Welcome to Your BFI Film Academy Hub West Midlands
See Yourself in the Credits
Free Hub membership for young creatives aged 16 to 25 across the West Midlands, and your way into the opportunities that are right for you.
BFI Film Academy Hub West Midlands is delivered by Rural Media, supported by the UK Government and National Lottery funding.
From Your First Film Set to Your First Job
Everything the Hub runs is built around your progression into the film and TV industry. Train in real crew roles with people who do this for a living, then get the support to take each next step.
Hub Membership: Your Way Into Every Opportunity
Membership is free for young creatives aged 16 to 25 across the West Midlands. It gives you access to the opportunities that are right for you, and the Hub is where you find them, book them and take them up.
What’s open to you depends on your age and your experience, and lots of members take part in more than one.
Getting Started Is Simple
- Register with Our Hub One short form, free for 16 to 25 year olds across the West Midlands.
- Set Up Your Hub Account We email you a link to choose your password, then you sign in.
- Ask the Community Ask questions, share what you’re making and meet other members in our Hub Community.
- Book Opportunities See what’s open to you on What’s On and book your place.
Support Where You Need It
Every Place Is Free
Hub membership is free, and so is everything it opens up: courses, year-round activity and alumni opportunities, with food and drink on every course day.
Travel Bursaries
Bursaries cover the cost of getting to everything we run, and getting home again.
Industry-Standard Equipment
We bring the same kit used on sets across the region, and train you on the gear you will actually work with.
Online and In-Person Support
Talk to us on a video call, meet us at a taster session near you, or ask in our community.
A Crew Around You
Whatever your age or experience, you work alongside young creatives on the same journey.
Tell Us What You Need
If something would help you take part, tell us and we will work out what is possible.
Got a Question?
Send it to us and we will come back to you, or set up a call if that is easier to talk it through.
Our Hub. Delivered by Rural Media
StoryPoint in Hereford is the production home for Rural Media and Rural Studios, and a training and production centre for the wider region. Workshop and studio space, edit suites and a podcast studio, with industry professionals working in the building.
Rural Media is a West Midlands charity and production company. For three decades we have helped young people tell their own stories, and widened who gets a way into film and TV. We run the BFI Film Academy Hub West Midlands, delivering Hub activity across the region.
Rural Studios is our sister company, making original content for broadcasters, brands and the public sector. Credits include The Read for BBC Two and BBC Four, Random Acts for Channel 4 and Unlocked for Sky Arts. A number of our alumni have progressed to crew roles there.
We work with a wide range of partners to deliver the Hub, including Flatpack Film Festival and Mission Accomplished. Each course has its own regional partners too. Explore the Introductory Courses to find out more.
More from BFI Film Academy
We are one of twelve BFI Film Academy Hubs across the UK. To see everything the BFI Film Academy offers, start here.