actors filmmakers creatives alike

WHAT GOES INTO MAKING THE BIGGEST FILMS AND TV SHOWS ON THE PLANET? HOW CAN YOU BECOME PART OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILM, TV & BEYOND? HOW DO YOU SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS? LOOK NO FURTHER.listen now

ACTORS, PRODUCERS, DIRECTORS, WRITERS, CINEMATOGRAPHERS, STUNT CHOREOGRAPHERS, MAKE-UP ARTISTS, CASTING AGENTS, SOUND DESIGNERS AND SO MANY MORE... ALL THE ROLES INVOLVED IN MAKING INCREDIBLE MOVIES AND TV SHOWS.

 

OSCAR NOMINATED ANIMATOR, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER. CO-FOUNDER OF IRISH ANIMATION STUDIO CARTOON SALOON THAT HAS PRODUCED FILMS SUCH AS THE BREADWINNER AND THE SECRET OF KELLS.

Sound Editor on Solo – A Star Wars Story, Captain America Civil War, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Argyle, Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Bones and All and more.

former President of the UK Critics’ Circle, host of the Girls On Film podcast and ONE OF THE UK’S TOP FILM CRITICS, WORKING WITH BBC News, Sky News, The Guardian, Sight & Sound, Empire and more.

EDITOR OF ALL RECENT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE FILMS, TOP GUN MAVERICK, KICK-ASS, KINGSMAN AND MORE.

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The Young Film Academy Podcast is essential listening for teenagers who are looking to find their way into the creative industries. We chat with industry professionals who have worked on the biggest TV shows and movies, demystifying their job role, discovering how they broke into the industry, and learning what they did during their teenage years to set themselves up for success. Episodes release every two weeks on all your favourite podcast platforms. Each episode we answer one of YOUR questions about filmmaking or acting. So email us at podcast@youngfilmacademy.co.uk

DAN IS AN AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR, WRITER AND EDITOR FROM THE UK, WORKING IN SHORT FICTION, FEATURES AND COMMERCIALS. HIS DEBUT FEATURE FILM, “UNHINGED”, RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION VIA 88 FILMS AND EONE ENTERTAINMENT. IN 2018, HIS #3MINUTEHORROR SERIES RECEIVED ACCLAIM AFTER BEING RELEASED VIA CRYPT TV, AMASSING OVER A MILLION VIEWS ONLINE. EPISODE ONE, “THE MIME”, HAS SINCE SCREENED AT LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, AMONGST OTHERS.

 

 

ELLEN HAS A FIRST CLASS BA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS IN ENGLISH LITERATURE AND FILM STUDIES. SHE IS AN AVID WRITER OF SCREENPLAYS, SHORT STORIES AND FEATURE ARTICLES, WHILE ALSO PROGRAMMING FOR FESTIVALS SUCH AS LONDON INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL AND WORKING WITH A CHARITY CALLED TENDER, WHO HARNESSES DRAMA AND THE ARTS TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.

JAMES GRADUATED FROM TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, WITH FIRST CLASS HONOURS. AN AWARD WINNING SCRIPTWRITER, JAMES HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO WRITE FOR THE NATIONAL THEATRE, LONDON AND HIS WRITING CREDITS INCLUDE BORNE TO BE WILDE (BBC WORLD SERIVCE), ‘ONE SMALL LEAP’ (BEST SHORT, RAINDANCE), PROVING MR JENNINGS (PUBLISHED, OBERON BOOKS) AND BLOODED (MAGMA PICTURES, 2011).