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Successor announced for the Foundation Chair as Samantha Wainstein Completes 4 year term
13th February 2026
Following a successful four-year term as Chair of The Mark Milsome Foundation (MMF), Samantha Wainstain is stepping down and as of 16th February 2026, the post will be taken up by Abbi Collins, a respected and seasoned Stunt Co-ordinator, Fight Arranger and Horse Master. With more than 39 years of industry experience, Abbi was instrumental in […]Read more
MMF Attends Screen Manchester’s Winter Social
10th December 2025
The Foundation was delighted to attend Screen Manchester’s winter social last week, held on 4th December. The evening provided a fantastic opportunity to meet members of Screen Manchester and Space Studios, as well as to connect with a wide range film and TV crew from the surrounding area. MMF Founder, Andra Milsome delivers a poignant […]Read more
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BSC Expo has officially kicked off! 🙌 Come and visit us at stand 156, near the Joe Dunton Seminar Theatre - we’re pleased to be sharing our stand with @kitstart_uk 😊
We’ve got loads of merch, plus prints from the front cover of the Perspectives of Space calendar, personally signed by @seamiemc
We can’t wait to see some familiar and new faces!
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A big thank you from MMF Founder, Andra Milsome, and all of us at the Foundation, to the film and TV productions that have signed up their crews for our Level 2 Production Safety Passport course. Your commitment has helped to empower cast and crew and keep everyone safe on set 🙏✨
We offer great group discounts, so don’t delay and sign up your crew today. Click the link in our bio to learn more about our H&S course.
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Photos of some of the students who came up to us at the Pinewood Futures Festival to tell us they’d completed our Level 2 Production Safety Passport course and how much they’d benefited from it 🙏✨
We were really pleased to hear that the course, designed to build confidence and empower people to work safely while protecting themselves and those around them, is doing exactly that.
If you haven’t taken it yet, click the link in our bio to get started. It takes just 90 minutes to complete online and costs £20 + VAT. We also offer great group rates! 🙌
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It was fantastic to take part in the truly inspiring Pinewood Futures Festival 26 last Friday and Saturday. We were thrilled to be joined by our trustees @abbiness52 and @mrjunioragyeman and to see so many familiar and new faces. Thanks to everyone who visited us.
We really enjoy attending events like these and having the chance to talk with the next generation of film and TV crew 🎬✨
Photos above:
Photo 1 – Mona Benjamin, Una Hill & Abbi Collins
Photo 2 – Duncan Howell, Senior Lecturer Nottingham School of Art & Design Nottingham Trent & Abbi Collins
Photo 3 – Christina Low, stunt performer, Gaby Hepworth, BSR Office Manager, Abbi Collins & Paul Bailey, stunt performer
Photo 4 – Junior Agyeman-Owusu ACO & Abbi Collins
Photo 5 – Una Hill & Spencer McDonald, National Secretary Bectu
Photo 6 – Mona Benjamin & Mia Mortimer from @theimaginariumstudios
Photo 7 - team @uk_screenskills
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Our Chair, Samantha Wainstein is on an industry advisory group, working with a research team commissioned by the BFI to explore how our industry can become a truly great place for us all to work in 😊
Please can you help by visiting the Work Takes platform and telling us your thoughts 🙏
Click link in bio to take the poll.
It will only take a few minutes.
Deadline is Feb 1st.
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To learn more about the Foundation’s Level 2 Production Safety Passport course click link in bio 🙏
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