Membership to the Business or Educational Partnerships programmes offers the opportunity to connect with, and show support for the most skilled Art Department crew working in the UK film and TV industry.
BFDG Business partners are not just sponsors of the Guild. They are our partners, and we are a Guild for them just as much as our individual members. Business partners include Art Department suppliers, studios, graphics companies and many more.
Our Affiliates programme is for training providers that provide Film and TV courses in a wider sense, that would benefit from access to specialist Production Design and Art Department knowledge.
BFDG Education Partners are training establishments that offer Production Design or draughting courses, at any level, that are deemed to be the best in the industry. This programme gives students access to student membership and opportunities for graduates to promote their work to the BFDG membership to help gain employment in the industry.
Memberships are billed on an annual basis. All fees are shown ex. VAT.
Fees for 2024-2025 are: .
£1100
£550
£225
All applications for Business and Education Partner memberships will be discussed at the monthly Core Committee meeting.
1
Complete the application form making sure you add your company profile, contact and billing information and details of someone from the BFDG Membership who can endorse your application.
2
Application reviewed by the BFDG Core Committee at the monthly meeting.
3
Notification of successful applications with details of next steps.
Timeline
Applications are processed monthly. The deadline for application review is the 28th of each month, if you miss the deadline your application will be considered the following month.
Eligibility – Business Partnerships
Eligibility – Education Partnerships
“The BFDG is of significant value in it’s support of education. As a Production Designer and University Senior Lecturer, it is a great privilege to be part of the British Film Designers Guild as an educational partner. The guild recognises how important education is for nurturing and supporting new talent and offers great talks and further training opportunities to enrich the student journey, with the further added bonus of allowing applications for membership to students on their last year of study from not just Nottingham Trent University, but all creative courses that can feed into the industry.”
Duncan Howell Production Designer and Lecturer NTU
