ESSEX BFI FILM ACADEMY SHORT COURSE PARTICIPANT APPLICATION FORM 26/27

Please complete the following checklist to check whether you are eligible for the BFI Film Academy Course. You will need to check all the required questions below.
ESSEX BFI FILM ACADEMY SHORT COURSE PARTICIPANT APPLICATION FORM 26/27
Section 1: Applicant Information
Name

First NameLast Name
Preferred Pronouns

Other
Date of Birth

MonthDayYear
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Postal Code
Email
example@example.com
Phone/Mobile Number
If you attend school, college or sixth form, please provide the name below.
2026-25 Course Dates: 10am to 5pm on Weekends late October to mid-December 2026

Sat 31st Oct’, Sat 7th, Sun 15th, Sat 21st, Sat 28th Nov; and Sat 5th and Sat 12th Dec’ 2026
Can you attend all the dates listed above?
If no, please state which dates you are able to make? (Please note that if you cannot make all of the dates, your application will still be considered equally, and we can also discuss other support mechanisms.)
How did you learn about the BFI Film Academy? This will help us tell people about the programme more effectively next year

Other
If Other, please provide details below.
Do you have an EHC (Education, Health and Care) plan? Information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/children-with-special-educational-needs/extra-SEN-help
If you have any access needs, please feel free to provide an access rider or tell us about how we can provide the necessary support and/or access in the box below. You don't have to complete this section, but if you do have access needs, we would like to find a way for you to share them with us before the first session. You can always email us at: bfiacademy@uos.ac.uk
Section 2: Supporting Statement
Please note it is likely there will be more applications than places and applicants will be selected based on their responses and material submitted through this application form. Please use the section to tell us why you’re the right candidate to be accepted on this course.

We strongly encourage you to save your supporting statements in a word document and cut and paste them into the application form to avoid losing your work.

Accessibility:

If it would be easier for you to create a short video to answer the questions below, you can do that as well or instead of a written answer. Links to videos would need to be on an open (not password protected) platform such as YouTube. If the video is password protected, the password would need to be provided with the links in the boxes below.
Why do you want to take part the BFI Film Academy?
Please use this place to tell us if you have any particular areas of interest in film such as directing, programming, screenwriting, visual effects, sound design, etc.
Section 3: Terms and Conditions
The BFI Film Academy will be delivered by the course provider. Your submission of this form to us will constitute your confirmation of the following declaration:
- I hereby confirm that the information I have given in this application is true and correct
- I confirm my availability for the BFI Film Academy as per the dates given above
- I agree that the BFI Film Academy course provider and/or the BFI may, for administrative purposes only, make copies of any material submitted in support of my application.
- By submitting this form, I understand that the Film Academy course provider and the BFI will store and process my data as described below in accordance with professional standards and data protection legislation.
- If under 18 I confirm that my parent or guardian has given me permission to apply to the BFI Film Academy
Data Protection
In order for you to be able to participate in the BFI Academy, the Hub provider needs to be able to process your personal data as part of the application processes.
- Part or all of the information you give to the BFI Academy course provider and BFI Film Academy Hub will be provided to the BFI.
- The BFI will retain this information following your participation in the BFI Film Academy Introductory Course for statistical purposes only, unless otherwise agreed.
- The BFI may share your name and contact details with a company who helps evaluate the BFI Film Academy. They may contact you to invite you to participate in a survey evaluating the course.
Alumni Opportunities

The BFI and BFI Film Academy Partner would like to stay in touch and email you with news and information on events, courses and alumni opportunities which you may be interested in for example, Traineeship Programmes and Mentoring Schemes
If you would like to receive these updates please tick YES here.
Date

MonthDayYear
2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit yearDate
Section 4: Equal opportunities monitoring form
The British Film Institute wishes to ensure that all aspects of our work reflect diversity and support equality of opportunity. Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to ask you to complete an equality monitoring form.

This monitoring information helps us to identify where there are gaps in our recruitment so that we can work to attract talented people from these groups and areas. It also helps us to ensure that there is no discrimination.

Your cooperation in completing this form is greatly appreciated.

Any information you provide us with will be processed separately to your application to the BFI Film Academy and used for equalities monitoring purposes only. We use this information to produce anonymised statistical data on equalities, which we may publish and share with the government departments providing our funding.

Please note you will need to return this form as part of your application, providing any of the information requested is optional.
Gender
What best describes your gender?
If you prefer to self-identify, please detail below:
Are you the same gender as assigned to you at birth?
Ethnic Background
Which option best describes your ethnic origin or background?
Socioeconomic Background
What was the occupation of your main household earner when you were aged about 14?
If you selected other, please specify:
Have you ever been in care? That is, looked after by the state.
Have you ever been eligible for, or received, free school meals?
Disability
Do you relate to any of these statements? (You can choose more than one)

Other
If you would prefer to self-identify, please detail below
Thank you for completing this application form.

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ESSEX BFI FILM ACADEMY SHORT COURSE PARTICIPANT APPLICATION FORM 26/27

Section 1: Applicant Information

Section 2: Supporting Statement

Section 3: Terms and Conditions

Data Protection

Alumni Opportunities

Section 4: Equal opportunities monitoring form

Gender

Ethnic Background

Socioeconomic Background

Disability