Showroom Cinema/BFI
What: Free course for young people
Where: Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX
When: Apply by midnight, Saturday 9 January 2027. Course runs Monday 22 February - Sunday 28 February 2027
Who: Ages 18-22
Applications are open for a new training scheme in film curation and archiving at Showroom Cinema, Sheffield.
Delivered in partnership with Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, The BFI Film Academy Training Course Film Curation and Archiving is part of the BFI’s flagship skills programme for young people across the UK, supported by the UK Government and the National Lottery.
The seven-day residential provides a free route into archive careers for 18–22s. Travel, food and accommodation are provided. The course delivers skills for routes into preservation, restoration and moving image curation, with career support up to age 25.
Applicants get hands-on experience with regional collections, spending a full day at the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive in York, with technical demos, tours and practical activities. By the end of the week, they curate and edit an archive short f
Film and present it to an industry panel.
Key details:
Webinar date: Tuesday 8 December 2026, 6-6.45pm
Course dates: Monday 22 February - Sunday 28 February 2027
Location: Accommodation will be in Sheffield. Course base each day will be at Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX, with day trips to Yorkshire and North East Film Archive in York, and Pictureville Cinema at the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford.
Application deadline: Midnight, Saturday 9 January 2027.
A 2025 alumni of the BFI Film Academy says:
"[The course] opened my eyes to career opportunities, further fuelled my passion to work in the film industry and gave me the confidence and some introductory experience to follow this dream. I'll be forever grateful to the BFI Film Academy for these fabulous opportunities and for helping me work towards a career in film".
