BFI FILM ACADEMY CURATION AND ARCHIVING TRAINING COURSE APPLICATION FORM 2026/ 2027

BFI FILM ACADEMY FILM CURATION AND ARCHIVING TRAINING COURSE APPLICATION FORM 2026/2027

[SHOWROOM CINEMA, SHEFFIELD]
Learn more about the skills and roles in the screen archive sector across preservation, programming and production.

Main locations: Showroom Cinema, Showroom Workstation, with day trips to the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive and the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford.

Costs: The course is free. Food and accomodation included. We can also support travel costs if this is a barrier to you attending the course.

Training Course dates: Monday 22 February – Sunday 28 February 2027

Deadline: Midnight, Saturday 9 January 2027

Contact: BFI.Academy@srws.org.uk
Please complete the form below to check your eligibility and apply to take part in the upcoming BFI Film Academy Film Curation and Archiving Training Course.

You'll need to fill in all required fields before submitting your form.

All Film Academy Training Courses are free to attend.
Section 1: Your Details
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Health Conditions and Access Needs
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Financial Support
As part of our ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion the BFI Film Academy offers bursaries to support young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to take part in our programmes.

This year, in addition to our standard bursaries, we are pleased to offer a small number of fully funded Leverhulme places on each of our training courses for young people aged 18.
Please tick here if you feel that you would benefit from financial support to help you participate?
Please note: if you'd like to apply for a bursary, we'll send you a more detailed bursary application form once you've confirmed your place on the course. Your answer to this question will not affect the outcome of your application.
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 below 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.

If you would prefer to answer the following questions using a voice recording, you can record your responses and upload the audio file in the section below. If you choose this option, simply write 'Voice recording' in the relevant written response sections instead of typing your answers.
In 150-300 words, please tell us a bit about yourself and why you would like to take part in this BFI Film Academy Training Course specifically. What does film curation and archiving mean to you? What skills and qualities would you bring to the course, and how would you benefit?

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In 150-300 words, please tell us about your experience of, and/or interest in, archive in the film and TV industry. This could include your favourite films or TV shows, any filmmaking projects you've worked on, or a relevant class you've taken at school or college. You can also share examples of your work (such as a film, photograph, piece of writing, website or animation) by including a link to YouTube, Vimeo or another platform in your response.

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If you would prefer to answer the questions using a voice recording, please attach your audio file below. (A max. of 3 mins per question).

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Have you previously taken part in any Filmmaking clubs, such as:

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Have you previously taken part in BFI Film Academy Course(s), such as:
If yes, please tell us the organisation that delivered the course you attended, the course specialism (if applicable), where it took place, and the year you attended (for example Watershed, Bristol, 2024 or LSA, Hair, Wigs, Makeup and Prosthetics, 2025). If you have attended more than one BFI Film Academy Course previously, please list all courses in the space below.
Are you registered with your local Film Academy Hub?
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Confirm Your Availability
The Training Courses run as an intensive 7 days of activity, they are residential-based and food and accommodation is arranged by the course provider for the duration of the course.

Training Course Dates:

[COURSE START DATE 22 Feb 2027 - COURSE END DATE 28 Feb 2027]
Can you attend all of the course dates listed above?
If no, please state which dates you are not able to make.
Section 3: Terms and Conditions
The BFI Film Academy will be delivered by the Training 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 BFI 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 Film Academy, the Training Course 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 your BFI Film Academy Training Course provider will be provided to the BFI.
- The BFI will retain this information following your participation in the BFI Film Academy Training Course for statistical purposes only, unless otherwise agreed.
- The BFI may share your name and contact details with an external company who helps evaluate the BFI Film Academy. They may contact you to invite you to participate in a survey evaluating the programme
Alumni Opportunities

The BFI and BFI Film Academy Training Course Provider would like to email you with updates, news and information on events, courses and alumni opportunities which you may be interested in.
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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.
Age
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What is your gender? This is a trans inclusive form. The terms ‘woman’ and ‘man’ therefore include trans women and trans men.
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Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?
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BFI FILM ACADEMY FILM CURATION AND ARCHIVING TRAINING COURSE APPLICATION FORM 2026/2027

Section 1: Your Details

Your Emergency Contact Details

Health Conditions and Access Needs

Financial Support

Section 2: Supporting Statement

Confirm Your Availability

Section 3: Terms and Conditions

Data Protection

Alumni Opportunities

Section 4: Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Age

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Ethnic Background

Socioeconomic Background

Disability