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:
Essential Workshops for Production - BRISTOL
Thursday 8th March 2018 From: 5.45-9.30pm
Venue No 4 Clifton Village
The Rodney Hotel
4 Rodney Place
Bristol
BS8 4HY
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Thursday 8th March 2018
The PMA are delighted to announce
TWO ESSENTIAL WORKSHOPS FOR PRODUCTION:
Media Insurance & Working with the Emergency Services
No.4 Clifton Village, The Rodney Hotel, 4 Rodney Place, Bristol, BS8 4HY
This is a great opportunity to come and listen to two highly experienced speakers and to network with fellow Production Managers at what promises to be a fun and informative evening. The evening is free to PMA members and £24 for non members.
Media Insurance
Hosted by Media Insurance Brokers Ltd
5.45pm for 6pm start
A chance to ask any questions about insurance and learn something new! There will be an overview of the standard production insurance package, going through each of the covers and highlighting the main exclusions – explaining why they are there and how you can buy these back to avoid a loss that is not insured but could have been.
- Looking at the various schemes and differences in cover and how you should budget for the premium.
- Additional covers you can purchase (war & terrorism/political risks, kidnap & ransom, weather/delay cover) and when they are relevant and how they work.
- US Liability Insurance - what the covers are in relation to the UK equivalents and the importance of cover when employing a US who travels outside the US.
- Claims – making a claim, how to help your broker when submitting a claim so that we can help you receive settlement rather than a declinature. Explaining the main declinature and how these could have been avoided before the incident happened. Explaining how to insure personal kit of crew.
- E&O Insurance – what is it and why do we need it? Explaining the basic covers. E&O normally is purchased because you have to but a lot don’t actually know what it is for.
- Motor Insurance – when do you need it? Making sure your crew have the correct cover. What is the difference between UK and US motor insurance.
- Your questions answered.
Peter Suddell from Media Insurance Brokers has been an insurance broker for 21 years of which 15 years have been with Media Insurance Brokers. He has many years of experiencing insuring a vast array of productions – documentaries, entertainment, comedy, feature films/drama, etc. He loves insuring productions that are hard to insure! He works out of the London office.
Working with the Emergency Services (Blue Light)
Hosted by Abbas Media Law
7.15pm for 7.30pm start
Clare Hoban of Abbas Media Law will be delivering a talk which will be focussing on ‘blue light’ filming e.g. filming ambulance crews, police raids, air ambulance dispatches, Trading Standards, the RSPCA, bailiffs, fire services and Lifeboat crews.
The talk will be brought to life with programme clips and discussion and will have a particular emphasis on how privacy and consent rules impact on this type of filming. The talk will include:
- Negotiating effective access agreements
- Use of body cameras and drones
- Privacy rules and consent - using real programme examples to illustrate how to obtain consent in different medical emergencies
- Data protection - retaining sensitive material
- Attending police raids – the legal pitfalls
- Practical tips on avoiding contempt risks
Clare Hoban, is a senior lawyer at Abbas Media Law, a niche law firm specialising in advice to the television and film industries. To find out more about Abbas Media Law and the services offered, visit www.abbasmedialaw.com
You are welcome to attend one or both sessions.
Please RSVP: [email protected] indicating the sessions you would like to attend.
Payment should be made to the PMA, Co-operative Bank, Account: 65213803, Sort Code 08-92-99, 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.