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Calling all aspiring filmmakers and creative media talent in Essex!
Aura Films is offering 16 paid internship placements on an exciting new short film project, supported by Essex County Council’s Creative Industries Project Development Fund. This is more than a set visit — you’ll get hands-on experience working on two professionally produced short films inspired by Essex legends Read more
Poet Opportunity with Kinetika
Applications are open for a poet commission as part of the 2026 T100 Festival, Seeing Thurrock Differently: A Journey Home. The festival celebrates Thurrock’s landscapes, stories and communities, inviting people to reflect on belonging and what it means to call a place home. They are looking for a poet with Read more
A Rare Opportunity
A Happy New Year from everyone at Essex Book Festival HQ. We hope your stockings werefilled with fine books – ours certainly were – and that you all had a wonderful festive season, and are looking forward to 2026 as much as we are. Plans are very much underway for this year’s Festival (28 May –... Read Read more