Hastings and St Leonards
Aged 16 to 19 years and want to learn about or work in film? Apply for the BFI Film Academy Introductory Course - applications open now!
You will take part in workshops and masterclasses with industry professionals designed to improve your knowledge of the industry and to develop your creative, technical and production skills in filmmaking.
As a team, you will make a short film that will be screened in Hastings and London alongside other BFI Film Academy short films.
You don’t need previous experience – just a passion for film and a desire to learn more.
FREE
Application deadline – Monday 5th October 2026, 9:00am
Course Dates 2026
About the BFI Film Academy
If you’re 16-25 and want to learn how to take your first steps to break into the screen industries, then BFI Film Academy is here to help. The future of our screen industries relies on finding and developing new talent just like you.
At the BFI Film Academy, they aim to ensure you have the best possible starting point for your career in film and the wider screen industries, where you can nurture and grow your interest in the creative process.
Be part of the Academy’s ever-growing network of young filmmakers, creatives and enthusiasts!
Find out more about the BFI Film Academy South East here
‘THE BFI FILM ACADEMY WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPERIENCES I’VE EVER HAD AND I THINK I’D BE ON A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CAREER PATH NOW IF IT WASN’T FOR THAT.’
CHARLOTTE REGAN WRITER-DIRECTOR OF SCRAPPER (Winner of the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at Sundance Film Festival 2023)
South East Network
The Bright Foundation are very excited to be bringing the BFI Academy Short Course to Hastings and St Leonards. We are part of a network of BFI Film Academy hubs across the South East region led by Screen South in Dover. Other partners are:
Barn Theatre & Museum
Rodgers Farm
Stonestile Lane
Hastings
East Sussex
TN35 4PH
Registered address:
2 London Road
St Leonards-on-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 6AE
