Welcome to Film London’s Connect Mentoring Programme. Mentoring can be a powerful way to find support for people who want to focus on their career development and make decisions about their next steps. It can genuinely be a life-changing experience for the mentees and mentors.

Film London Connect is designed specifically for members of our Equal Access Network (EAN). To be eligible for the programme you must also be aged 18-24 and be a new or early film industry entrant. Please note too that we will be prioritising applications from individuals identifying as being from global majority and/or under-represented groups including disabled, neurodivergent and working class individuals.

Every mentoring relationship is different, but it's important to be aware that mentors are not obliged to offer traineeships or work to their mentees, to offer therapy or to have all the answers! We know that working in the film industry requires long hours and flexibility so the expectation will be for you as the mentee to contact your mentor directly (once you have been formally introduced to them) to schedule the meetings at a mutually convenient time.

As a mentee you will be offered training, advice, guidance and access to a suite of resources by the mentoring team and we will work with you throughout the length of the 6 month programme. We aim to match with you a mentor that shares your interests and the industry knowledge and skillset you are looking to gain as far as possible. The mentors role will be to share insight, information, advice, and guidance with you the mentee, to help you to achieve your goal(s).

We have an incredible range of mentors in diverse roles across the Film & TV Industry. Please be mindful that if you apply for Screenwriting, Directing or Producing mentor matching will be much more competitive than if you choose one of the 'below the line' roles our mentors have experience in. Mentor roles available include:

2nd Assistant Sound

Assistant Director

Creative Lead / Technical Director

Curriculum Manager in Production Management

Development Assistant

Development Producer

Development Producer Animation

Director

Director of Photography

Director of Training Programmes

Director, Editor, Creative Director, Producer

Distribution Operations Director

Events Manager

Executive Producer

Film Editor

Financial Controller

Global Head of Product Adoption

Hair & Makeup Artist

Head of Marketing

Location Manager

Location Co-ordinator

Managing Director (marketing/finance/business)

Operations Manager

Producer

Producer (animation)

Producer, Executive Producer, Business and Legal Affairs, Creative rights

Producer/director

Producer/Executive Producer

Production Accountant / Senior Bookkeeper

Production Manager

Sales and Operations Officer

Score Mixer, Music Editor, Producer and Composer for Film TV and Games

Screenwriter

Script Editor

Script Supervisor

Senior Curator, Film Festivals

Senior Visualisation Supervisor

Set Decorator

Social entrepreneur / filmmaker / multimedia artist

Studio Sales/Head of Studio Operations

Talent Executive/unscripted

VFX Producer

Vice President, Marketing

Visual Effects Production / Production

VP of Marketing

writer/director/actor

writer/producer

Writer-director

Please be advised, that this is an unpaid opportunity, which will require a minimum of six hours over a six month period, per mentee and mentor pairing. If you are in agreement with this, please proceed below.

For more information about the programme and what we're looking for in applications please watch this recording

Applications are now open until Wednesday 4th December at 10am

Application form and Equality Monitoring Form

Due to the volume of applications we receive we will unfortunately not be able to respond to those that are unsuccessful.