Contact details for a selection of film and video workshops around the UK. These are the guys and girls who will be up to speed on film-making in your area of the country - providing cost-efficient equipment hire, training, production advice and access to editing suites.

This list is far from comprehensive, so if you can't find a workshop near you check the BFI handbook for details.

The North

Counter Image
3rd Floor, Fraser House
36 Charlotte Street,
Manchester M1 4FD.
Tel : 0161 228 3551

WFA Media and Cultural Centre
9 Lucy Street,
Manchester M15 4BX.
Tel: 0161 848 9782/5

Sheffield Independent Film
5 Brown Street, Sheffield S1 2BS.
Tel : 0114 272 0304
http://www.fdgroup.co.uk/neo/sif/ or
http://www.ympa.org.uk/YMPA/sif_info.htm

Hull Time Based Arts AvidLAB
8 Posterngate,
Hull HU1 2JN
Tel: 01482 586340

Hall Place Studios
4 Hall Place
Leeds LS9 8JD.
Tel : 0113 240 5553

Mersey Film and Video
13-15 Hope Street
Liverpool
L1 9BQ.
Tel: 0151 708 5259

Midlands

Birmingham Centre for the Media Arts
21 Graham Street
Birmingham B1 3JR.
Tel : 0121 233 4061

Vivid
Unit 311F,
The Big Peg,
120 Vyse Street,
Birmingham B18 6ND
Tel: 0121 233 4061

Intermedia Film and Video
19 Heathcoat Street
Nottingham NG1 3AF.
Tel : 0115 955 6909
http://www.emnet.co.uk/Media/Intermedia/

Palace Media Centre
The Palace
Lower Gungate
Tamworth
Staffs, B79 7AW
Tel: 01827 709 624
Fax: 01827 709310

The South

Connections
Palingswick House
241 King Street
London W6 9LP.
Tel : 0181 741 1766

Four Corners Film Workshop
113 Roman Road,
Bethnal Green,
London E2 OQN.
Tel : 0181 981 6111

Lux
Lux Building,
2-4 Hoxton Square,
London N1 6NU
Tel: 020 7684 0101/0202
http://www.lux.org.uk/

Media Arts
Town Hall Studios
Regent Circus,
Swindon SN1 1QF.
Tel : 01793 463226

Exeter Phoenix New Media Centre
Bradninch Place
Gandy Street,
Exeter EX4 3LS.
Tel : 01392 667066

Lighthouse
Brighton Media Centre
9-12 Middle Street
Brighton BN1 1AL.
Tel : 01273 384222
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/

Cornwall Media Resource Trust
Royal Circus Buildings,
Back Lane,
West Redruth,
Cornwall TR15 2BT
Tel : O12O9 218288.
Lawrence@mediasource.demon.co.uk
3 machine U-Matic edit facilities and camera, multi-media computers and some 16mm cameras and edit equipment.

Picture This Independent Film and Video
Kingsland House
Gas Lane, St. Philips,
Bristol BS1 4QA.
Tel : 0117 972 1002

Signals Essex Media Centre
Victoria Chambers,
St Runwald Street,
Colchester C01 1HF
Tel : 01206 560255

Scotland

Edinburgh Film Workshop Trust
29 Albany Street
Edinburgh EH1 3QN.
Tel : 0131 557 5242

Glasgow Film and Video Workshop
3rd Floor,
34 Albion Street
Merchant City,
Glasgow G1 1LH.
Tel : 0141 553 2620

Northern Ireland

Northern Visions
4 Lower Donegal Street Place
Belfast BT1 2FN.
Tel : 01232 245495

Nerve Centre
2nd Floor,
Northern Counties Building,
8 Customs House Street,
Derry BT48 6AE.
Tel: 01504 260562

Wales

Film House/Ty Ffilm
Chapter Arts Centre
Market Road, Canton,
Cardiff CF5 1QE.
Tel : 01222 387556