Natalie Moore (Bristol UNESCO City of Film) & Jane Coulter (All Set West) accepting the 2025 Broadcast Tech Innovation Award for Best Industry Skills Initiative
All Set West, our BFI National Lottery-funded skills package supporting diverse West of England talent into careers behind the camera, has been named Best Industry Skills Initiative at the 2025 Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards.
Winners were announced last night (27th November 2025) at the Awards gala dinner at The Brewery in London. All Set West was named winner in the category over three other shortlisted initiatives: ‘Rise – Women in Broadcast’, ‘Sky Post Production – Editor Training Programme’ and ‘Woodcut Media’.
Praising the work of All Set West, Judges described it as “a skills initiative that delivers real, measurable change, with its inclusive focus and innovative approach to building a new creative pipeline.”
All Set West Programme Manager Jane Coulter says “All Set West is a major team effort and we are so grateful for the support of our funders the BFI, our partners West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, and the truly unified approach across Bristol City Council’s Film teams – The Bottle Yard Studios, Bristol UNESCO City of Film and Bristol Film Office. Their support is enabling us to build a strong, sustainable bridge for new local talent from all backgrounds into the industry in our region.
“Our thanks also goes to the many production companies, freelancers, community organisations and educators we’re working with on the ground. All Set West is all about building a supportive community for entrants and we couldn’t do that without their help as our Industry Connectors. We count ourselves very lucky to have so many people and organisations in the West who share our drive to make positive change happen.”
Recent High-End TV productions All Set West has engaged with include Boarders (BBC Three), Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Netflix – premieres 15th January 2026), and Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV+).
Anyone based in the West of England and interested in working in film and TV production can register free at www.allsetwest.co.uk for an All Set West Community account, to gain access to the All Set West Hub, an online platform full of information supporting early career development, including work experience and trainee call outs, training schemes, networking events, workshops, open days, useful guides, toolkits and directories. Up-to-date content is added by established production professionals, companies and screen sector organisations, who log in to the Hub as Industry Connectors to upload opportunities as they arise.
The skills package also features: free All Set West Training delivered at The Bottle Yard Studios, designed to prepare local talent from backgrounds currently underrepresented in the industry for entry-level roles on scripted productions (next round of applications opens December 2025); outreach engagement with colleges, universities and community groups in the region to demystify the industry and widen awareness of film/TV production careers; and research analysis into regional industry skills gaps to inform the future strategy for addressing workforce development and retention challenges.
All Set West is funded by the BFI National Lottery Places Fund and delivered by The Bottle Yard Studios, Bristol UNESCO City of Film and Bristol Film Office (the three teams within Bristol City Council’s Film Services) in partnership with the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority.
For more information, visit www.allsetwest.co.uk.