Applications now OPEN for the BFI Film Academy Film Programming Specialist Course 2025–2026!

Are you aged 16–19, passionate about film and wanting to take your first steps into the industry?

We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Showroom Cinema and British Film Institute on this upcoming residential, and have been working behind the scenes to build a stellar line up of industry professionals across distribution, exhibition and audience engagement. The course is open to young people across the UK, no experience required, just curiosity and a love of film!

Taking place for one week in person (28 July 2025 - 3 August 2025) and on two Saturdays online this summer, it is completely free to participate, with travel, meals and accommodation covered.

You will be mentored throughout your time at the residential and will get the chance to meet various industry professionals on a daily basis who can give you tips on how to kick-start your career in film. Those joining to share their expertise so far include reps from Altitude Films, BIFA, Cinema For All, Dark Matter, Hyde Park Picture House, Independent Cinema Office, Minute Shorts, Sheffield DocFest and Queer East Film Festival, all of whom will be delivering sessions alongside members from our team at #ReclaimTheFrame! More speakers to be announced. 

Deadline: Midday, Monday 30 June 2025

In-person residential: 28 July – 3 August 2025

Apply now via Showroom Cinema’s website: https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/bfiacademy2025/residential

This residential course is part of BFI Film Academy, a national talent programme supported by the Department for Education and the National Lottery.

Introducing our new Head of Campaigns, Flo Cartwright!

Following our widely circulated open call, we’re excited to announce that film marketing and events specialist Flo Cartwright (she/her) is joining the Charity, overseeing Reclaim The Frame’s audience engagement work and the impactful delivery of our new release campaigns. 

With a decade of experience across the screen industries, higher education, and non-profits, Flo has led communications and fundraising initiatives at SOAS University of London, One World Media, and most recently as Marketing Manager at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA), where she developed audiences for British independent cinema alongside leading on comms for four successful Awards seasons. 

Flo has also supported short and feature film productions on set, bringing a practical understanding of filmmaking. She is a member of the Films of Resistance collective, and has long been an advocate for our work at Reclaim The Frame.

Stepping into the senior management role of Head of Campaigns, Flo brings expertise across digital strategy, partnerships and brand building. With an ambition to serve filmmakers and audiences, ensuring a diverse range of stories are seen, heard and valued, we welcome Flo to join our mission for gender equity in all film spaces. 

We're Hiring! Call out for Head of Campaigns

We’re recruiting for a senior management role within Reclaim The Frame. The Head of Campaigns will lead on Reclaim The Frame’s audience building work, from creating proposals and closing deals with distributors, through to overseeing the impactful delivery of our film campaigns, encompassing promotion, events, and editorial.  

The post-holder will bring strategic film/events marketing expertise, and a drive to deliver social and commercial impact for films made by filmmakers of all marginalised genders, in support of the charity’s mission for gender equity in all film spaces. 

As well as being an excellent communicator, negotiator and marketeer, our ideal candidate will be someone results driven, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, and with a track record in building industry engagement and public audiences for cinema. 

Reports to  Director

Direct Reports  Communications Coordinator, Events Producer

Salary  35,000-40,000, depending on experience 

Leave entitlement  25 days leave plus bank holidays 

Start date  w/c 14 April 2025

Probation  3 months

Tenure  Fixed term, to March 2026 (after which funding dependent) 

Hours  Full time / 38 hours per week 

Location  London (hybrid: at least 1 day p/w in Brixton office, attendance at London events will be required)

For full job description and information on how to apply, please see here.

For plain text accessible version, please see here.

First interviews will take place 

w/c Monday 17 March. 

Candidates invited to interview will be sent a list of questions in advance. 

 For any questions or for any access requirements, please email Tember@reclaimtheframe.org with the subject line ‘Head of Campaigns vacancy’. 

Should you wish to have a brief conversation about the role prior to applying, you can arrange a call with Director Melanie Iredale via the email above.

Application Deadline: Tuesday 11 March, 2025