Just like human noses and ears, Creative Access keeps on growing! From placing our 1000th intern in February, hosting masterclasses at Facebook and LinkedIn to a second Creative Access engagement, 2019 was jam-packed with many moments to be proud of! Now that 2020 has finally arrived, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some […]
I’ll start with the raw truth: This blog entry was hard. And late. I’m talking next level ‘has-it-really-been-nearly-a-year-since-I-promised-to-write-this?’ late. I’m starting with this, not because there’s nothing to say about my journey with CA. I kept putting it off because I found it difficult to start with just one thing, because I’m almost overwhelmed by […]
We caught up with our former CA intern, Natalie Tempel-Merzougui, who is currently working as a Researcher at the BBC, on all things applications, career ambitions, and life working at the heart of TV. Achieveing a first-class degree in Business from the University of Westminster and a masters in Social Anthropology and Development from SOAS University […]
Today we were thrilled to hold our first ever Scottish Creative Industry Showcase in the Chapel on the beautiful old campus at the University of Glasgow. The event was attended by students from around the City including the Glasgow School of Art, City of Glasgow College and Glasgow Caledonian University. We had a phenomenal panel […]
Kicking off our first masterclass of the year was our star-studded panel live from the BBC’s iconic radio theatre, talking all things radio; showing us just where a little ‘grafting’ can get you… Siobhan Kenny, CEO of Radiocentre, the industry body for commercial radio, took to the stage with Ben Cooper, Controller of Radio 1, 1Xtra and […]
Our November masterclass saw over 90 folk gather in the cosy conservatory of Bloomsbury Books UK, for a talk on what it means to be British, by a very British Man; Kamal Ahmed. From student newspaper to Editorial Director of News at the BBC, Kamal Ahmed talks about his route to journalism – spoke in […]
The CA community gathered together at the Hackney Picturehouse last night, for an exclusive screening of upcoming BBC thriller drama ‘Informer’, followed by a panel with the cast and crew of the show… We kicked off the evening by watching a preview screening of the first episode of Informer, the new, ground-breaking six-part drama due to be aired […]
On 19 October, we held the official “graduation” of our second cohort of BBC interns. During 2014 – 15, Creative Access placed 31 trainees in year-long internships and during 2016-17 a further 24. Of the 55 interns, at least 52 are still in the industry, working their way up the ladder. Addressing our interns and […]
Ashley Francis-Roy did a year-long internship at the BBC in their Arts team from September 2014 to September 2015. Since then he’s worked as a researcher at Pulse Films and then an Assistant Producer at Acme Films, working on a Jay Z and Kanye West film for Channel 4. He’s currently an Assistant Producer at […]
