A CALL for entries has been issued by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Scotland, for its New Talent Awards.
Says BAFTA Scotland: “Students and emerging professionals in the moving image industries in Scotland are invited to submit films, documentaries, animation, original music, entertainment programmes and games works for consideration.
“Entries should be submitted by Friday 15 January 2016.”
Read more, here.
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BEGINS the website, Daily Business: “The head of Scotland’s largest communications agency The BIG Partnership has criticised other operators in the industry of using interns as ‘slave labour’.
“Alex Barr, founder, announced that all interns at BIG will now be paid the voluntary living wage of £8.25 per hour.
“The company has called for the eradication of unpaid internships across the PR, media and marketing industries.”
Read more, here.
And here, a media release posted on allmediascotland by The BIG Partnership.
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TRAINING on feature writing is being hosted by the National Union of Journalists – next Tuesday, in Glasgow.
The trainer will be Jean Rafferty and, says the NUJ: “The course is challenging, inter-active and fun. It covers building a feature, structure and interviewing. The final session, pitching, has helped even experienced professionals raise their hit rate.
“Rafferty, who was twice nominated for the UK Press Awards as feature writer of the year, has taught in universities, schools and on many workshops abroad, in countries as diverse as Albania, Sierra Leone and Nepal.
“Her training has been called ‘inspirational’.”
Places are available at £95 per person which includes a sandwich lunch and anyone interested in securing a slot should contact joanm@nuj.org.uk or on 0141 248 6648.
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IN case you missed the announcement – here – the Noon Briefing service on allmediascotland.com is to end soon. But the rest of the site remains, in terms of media jobs, media releases, media directory, media shop and media-related features and op eds.
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