Our excellent links with industry help you build vital career connections. The School welcomes colleagues from leading organisations such as the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 for workshops and events. Some recent examples include:
- Daisy Lilley, BAFTA-winning producer of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here (ITV), Love Island (ITV) and creator of The Circle (Channel 4)
- Caroline Waterlow, Academy Award-winning producer of OJ: Made in America
- Adam Benzine, Academy Award-nominated director of Spectres of the Shoah
- Vaughan Savidge, BBC World Service
- Michael Brown, Head of Broadcasting at Esports company Gfinity
- Jessica Hynes, BAFTA-winning writer, producer and actor
- Foz Allan and Jonathan Wolfman, Bryncoed Productions, producers of Riviera (Sky Atlantic) and Jekyll and Hyde (ITV)
We have links with the British Film Institute, Arts Council England and the Independent Cinema Office, Screen Archive South East and the Kent Film Office. We also host regular visits by leading filmmakers and critics.
Shape your future
During your time at Kent you can take join a range of student societies, including
- FilmSoc, the student film society
- Canterbury Student Radio (CSR 97.4FM)
- The Podcasting Club
- InQuire student newspaper
- Kent Television (KTV)
Kent Union also runs a media hub, the Student Media Centre, where students work together to produce print, radio and online content. Students can use the hub’s industry-standard editing suites, a radio studio, and a TV studio.
KMTV
The University of Kent has a formal relationship with the local media company and television station KMTV until at least 2023. As part of that arrangement, School of Arts students may apply for paid and unpaid internships and work experiences at KMTV. In the past our students have gained valuable experiences in real-world television and media skills such as: broadcast programming (scheduling); monitoring and creating social media; assistance in the studio and newsroom; guest management; photography and camera operation; shooting b-roll and recording vox pops.