Training We Offer

You do NOT need to be a member of the PMA to take part in this training.

We normally provide a variety of workshops and training sessions countrywide. Currently all training is taking place via Zoom.

At Production Manager level we offer topics ranging from legal issues such as compliance and music licensing, to Health & Safety and tax issues. We also cover technical topics relating to production and the current pandemic situation.

For more junior people, we offer a variety of entry level and limited experience sessions, which are open to all - bursaries are sometimes available via Screenskills.


Training events are FREE to members with fees charged for non-members. Prices vary from session to session. Places are limited according to each type of event.

See upcoming session below:

"So You Want to be a Production Co-ordinator?"

Saturday 16th June 2018 From: 10-4pm

Venue Ealing Studios
Ealing Green
Ealing
W5 5EP

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The PMA is running a one day course for people who would like to become a PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR. Learn from a highly experienced Production Manager the skills and knowledge you will need.

Date: Saturday 16th June, 2018

Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm 

Where: Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, Ealing, W5 5EP


The main role of a Production Co-Ordinator is to help keep their Production Managers (PM) sane!

Other responsibilities include:

Setting up of shoots and all that entails i.e. organising crew and kit, travel, accommodation, location finding and permission to film, keeping the contact list and production schedules up to date.

Collecting all release forms and creating the initial risk assessment for sign off by the PM, taking care of petty cash, monitoring floats and checking expenses. Often acting as a data wrangler for tapeless footage or work with a DIT.

Setting up systems , ensuring the credit roller, captions and graphics are correct; plus deliverables to include tapeless or tape delivery, the Programme As Completed forms and Post Production scripts. 

Cost: £70 to include lunch and refreshments.

To enlist on this course, please submit a registration form and email it to [email protected]
Payment in advance required – receipt available

Bank Details: PMA bank account sort code 08 92 99 account number 65 21 38 03.  Your name as reference.

Our Sponsors

The PMA is sponsored by a variety of companies in the film and television industry. We have a long-standing relationship with many of them dating back to the PMA’s inception in 1991.

PMA members benefit from the information and services that our sponsors can provide, while sponsors gain access to the upper echelon of Production Managers in the UK who are major purchasers for the industry.

Become a sponsor

We only have one sponsor per area of business but occasionally opportunities to become a sponsor of the PMA do arise.

Sponsors get the chance to meet our members several times a year, host parties, explain their services and write for our magazine The Bottom Line.

For more information on sponsorship, please contact us.