Film London, Sony Picture Television, Channel 4 partner on hair and make-up academy

Film London, with support from the BFI Skills Cluster fund, Sony Pictures Television and Channel 4 have partnered on a hair and make-up academy to improve the diversity of crews on UK film and TV productions and tackle industry skills gaps.

The Hair and Make-up Aesthetics Academy is designed to support both mid-career and entry-level talent with hands-on training, mentoring and post-programme industry support.

The ‘trailblazer’ strand supports those with hair and make-up experience outside of the industry to transfer to working in film and TV, with an eight-week programme, that includes skills support as well as on-set etiquette training.

The ‘elevation’ strand is an eight-session programme that covers advanced skills in budgeting, team building and management and cross-production design.

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