Foot in the Door: Newport
Foot in the Door is Ffilm Cymru Wales’ award-winning training programme that offers people new opportunities to develop their transferable skills into creative careers.
Since 2016, Foot in the Door has worked with partners across Wales, including housing associations, job centres and local authorities, to provide of new-entrant training placements on local film and TV productions, as well as support for accessibility, transport and childcare.
In 2022 Ffilm Cymru Wales, in partnership with Newport City Council, were awarded funding from the UK Community Renewal Fund to deliver their biggest and most ambitious Foot in the Door project to date, giving people from the Newport area the chance to kickstart their creative careers with training and employment opportunities in film and TV.
Bringing together local community groups, training organisations and industry employers, Foot in the Door: Newport achieved:
- Over 1,000 people engaged in…
- 70 masterclasses, practical training and employment opportunities, including 15 work experience placements on the set of productions like Netflix’s Sex Education and Good Gate Media’s Ten Dates.
- A month-long drop-in pop-up shop in the heart of Newport for people to learn about opportunities in the film and TV industry.
See more in our Foot in the Door: Newport celebration film below.
People
Foot in the Door: Newport engaged over 1,000 local people in training opportunities and valuable guidance about the film and TV industry; Watch and read all about their experiences in the case studies below.
Partnerships
Ffilm Cymru Wales brought together more than 35 creative, training and community organisations on Foot in the Door: Newport; Find out more about some of those fruitful partnerships in the case studies below.
Projects
As well as providing training opportunities and on-set work-experience placements, Foot in the Door: Newport helped create short film projects putting Newport’s vibrant local communities in focus. Watch them below.
Screen Shift
In December 2022, we invited guests from across Wales’ creative and skills sectors to reflect on the project’s successes and learnings, and look ahead to the future of film in Newport at our Screen Shift event.
Hosted by Priya Hall at Newport’s International Convention Centre, the day featured panel discussions with expert speakers, interactive feedback sessions and premiere screenings of films created during the project.
Our Delivery Partners
- Sgil Cymru
- Screen Alliance Wales
- CULT Cymru / BECTU
- Urban Circle
- University of South Wales
- Pobl Housing
- Coleg Gwent
The UK Community Renewal Fund
This project was funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund. The UK Community Renewal Fund is a UK Government programme for 2021/22. This aims to support people and communities most in need across the UK to pilot programmes and new approaches to prepare for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. It invests in skills, community and place, local business, and supporting people into employment. For more information, click here.
