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> 04.06.08 Three SSAW students selected to attend Edinburgh International Film Festival as 'Trailblazers'
Three SSAW students have been selected to attend the prestigious Edinburgh International Film Festival where their films will be screened
> 28.05.08 Creative Business Wales and Ffresh invite you to a drinks reception
> 08.05.08 Preparations for 'It's My Shout 2008' underway
18 SSAW students to work in production and post-production roles on 20-minute film in June
> 08.05.08 Four SSAW students to attend Cannes
Four SSAW students have been selected to attend the prestigious Cannes Film Festival where they'll be mentored by industry professionals
> 08.05.08 SSAW hosts Women in Film and Television event
Kate Kinninmont, Chief Executive of Women in Film and Television (WFTV) gave a presentation to around thirty women working in film and TV in Wales as well as SSAW masters students and graduates....
> 08.05.08 Drive to boost Welsh TV production with talent initiative
A new initiative to attract fresh media talent to Wales and boost TV production has been launched with the support of the Welsh Assembly Government...
> 08.05.08 Eight SSAW students attend Celtic Media Festival
SSAW invited to send students to 'Exposure' at the Celtic Media Festival in Galway in April
> 11.03.08 SSAW Summer Film Lab call out for scripts
SSAW Summer Film Lab returns after last years success...
> 11.03.08 SSAW students win five out of nine awards at Ffresh 2008
SSAW success at Ffresh...
> 11.03.08 Call out for papers for SAND 2008
More details here ...
> 24.02.08 Stranger than Fiction FREE Documentary Festival launched
Stranger than Fiction Wales takes place at Newport Riverfront Centre on the 13th and 14th of March. Coordinated by SSAW. More info here...
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> 01.02.08 Zoom Young Filmmaker Awards shortlist announced
SSAW film made on Bournemouth Screen Academy Summer Film School is shortlisted for two awards
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> 01.02.08 SSAW takes part in New York film screening as part of Wales in NYC Week
February screening announced of animated shorts
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> 31.01.08 SSAW announces new Project Manager
Emma Flatley joins SSAW on the 4th of February
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> 21.01.08 Skillset Media Careers Q&A
Atrium 30th of January
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> 21.01.08 - FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS - Cultures of Translation: Adaptation in Film and Performance
Deadline February 28, 2008
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> 21.01.08 - LFS Free masterclasses in February announced
Further information here
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> 21.01.08 - Ffresh Festival shortlist announced
25 of 44 nominations go to SSAW students
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> 21.01.08 - SSAW graduate selected for ambitious Boom film producer training scheme
Vivien Muller Rommel is one of 4 trainees selected for the new scheme
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NEWS ARCHIVE
> 17.01.08 - Edinburgh Film festival open for submissions (and note of date change)
> 14.01.08 - Article about SSAW welcome event 2007
> 14.01.08 - Call for papers for Newport hosted AVPhD Conference 2008
> 11.01.08 - Rushes Short Film Festival calls for entries
> 08.01.08 - SSAW calls for student representatives for Industry Panel sub groups
> 05.01.08 - SSAW graduate focus of Ffresh Awards article
> 04.01.08 - SSAW announces shortlist for Welsh participants of EKRAN scheme
> 04.01.08 - Zoom Festival announces programme for 7-10 of February 2008
> 20.12.07 - Ffresh Festival 2008 latest news
> 20.12.07 - BAFTA Cymru Awards 2008 call for entries
> 18.12.07 - Pitch to win competition announced for Ffresh 2008
> 04.12.07 - TAPS writing courses announced for 2008
> 28.11.07 - New head to lead independent production in Wales into the digital age > 27.11.07 - Film London Micro Budget features screening and discussion in Cardiff
> 22.11.07 - Expanding Welsh production company set up by SSAW graduates to speak at SAND 2007
> 21.11.07 - SSAW Multimedia presentation of the Seagull by Performing Arts students
> 20.11.07 - SSAW Graduate wins Creative Greaduate Prize
> 09.11.07 - Legendary director works with Swansea Institute Students
> 31.10.07 - Screen Academy Wales graduates start on film industry ladder
> 29.10.07 - SSAW Lecturer to meet the Queen
> 26.10.07 - SSAW students mentored by alumnus Justin Kerrigan on latest feature I know you know
> 29.09.07 - London Film School masterclass season announced
> 01.12.07 - SSAW's partner University of Glamorgan Atrium campus launches
> 01.12.07 - Invitation to SSAW Winter Screening Event
> 31.11.07 - Screen Academy Network received euro funding for collaborations
> 29.11.07 - SSAW Animator in Residency wins Depict! Award for second time running
> 26.10.07 - Welsh Film Industry Thrives as Film Agency for Wales Promotes Success
> 23.10.07 - Atonement DOP joins Skillset to help map out UK film industry training needs (and meets SSAW students!)
> 22.10.07 - CYFLE launches Boom Film Training Scheme
> 22.10.07 - MA Film graduate received funding from Screen South
> 06.11.07 - Careers Workshop for 2nd years
> 02.11.07 - Screen Academy Wales Project Manager Post - Maternity Cover
> 02.11.07 - New SWN festival's film screenings
> 31.10.07 - EKRAN Scheme deadline extended to the 9th of November
> 05.10.07 - Its My Shout 2007 premiere to be held in Porthcawl
> 04.10.07 - Skillset Cymru appoints new project delivery manager
> 03.10.07 - SSAW teams up with Creative Business Wales and British Council
> 02.10.07 - Advice for graduates on entering the media industry
> 01.10.07 - SSAW screenings in Los Angeles
> 01.10.07 - Launch of FEA Management & Screen Acting Class
> 28.09.07 - Film Forges Links with Women Footballers in Cardiff and Zanzibar
> 13.09.07 - SSAW special event for new and returning students announced
> 12.09.07 - EKRAN scheme calls for applicants for 2008
> 11.09.07 - Propeller TV (sky Channel 195) to show SSAW films
> 07.09.07 - Black Welsh Film Festival programme announced
> 06.09.07 - Europe is getting serious about film business training. Richard Brass speaks to graduates from some of the key courses.
> 31.08.07 - The first Iris Prize Festival teams up with Screen Academy Wales to offer students and graduates a
3-day opportunity for networking
> 24.08.07 - University of Wales Newport investing in the development of the workforce of the future
> 20.08.07 - It’s My Shout filming in Caerphilly
> 17.08.07 - Iris Prize announces shortlist and jury
> 13.08.07 - Building work starts on Dragon International Studios
> 17.07.07 - Robert Carlyle to star in Kerrigan's I know you know
> 13.07.07 - t.o.m one of 5 European short films nominated for Cartoon D'Or
> 9.07.07 - Ffresh Festival submissions open
> 04.06.07 - SSAW Graduates - where are they now?
> 10.09.07 - Illegal Logging in Indonesia Inspires Script for New Welsh Film ‘Blind Eye’
> 16.07.07 - Made in Wales calls for entries
> 13.07.07 - GCADT 'One Of The Best Courses In The World'
> 12.07.07 - Welsh filmmaking children join peers for intensive Bournemouth Summer Film School
> 10.07.07 - New moviemakers of the future sought through interactive summer school
> 10.07.07 - TAPS Nations and Regions course details announced
> 8.07.07 - Unique Film Lab with Welsh director Julian Richards films in Caerleon> > > 6.07.07 - First India-Wales student exchange announced
> 6.07.07 - Edinburgh Film Festival Trailblazers from SSAW announced
> 05.07.07 - Skillset Screen Academy Wales responds to...
> 08.06.07 - BabyCakes wins at Swansea Bay Festival
> 1.06.07 - t.o.m clinches another award
> 15.05.07 - MA Moving Image student screens at Cannes Film Festival
> 14.05.07 - SSAW Hardship Fund 2006-7 open for applications
> 04.05.07 - London Film School MA Screenwriting accredited by Skillset
> 01.05.07 - SSAW Coproduction wins Best Short Film BAFTA Cymru 2007
> 01.05.07 - Griffilms CAN Animation scheme calls for ideas
> 03.04.07 - Cannes Festival attendees announced
> 02.04.07 - SSAW student co-production Mummy's Boy nominated for BAFTA Cymru award
> 30.03.07 - SSAW clean up at Celtic Media Festival
> 06.03.07 - Its My Shout short film scheme calling for student crew in all departments
> 06.03.07 - Annecy Animation Festival Trip announced
> 07.2.07 - Call for film crew - shoot rescheduled for Summer 2007
> 16.2.07 - They came, they SSAW, they conquered…at Ffresh, the Student Moving Image Festival of Wales
> 01.2.07 - EKRAN scheme participants from Wales announced
> 08.03.07 - Cannes Film Festival student attendance
> 08.2.07 - BAFTA Cymru and SSAW partnership
> 29.1.07 - t.o.m awarded honorable mention for short filmmaking at Sundance
> 15.1.07 - Asian Industry lead player to offer masterclass to Welsh students
> 03.1.07 - Welsh contenders one of four animated films selected for prominent Sundance Festival
> 13.12.06 - Pitch to win event at Ffresh 2007
> 01.12.06 - Eros Unleashed offers training for SSAW students