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Did you see BBC Breakfast recently shine a light on the creative industries? Last year alone, these industries were worth £125 billion to the UK economy (Source: Creative UK). Yet despite this thriving sector, many young people aren't sure how to take their first steps into creative careers.
With Discover! Creative Careers Month approaching in November, now is the perfect time to play a key role in young people's career journeys. Below, we're breaking down exciting opportunities and resources you need to help deliver your careers programme, meet Gatsby and other careers benchmarks, and inspire young people with a range of screen industry careers.
If you're new to Into Film, all you need to access our free resources and other opportunities listed below is an Into Film Account. Don't worry, it's completely free and only takes a moment to set up.
Discover! Creative Careers
The Discover! Creative Careers Opportunity Finder lists careers events and activities submitted directly by creative industries for activities taking place across the year, including Discover! Creative Careers Month England (November), Discover! Creative Careers Week Scotland (10-14 November) and Discover! Creative Careers Week Cymru (17-21 November).
Into Film will lead the Discover! Creative Careers programme in Scotland and Wales, delivering a wide range of exciting activities including industry visits and workshops, online and in-class talks, and careers events at the Into Film Festival. Working closely with key partners, we will be shining a spotlight on careers in the creative and cultural industries.
If you're a careers professional or educator and want your school or college to take part in Discover! Creative Careers events, check out the range of opportunities on the Opportunity Finder.
If you're an employer, creative organisation, individual, local authority or a network of careers or creative partners interested in Discover! Creative Careers, get involved by submitting your events in England, Scotland, or Wales.
Careers Events at the Into Film Festival 2025
Incredibly, since we launched bookings on 10 September, we've already had over 390,000 free places booked for this year's Into Film Festival, with educators, careers leads/advisers and hundreds of thousands of young people set to join us for screenings and events across the UK.
From film screenings and special previews to Q&As with filmmakers and inspiring careers events, you too can join us at the world's largest free youth film festival.
The events below are delivered in support of Discover! Creative Careers Month and support schools and colleges to meet 'Gatsby Benchmark 5: Encounters with employers and employees'.
And remember - if any of the events are already full, you can still join the wait list and be alerted in the event that others drop out and more places become available.
Letitia Wright with Directorial Debut Screening
Date: Thursday 13 November 2025, 10:00-11:15am
In Sheffield, Black Panther star Letitia Wright will be speaking alongside a screening of her directorial debut, Highway To The Moon - a 25 minute short that's a testament to her vision, artistry, and commitment to shaping the future of cinema. Letitia will speak about the making of the film and answer questions from students.
Special Event: Letitia Wright speaking alongside her directorial debut Highway To The Moon
Showroom Cinema
This event will see Letitia present her directorial debut, Halfway to the Moon, a coming-of-age drama.
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DateThu 13 Nov
Time10:00 - 11:15
Grand Theft Hamlet + Q&A with Director Pinny Gryllis
Date: Fri 14 Nov 2025, 10:30-12:15
In Derby, a screening of Grand Theft Hamlet will take place, providing an alternative perspective on one of Shakespeare's most revered plays, as a production of Hamlet is staged entirely within a Grand Theft Auto video game. Taking place entirely on a computer screen, this groundbreaking documentary will be followed by a Q&A with the film's director, Pinny Gryllis.
Special Event: Grand Theft Hamlet + Q&A with Director Pinny Gryllis
Derby QUAD
It’s the beginning of 2021 and two out-of-work actors are struggling to find anything to do during the UK’s third pandemic lockdown. With ac
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DateFri 14 Nov
Time10:30 - 12:15
Asteroid City + Q&A with Sophie Reynolds (Film and Television Producer)
Date: Thurs 20 Nov 2025, 10:30-13:00
In Devon, Wes Anderson's sci-fi/comedy Asteroid City will be screened and followed by a Q&A with film and television producer Sophie Reynolds, who will share invaluable careers advice for aspiring creatives.
Special Event: Asteroid City + Q&A with Sophie Reynolds (Film and Television Producer)
Torquay Museum
World-changing events spectacularly disrupt the annual Asteroid Day celebration in an American desert town.
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DateThu 20 Nov
Time10:30 - 13:00
Rave on for the Avon + Q&A with Director Charlotte Sawyer
Date: Thursday 27 November 2025, 10:00-12:00
In Somerset, director Charlotte Sawyer joins us for a screening of her film Rave on for the Avon, which tells the story of a community of wild swimmers in Bristol affected by raw sewage pollution in the river Avon.
In support of Discover! Creative Careers Month, the screening will be followed by a Q&A session, where Charlotte will answer students' questions about careers in the screen industries and the key skills needed to succeed.
Special Event: Rave on for the Avon + Q&A with Director Charlotte Sawyer
Scott Cinemas: Bridgwater Northgate
Local swimmers, scientists and a mermaid join forces in a community’s battle to fight to protect the River Avon, in unique and daring ways.
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DateThu 27 Nov
Time10:00 - 12:00
These just a small sample of the thousands of events taking place, and places won't last long, so be sure to secure yours before they fill up!
Some of our young people won't necessarily find themselves creating, but there are so many other roles within film & TV. They might want to get into lighting, cinematography, being a gaffer, and all those other roles that go into filmmaking, and for some of them they will want to do something more practical and technical, so it is just about showing them just how many different roles there are out there.
Chiara Walters, Curriculum Manager at Big Creative Education, London, England, on attending the Into Film Festival
Resource Spotlight: Wicked Futures
Our free Wicked Futures: Careers in Film resource offers students aged 12-18 inspiring insights into career pathways within the screen industries.
By spotlighting the roles of early-career trainees who worked on Wicked: Part One, this resource offers students inspiring insight into career pathways within the screen industries because everyone deserves the chance to fly! And with the cinema release of Wicked: For Good on November 21, now is a great time to revisit this magical resource.
Step into Screen Careers resources
Our hugely popular Step into Screen Careers series returns with five brand-new additions!
With now over 20 activity sheets, this versatile series offers young people a range of information and activities to get them thinking about the types of roles available in the screen industries and target specific aspects of working life, including:
- Networking and building professional skills
- Routes available in the screen industries
- Life on set and behind the scenes
- Planning a future screen career
- CV writing, employment types, and managing finances
- Working in the screen industries.
Out and About - Meet our Team
We're excited to be exhibiting at the UAL Teach Inspire Create Conference London on Friday 21 November 2025. We'll be showcasing our free resources, filmmaking competitions, and on-demand training available for educators and careers professionals.
This event will be a great opportunity to connect with industry experts in the education and creative industries and participate in hands-on workshops.
If you're attending, be sure to stop by and say hello!
ScreenWorks
If you're working with young people in Northern Ireland, don't miss the latest ScreenWorks opportunities.
Funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and delivered by Into Film, our 3-5 day ScreenWorks work experience placements help young people aged 14-19 learn more about careers in the screen industries with first-hand experience.
All ScreenWorks programmes are free, and a travel bursary is available to reimburse young people for all public transport costs.
Upcoming Programmes:
- Music Composition with Score Draw Music (20-23 Oct)
- The Writers' Room with Stuart Drennan (27-30 Oct)
- Location Management and Sustainability with Adam Wilkinson (28-30 Oct)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Kris Kelly (11-13 Nov)
- Narrative for Games with HoloMoon Games (18-20 Nov)
Further Careers Resources
To learn more about how you can educate and guide young people toward their dream careers, browse our Careers Hub for even more resources and training to enhance your careers programme, and discover more opportunities for young people. Be sure to check back again next month for more top events and resources you can use to support screen careers conversations.
And if you want to support and empower the young people you work with to explore screen industry careers for themselves, point them towards our Get Into Film page, which features all the latest opportunities, and our youth-facing Get Into Film social channels.
Into Film is proud to be an Affiliate Member of the Career Development Institute (CDI), and a Social Mobility Partner of Speakers for Schools.
