BBC launches ‘Home Movie’ scheme

BBC Director of Television Jana Bennett has announced the launch of ‘Home Movie’ (working title), the BBC's biggest and most inclusive public participation event ever staged, which will give everyone in the UK the chance to make and star in their very own television film.
The first new project to come out of Jana Bennett's £10m Think Big initiative - designed to encourage ambitious thinking and multi-faceted programme events that reach under served audiences - Home Movie is a pan-BBC collaboration across arts, drama, BBC Talent and BBCi.
BBC Three will follow the trials and tribulations of the casting and interview process while BBC Two will go behind-the-scenes in a ten part documentary series following every step of the process with our first-time filmmakers.
The world premiere of the film itself will take place on BBC Television and will include live link-ups around the country to special cinema screenings.
BBC Talent will drive the nationwide search for a cast and crew of 100 - none of whom can have worked in film or television before - offering people of all ages, skills and backgrounds the chance to re-train in a totally different field of expertise.
BBCi will host an online questionnaire to shortlist crew applicants, with interviews and auditions for cast and crew taking place in seven locations around the country.
All 100 people chosen will benefit from a comprehensive training scheme, while a substantial outreach programme of master-classes and workshops will offer many thousands of people advice and information about embarking on their own retraining programme.
Once selected, the amateur cast and crew will make their own movie, led by a professional producer and director, under the guidance of a team of industry expert mentors.
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