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Beyond the Workshop: Turning Advice Into ActionYou watched the virtual workshop. You took notes. Maybe you even asked a question. Then Monday came and nothing changed. That gap between good advice and actual work is where most people stall. It's not a motivation problem. It's that nobody tells you what the next 48 hours should look like. Advice has a shelf lifeEverything you learn in a workshop starts decaying the moment it ends. The contacts go cold, the detail blurs, the energy drains. So treat a session like a shoot day: there's a wrap, and then there's paperwork. Same day, write down three things. One thing you learned that changes how you apply for jobs. One name worth remembering. One task you can finish this week. Three lines. Not a journal. When Sophie Galibert ran our How To Make A Film series, members told us the most useful part wasn't the theory — it was hearing a working filmmaker talk through her actual challenges, funding, casting, building a team she could trust. That stuff only pays off if you apply it to your own project while it's fresh. Follow up like a person, not a networkerIf someone spoke, thank them. Short. Specific. Reference the thing they said that landed, say what you're doing about it, and don't ask for a job in the first message. People remember whoever listened properly. Then do the boring part: update your resume with anything new, and make sure your contact details are actually on it. More first jobs are lost to a missing phone number than anyone admits. Keep applying while you learnHere's the bit people get wrong. They sign up for courses and workshops and treat that as the job hunt. It isn't. Entry-level roles land on the MFJF job board and get filled fast — sometimes resumes are wanted the same day. Apply the day it appears. Keep learning alongside it, not instead of it. And expect to be passed over a lot. MFJF member Michelle Carter wrote a blog for us about managing rejection, and she's right that in this industry you'll hear no far more than in a regular job. Roots grow underground before anything shows up on the surface. Do this todayPick one piece of advice you've been sitting on. Write the follow-up email you've been avoiding. Then check the job board and apply to anything that fits. That's the whole job. Reply and tell us how it goes. - Team MFJF Testimonials from last night's workshop - Post Production - The Other Side of the Cut"Workshops like this one are a wonderful opportunity to learn what different jobs actually involve and how to get your foot in the door. They're also helpful for discovering career paths you might not have considered. I came away with a much better understanding of post-production and the opportunities available to someone just starting out." - Olivia B "Definitely a place to be to learn and find work." - Manon Today's New JobsThe board stands at 169 live roles right now, 10 of which turned up since yesterday — those fresh ones have had barely any applicants, so be near the front of the queue. Recommended Job of the DayProduction Assistant is our pick. It's with a major television broadcaster, on a show team in Las Vegas, two weeks fixed term. You'd be supporting producers and associate producers across every part of the show: booking artists and looking after them ahead of their appearance, working with the support departments right through production, and getting show paperwork out. Short, quick and properly hands-on, and you're sat with the people actually making it. Best move before you send it: show you can handle talent politely and keep paperwork straight under pressure. Send it today — shortlists at this level get drawn from whatever's already landed.
Administrative Assistant sits with one of the world's biggest streamers in Los Angeles, backing the business affairs side of their unscripted slate. Think heavy diaries, travel, expenses, meeting prep, trackers and agreements going out for signature. It's permanent, it's demanding, and you'll need discretion with confidential material. Office-strong people who want a foot inside a major: this is the door. Don't sit on it — readers work through the pile as it builds. Also on the board — 169 live roles, 10 new today
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Upcoming Virtual Workshops Thu 5 Nov, 7:00pm EDTMFJF Monthly Career Clinic Free for members
Starting a career in the film industry is a lonely business, but just imagine each month if you could speak with an experienced filmmaker and get answers to all your questions and concerns. Better still you can share your worries and listen to others, compare notes and learn all the tricks and tips to getting ahead in the Film Industry. Well, now you can via the MFJF Monthly Career Advice Clinic! Come along each month to get your questions answered and learn from our amazing community. The clinic takes the form of a virtual 60-minute workshop hosted by experienced filmmaker Christina Northrup. Christina will present each month and take live Q&A from anyone who wants to talk, if you want to just listen that is absolutely fine. The overall aim of these monthly workshops is to help you establish your film career! Starting a film career can be very lonely, constantly thinking you are on the outside looking in, desperate for somebody to recognise you have what it takes. And the truth is you are not alone, everyone feels the same. Sharing our concerns, listening to others and having an experienced filmmaker pass on her guidance is one very large step in the right… Book your placeThu 3 Dec, 7:00pm EDTMFJF Monthly Career Clinic Free for members
Starting a career in the film industry is a lonely business, but just imagine each month if you could speak with an experienced filmmaker and get answers to all your questions and concerns. Better still you can share your worries and listen to others, compare notes and learn all the tricks and tips to getting ahead in the Film Industry. Well, now you can via the MFJF Monthly Career Advice Clinic! Come along each month to get your questions answered and learn from our amazing community. The clinic takes the form of a virtual 60-minute workshop hosted by experienced filmmaker Christina Northrup. Christina will present each month and take live Q&A from anyone who wants to talk, if you want to just listen that is absolutely fine. The overall aim of these monthly workshops is to help you establish your film career! Starting a film career can be very lonely, constantly thinking you are on the outside looking in, desperate for somebody to recognise you have what it takes. And the truth is you are not alone, everyone feels the same. Sharing our concerns, listening to others and having an experienced filmmaker pass on her guidance is one very large step in the right… Book your place |
Today's Daily Job ListPA Production Crew · Springhill, TBA · Closes 24th October A Production Company is looking for a G&E PA for a one-day shoot in Springhill, Louisiana.
In this job, you'll be an extra pair of hands for the DP, helping set up and break down equipment. It's an 8am… Production Assistant Production Crew · Springhill, TBA · Closes 24th October A production company is looking for a Production Assistant for a one-day shoot in Springhill, Louisiana on 3rd November, call time 8am.
It's a short-form educational documentary segment, built around… PA Production Crew · Edmonton, TBA · Closes 24th October A production is looking for a PA for a one-day non-union shoot in Edmonton, early November.
This one is paid. Administrative Assistant Permanent Job · Los Angeles, 2 Weeks · Closes 5th November A world-leading streaming company is looking for an Administrative Assistant in Los Angeles, supporting the Business Affairs team behind their unscripted output. In this job, you'll manage busy calendars… Administrative Assistant Permanent Job · California, 2 Weeks · Closes 5th November One of the world's biggest Film and Television Studios is looking for an Administrative Assistant to join their Media, Focus Features, team in California. In this job you'll report to the EVP of Media and… Assistant Permanent Job · Los Angeles, 2 Weeks · Closes 5th November The world's leading full service entertainment, media and sports agency is looking for an Assistant to join their Comedy Touring department in Los Angeles. As an Assistant, you'll support an Agent with… Assistant Permanent Job · Los Angeles, 2 Weeks · Closes 5th November A leading global Talent Agency is looking for an Assistant to join the Motion Pictures literary division in Los Angeles. You'll support an Agent representing directors, writers and producers. That means… Production Assistant Production Crew · New Orleans, TBA · Closes 24th October A production company is looking for a Production Assistant in New Orleans for a single day's work on 5 November.
It's a short form educational documentary segment, with on-camera interviews and B-roll… Production Assistant Fixed Term Contract · Las Vegas, 2 Weeks · Closes 5th November A major television broadcaster is looking for a Production Assistant to join a show team in Las Vegas on a two-week fixed term contract. As a Production Assistant, you'll support the producers and… Various Crew Production Crew · Toronto, TBA · Closes 24th October A Production Company is looking for Crew for a short film shooting in Toronto on Saturday 7 November 2026. They need a 1st Assistant Camera, 2nd Assistant Camera, Grip, BTS Photographer/Videographer and a… Industry news
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