Volunteer and make a film that'll change lives

Your professional filmmaking expertise can make a huge difference to small charities through Media Trust's Volunteer Filmmaking scheme.

Media Trust has partnered with Sainsbury’s and is about to launch its seventh series of Untold Stories, a national initiative that matches professional filmmakers with small charities to create short, high quality films.

Volunteer your skills
We are currently looking for 25 professional filmmakers wanting to offer their skills to charitable causes. If you are a professional filmmaker or from a production company and would like to volunteer to produce a film for a small charity click Apply Now below.

“Making a charity film has been an amazing experience and a unique opportunity to volunteer my skills and expertise tosomething worth while. I really enjoyed working with CM to bring their work to life and found their energy and creativity refreshing and inspiring. I’ve gained a greater understanding of the charity and voluntary sector and willalso benefit from adding this new angle to my CV and show-reel. I hope thiswill pave the way for working on similar projects in the future.” Amanda Whittington, Volunteer Filmmaker

“Volunteer Filmmaking is an amazing opportunity for both charities and filmmakers to work together to tell inspiring stories... It is also brilliant to be connected to a charity who was keen to make a film – often as a director/producer hunting for great and keen contributors takes a long time, and to be able to work with a charity with so much knowledge, passion and access to great characters, who are already excited about making a film, is fantastic” Lyndsey Dryden, Freelance Filmmaker

Watch previous films
All films produced through the Volunteer Filmmaking scheme receive a guaranteed broadcast on Community Channel as part of our Untold Stories strand presented this year by Jon Snow. You can view all the Untold Stories films here.