Catch the latest news piece direct from the set of the new BYFA-produced film, the new version of Men of Rochdale - watch the clip to find out more about this.
Kevin Atkinson’s exclusive interview with BBC radio Manchester’s Alan Beswick on Tuesday morning explains the inner workings of the BYFA’s latest project: The Rochdale Pioneers. Check it out now.
The standout film of 2010 from the BYFA, Julius Caesar, has now been accepted to compete at the world-renowned Raindance independent film festival in the Best Micro Budget Feature category. Follow this to find out more about this amazing achievement for the academy.
The summer of 2011 has seen four amazingly successful BYFA Summer Camps take place, with students producing some of our best work yet. Click through to read more about all of these
Two performing arts students at Stoke-on-Trent college are to make their debuts on the the big screen. Issak Gray and Symone Robinson have won parts in a new film after the duo wowed film maker Kevin Atkinson during auditions for Henry IV Part Two.
The last few months have seen the BYFA and their students make appearances and win amazing prizes at Film Festivals around the world, including Cannes and Houston, as well as announce film locations for their latest films in 2011.
March 2011 saw coverage for BYFA across our regions. Here are some highlights: Oldham News - http://bit.ly/hRipee Huddersfield Examiner - http://bit.ly/fWypq3 Lancashire Evening Post - http://bit.ly/gcMjWi Inside the M60 - http://bit.ly/fJBDYM Crewe Chronicle - http://bit.ly/eNlpC9 Bradford Telegraph and Argus - http://bit.ly/hdxpMU
TELEVISION stalwart Todd Carty tells JANE CLINTON why his debut feature film will launch a fresh generation of talent as he teams up with the British Youth Film Academy in the Inspiring Young People Campaign.
An old brewery in Wolverhampton is the setting for a full-length feature film being made by students.
I have had the time of my life working with the BYFA this summer. I will miss everybody that I have met and I can not wait to go for a few scoops with the camera team...
Today I have been helping out with the British Youth Film Academy Bandegeddon event, a battle of the bands event if you will. The day started with arriving early so that we could first have a stand-up meeting as to what was required for the day, and then began prepping the area so that it was clean and clear of any un-wanted items/ mess...
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