Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) has announced that it is accepting applications for its prestigious 2024 WFTV Four Nations Mentoring Scheme until 5pm on Monday 11 September 2023.
WFTV is looking for seven mentees in Wales to join the 2024 cohort of 41 WFTV mentees for next year’s scheme – 20 from England and 7 each from Northern Ireland and Scotland – from all disciplines across the film, television and digital media industry. The scheme is designed for mid-career women working in film, television and the creative media who are looking to take that next big step in their career.
The scheme will run for six months starting in January 2024, during which time each of the participants are paired up with senior industry professionals for one-to-one mentoring alongside peer-to-peer training and bespoke career and personal development workshops.
WFTV CEO Katie Bailiff said,
“The scheme is going from strength to strength and we’re delighted to be giving another cohort of mid-career women the network, tools and confidence to make the next step in their film and television careers.”
Former mentee success stories in Wales include: Director and Script Supervisor, Ana Garrido who was mentored by Producer, Julie Gardner and Director, Sarah Gavron and Producer and Director Sioned Geraint who was mentored by Creative Director of Development, Documentary Unit at BBC Studios, Cate Hall.
Heading up the Mentoring Scheme is WFTV’s Director of Mentoring, Sarah Wright, an ICF trained Executive Coach and former Group Director of Acquisitions & Sky Cinema, UK and Ireland alongside the WFTV Mentoring Producer for Wales Hannah Conneck.
Hannah Conneck said:
“This will be the third year we’ve run the WFTV Mentoring Scheme in Wales and we’ve had huge success with an amazing group of 21 women who have now completed the programme and gone on to enjoy tremendous success in their chosen careers. We are looking forward to selecting another 7 talented women working in the creative industries in Wales to help them break through to even greater heights of excellence in our Film and TV industry.”
Sarah Wright said,
“WFTV’s Four Nations Mentoring Scheme is truly career – and indeed life–changing for the amazing women who take part. I cannot wait to recruit our brand-new cohort for the 2024 scheme.”
The WFTV Mentoring Schemes in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are supported by Netflix. The closing date for applications for the WFTV Four Nations Mentoring Scheme is 5pm on Monday 11 September 2023. For further information on how to apply visit: www.wftv.org.uk/mentoring
