling Silver Jewellery by Lesley Furber.

www.itsyourlondon.co.uk - Tailor Made London Tours

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If you work in the UK Media Industries and have a question about this or any other topic, please e-mail us at workline@freelanceadvisor.co.uk

Please note that the advice given on this website and by our Advisors is guidance only and cannot be taken as an authoritative interpretation of the law. It can also not be seen as specific advice for individual cases. Please also note that there are differences in legislation in Northern Ireland.