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Advice, insight and first-hand accounts of creative career journeys, aimed at helping you find your way in the industry.

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Don’t miss: Creative junior roles, mentoring and a music-based grant of up to £2,500

Including opportunities from Land of Plenty, Youth Music and Sunhouse Creative

Photographer Mathushaa Sagthidas on documenting the intricacies of South Asian identity

Ten regular creative networking events across the UK

Everything from IRL meetups to Zoom coffee mornings

Director Owain Astles talks fostering community through filmmaking

Don’t miss: Nine creative internships and training programmes to apply to right now

Including opportunities from Bond & Coyne, Prophet and HarperCollins Publishing

Square Hole podcast’s co-creators on how neurodivergent creatives can thrive in the industry

Advice and tips from seasoned veterans of access within the creative industry

Junior game designer Jade Smith talks level design and bug fixing

3D jewellery designer Cara Lowe on battling software woes and hustle culture

The best events and platforms for networking in the film industry

We share a few top tips along with platforms to grow your own network

Brilliant sources of inspiration for emerging filmmakers

Including podcasts, shorts and events to help spark new ideas

Four runners on how they landed their first roles in the film world

From art department assistants to office runners, we get an inside look at this multitasking role

Approaches and platforms for raising funding for your first film

We share 20 funding schemes for emerging filmmakers

Photographer Connor Pope talks the power of online communities on their craft and inspiration

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A guide to making a successful showreel

Ten best practices to protect your digital work and accounts

From VPNs to encrypted email providers, we share ways to keep your work and accounts safe

Marley Starskey Butler’s multidisciplinary arts practice and social work are inseparable

Including opportunities from AKQA, Project Everyone and Pentland Brands

Art director Rema Kahsay on the inequality of her industry and being supported by community

12 affordable online creative learning platforms

To pick up anything from life drawing to UX design skills

Illustrator, artist and visual journalist: Ollie Cameron is a triple threat storyteller

12 access schemes and internships to get into advertising

Paid placements, immersive courses from industry giants and more

Don’t miss: Junior roles in design and marketing, plus an internship at The Guardian

Including opportunities from Otherway, Koto and YES Studio

Multidisciplinary designer Jenks In The Cut on making his clients shine

Curator Pacheanne Anderson on challenging class, tokenism and neurotypical standards in the art world