Film job-shares for women

Training body Skillset has launched an initiative to give women the chance of job-sharing in the film industry.

Backed by the European Social Fund Equal Programme, Skillset has partnered with the UK Film Council to deliver TimeShift a unique scheme which is set to break the mould in film production. The scheme will provide 16 female film professionals (8 teams of 2) with job share roles on film productions.

Each woman will receive £100 per working week towards childcare costs, which is in addition to the salary paid to the team by the production. In addition, each production that recruits a team will receive £180 per working week per team (for example, a production hosting 2 teams over a 20 week period would be awarded £7,200).

Applications are now being accepted from teams of two, both of whom should have at least three years experience in the following grades:

• Production Accountants;
• Assistant Production Accountants;
• Production Coordinators;
• Boom Operators;
• Production Design Assistants;
• Costume Assistants;
• Art Department Assistants;
• Prop Buyers;
• Locations Assistants;
• 3rd AD's;
• Assistant Editors.

Deadline for application is January 27 2006. Those selected will be invited to take part in an interview on February 14 2006, so please keep this date free.

For further information about the scheme and to download an application form please visit www.skillset.org/timeshift or contact Arit Eminue on [email protected].