Dates go out as each one opens
Events
Come to something before you apply to anything. Open evenings, family sessions, workshops and screenings, all free, and you can bring someone with you.
Nothing on this page asks you to commit
You cannot decide whether a film set is for you from a website.
Turn up, look at the building, meet the people, ask the awkward questions and go home. Bring your mother, your husband, your brother or a friend.
We publish dates as each session opens, and not before. A calendar of dates we might hit is worth less to you than a short list we will keep. Tell us what interests you and we email you when it has one.
What runs, and who it is for
Each has a shape, a length and an audience. What some do not have yet is a date.
| What | What happens | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Open evening | A walk round the base and the stages, a look at the camera and lighting kit, and questions with no sales pitch. Opening. | Women considering a programme, and whoever they bring. |
| Family information session | What a set is, what a call sheet does, what happens on a night shoot, who she would be with, and how travel, prayer and food are handled. Opening. | Parents, husbands, brothers and sisters. |
| Camera and lighting workshop | A day on kit: building a camera, lenses, marks and focus, lighting a face several ways. Running, inside the industry's own buildings, taught by people working in high-end drama now. | Women, complete beginners included. |
| Writers room | A craft hour, then table work on your own material, a break for prayer and food, then notes. Women-only tables. Opening. | Anyone with a story. No script needed. |
| Community screening | A film, then a facilitated conversation with the makers in the room. Opening. | Everyone. Families welcome. |
| Studio Simulation | A working unit on a stage, every department named, at our own base. Done, and it runs again. | Women on the programmes, by application. |
Bring us to you instead
If getting to Bow is the obstacle, we come to your building.
You find a room, power and some tables. We bring the kit, the practitioners, the insurance and the risk assessment. Done — sessions have run in schools and community venues, with a full camera on the table rather than a slideshow about one.
A prayer and quiet space is set up for every in-person session, prayer times sit in the running order, and food is halal, kosher and a specified vegetarian line. Step-free access, BSL and captions are arranged on request (accessibility).