We are proud to once again be partners with Leopard Films for Screentest 2009. In addition to financial support, Leopard Films have once again been kind enough to offer work experience placements for winners of our Grand Jury and Technical Achievement awards.
About Leopard Films:
Leopard Films is an award winning independent production company based in London, UK, with sister companies, Leopard Films USA, based in New York, and Leopardrama, our drama company.
Leopard prides itself on producing a broad range of programmes for all the major terrestrial and cable channels in the UK and the US. The company strives at all times for creativity, originality, richness of content, cracking entertainment and a fresh perspective. With a Best Drama award at the Mental Health Awards for Mysterious Creatures, a Royal Television Society nomination for Cash in the Attic, hit shows on BBC 1 and ITV, HGTV, Channel 4, Court TV and BBC America and programmes licensed to North America, the Far East, Africa and Australia, the company is going from strength to strength. “Leopard’s a thriving, exciting environment,” says Leopard CEO James Burstall.
The company exercises an equal opportunities policy and actively recruits from across the community, from all backgrounds and skillsets. Leopard also run a work experience programme in London and New York, where talented people are invited to come and work for two weeks. It gives them an opportunity to get a flavour of the company - and it’s a great way for Leopard Films to spot new talent. This is open to students in school and high school, in university and to the wider community. Applications are encouraged from all ages, backgrounds and from all regions - what you need is an open mind and a willingness to learn.
The company have directors, researchers, coordinators and production assistants who all joined Leopard through work experience.
As part of the company’s commitment to promoting new talent, Leopard Films sponsors the National Student Film Festival, held every year in March at Bristol University.
You can find out more about Leopard Films from their website, upon which much of the above text is based.
