Mentee application form

Given or first name

Family or second name

Email address

Mobile phone number (with international code)

Country or countries where you live

Country or countries where you work

Please state your current or most recent job which is relevant to the screen industry

Do you work as a freelancer?

Yes No Sometimes

Please state your particular craft, specialism or department within the screen industry

Which sectors do you work in?

Animation Children's TV Documentary VFX Film Scripted TV Unscripted TV Other

What do you feel have been your top three career achievements so far (max 150 words)

Are you willing to be mentored by someone in a different sector or department from you?

Yes to both No to both Yes to different department only Yes to different sector only

Please select your career stage (see https://www.screenskills.com/developing-your-career/continuing-professional-development/understanding-your-career-stage/ for explanations)

Entry Early Experienced Expert

We would like to get an idea of why you are applying to take part in international mentoring and of your enthusiasm, interest and passion for the screen industries. Please record a short statement on your phone (no more than two minutes) or write a short essay in English (between 200 - 300 words). Your essay or video should answer the following questions: What do you hope to get out of international mentoring? Why have you chosen a career in the screen industries specifically?

To ensure we can make as good a match as possible, for the following areas of knowledge, expertise and skills you want from your mentor, please select a maximum of eight areas you want to focus on. We will aim to match on at least five of your selections, however selecting too many options may make it difficult for us to find a match that is right for you.

Advice about entering the industry Advice about developing and progressing within the industry (locally to you and internationally) Advice about navigating within the industry (locally to you and internationally) Advice about transferring into the industry from outside Analytical and research skills Commercial and strategic thinking Conflict management and mediation skills Financial budgeting, forecasting and business planning Leading, managing and dealing with change Leading and managing others Marketing, communications and brand management Meeting deadlines, prioritising, planning, organising, scheduling Moving country and integrating into the industry in a new country Negotiating and influencing skills Project management Understanding the bigger picture, wider industry beyond your own area of expertise/sector Advice about the business side of the industry, eg as a freelancer or setting up your own business around your craft skills Building, managing and maintaining good working relationships (including for remote, flexible and on-site work) Communication skills Confidence and assertiveness, speaking up Creativity; generating and developing ideas Decision making Feedback on or critiquing pieces of work, projects, ideas Feedback about personal impact, raising self-awareness, how to create a good first impression Managing self in different or difficult situations Networking skills, how to build an international network Overcoming barriers; dealing with challenges and knock backs; building resilience Work-life balance Other

Is there any other specific area you are looking for mentoring in? Whilst we will do our best to match you with a mentor who has the specific ‘other’ you are looking for we cannot guarantee this.

Please provide no more than three links to either your website, past work, or social media, we'd like to get an idea of you and your work in order to find a mentor that would be a good match for you. (English language is preferred but not essential for your past work.)

Please enter the name of the company you currently work for.

Please list any companies, guilds, or other professional organisations with which you are associated.

Do you have any access requirements for mentoring (such as captioning of Zoom sessions or sign language interpretation)? Please let us know what will make this scheme accessible for you and we will be in touch to discuss details.

Data Protection - Please note that:
1. In order to arrange and deliver the services requested, ScreenCraft Works will share the email address of the Mentoring Participant with their proposed mentoring partner.

2. In order to assess the Mentoring Participant’s professional needs and attributes to match them with other participants, ScreenCraft Works may share the knowledge, experience and skills information, short essay or links provided with their proposed mentoring partner and those involved in the matching process.

3. In order to provide the Mentoring Participant with information on the programme and to share resources and services, the information provided here may be shared with the ScreenSkills Mentoring Team who are supporting ScreenCraft Works with the International Mentoring Scheme.

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Mentee Application Form

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