2009 Fast Track applications open
Have you been working in TV for 2-4 years? Are you full of ideas, passion and drive? Then sign up for Fast Track and gain access to some of the most respected programme and policy makers in the business.
Fast Track – the talent initiative of MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF) –opens for applications and nominations today for its FREE event which runs alongside the TV Festival. Applications close on 19 June 2009.
Following the success of last year’s nomination scheme, Fast Track will keep this exciting feature open for a second year, so if you know someone deserving of a place, nominate them now via the website. Alternatively, if you would like to put yourself forward for a space on the scheme, please apply direct.
The final 40 Fast Trackers participate in a series of intimate and insightful masterclasses, followed by the Edinburgh TV Festival sessions and social events over the weekend. The acclaimed scheme has helped to launch hundreds of TV careers, with alumni including Andrew Zein, Managing Director of Tiger Aspect, Krishnendu Majumdar, Chair of BAFTA Education and Events Committee and Cameron Roach, Emmy award-winning producer of Life on Mars. Fast Track speakers from previous years include Robert Thirkell, Dawn Airey, Stephen Lambert, Armando Iannucci, Jana Bennett, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Molly Dineen.
Each year delegates are asked to submit a pitch to a broadcaster and four finalists pitch live at the TV Festival, an adrenalin pumping experience. This year, Dave, UKTV’s home of witty banter, will offer a successful Fast Track delegate a slot on the channel and a £15,000 commission.
Fast Trackers are given a FREE delegate pass for MGEITF and FREE accommodation is also provided. The event takes place from 26-30 August.
Delegates who have attended Fast Track are also given the opportunity to apply for subsidised training courses, which in the past have included Pitching, Directing and Editing through the Fast Track Training programme.
Notes to editors
1. Fast Track is part of MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
2. Fast Track takes place from 26-30 August and apart from travel to and from Edinburgh is totally free to attend.
3. Applicants/nominees must have two to four years experience working in the television industry and must complete the application form.
For further information please contact Hayley Dodd or Kat Taylor at Taylor Herring Public Relations on 020 8206 5151 / Hayley.Dodd @taylorherring.com / Kat.Taylor@taylorherring.com