NORTHERN ROUTES - MEET THE TRAINEES

Competition has been fierce for the Northern Routes Training Scheme, with almost 500 applications received for just 22 places. The level of submissions was high, with all applicants hoping for a chance to get invaluable hands on experience through a range of placement opportunities with award winning television programme makers across the North of England.

The route is already mapped out for 6 of the hopefuls, who after a rigorous selection process for the Yorkshire placements, have found themselves getting hands on experience, in studio and on location, for a BBC drama currently being shot in the Bradford and Leeds area.

Chris Fry, Producer,  says:

''I think Northern Routes is an excellent way of helping young people with a leg up into a very competitive industry. You cannot beat hands on experience.They are all fantastic and have fitted in brilliantly. It is great to see them all with so much enthusiasm.''

Meet the Northern Routes Yorkshire trainees and hear what they have to say:

Keely Milovsorov (Location Trainee)
Sarah Fenton (Production Assistant Trainee)
Ross Collier (Sound Trainee)
Jayne Anderson (Costume Trainee)
Owen Charnley (Camera Trainee)
Nadine Al-Samarraie (Make-up and Hair Trainee)

Northern Routes is a partnership between the three northern regional screen agencies; Screen Yorkshire, Northwest Vision and Media and Northern Film and Media and supported by the training body for the audiovisual industries, Skillset.

Please note that interviews for the Northern Routes Trainee places in the North West and North East of England will be scheduled over the coming weeks.

The closing date for Northern Routes has passed and further applications cannot be accepted.

Screen Yorkshire New Talent InitiatvesSpark

"Spark is a fantastic opportunity
for writers from Yorkshire and
Humber to get their stories told
on the screen. Our region is one
of the most diverse in the UK -
Yorkshire people have a unique
voice and talent for storytelling.
Thanks to Screen Yorkshire,
schemes like Spark mean that
more of them will get the chance
to share their stories with the
nation in future."

Kay Mellor, based in Leeds, is one
of the UK's most successful drama
screenwriters.