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:

Budgets Explained

Wednesday 17th February 2021 From: 5-7.30pm

Venue On Line Training via Zoom

Budgets Explained:  
The Secrets of Dissecting a Budget in Excel

DATE: Wednesday 17th February 2021     SESSION FULL

TIME: Logging in from 4.50pm for a 5pm start. Approx 7.30 finish

Online session for candidates who have signed up in advance.

Delivered by highly experienced practising PMs and Exec Committee members of the PMA , this workshop will help you get to grips with:

  • Balancing editorial ambitions with budgetary constraints
  • Understanding the importance of the budget in the bigger picture
  • Feeling more confident in managing fluid schedules
  • Getting the best out of your cost monitor

This course is designed for Production Co-ordinators (or would-be co-ordinators) and other production professionals.

Cost: £28 per candidate  (FREE for those on the PMA's recommended Co-ordinators list).
Please note:  Candidates are allowed to take part in training even if they are furloughed.

Limited availability so click the REGISTER FOR EVENT button to reserve your place and arrange payment.

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.