Supporting film culture & talent in the South West

Watershed has been the Film Hub Lead Organisation for the south west since 2012, enabled by the BFI awarding us funds through the National Lottery. We are the driving force behind film culture in the region, working towards a thriving and inclusive film sector that encourages more people to show, watch and make films.

With a growing network of regional film exhibition organisations as part of the UK-wide BFI Film Audience Network (FAN), Film Hub South West supports film exhibition and is also home to BFI NETWORK and BFI Film Academy, which both aim to nurture the region’s new wave of filmmaking talent.

Access to training, funding, film programmes & networking opportunities for cinemas & film festivals

Nurturing the South West’s new wave of filmmaking talent with funding and support

Are you an early-stage creative or filmmaker?

Mon 12 Aug – Thu 12 Sept

Apply to Queer Storytelling Workshop 2

Online

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Wed 11 – Fri 13 Sept

BFI FAN Con 2024

Queen’s Film Theatre

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Sat 21 Sept

BFI NETWORK @ Exit 6

Vue Cinema Basingstoke

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Wed 25 – Thu 26 Sept

Distributor Slate Days

Picturehouse Central

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Beyond Boundaries

A rolling funding pot for activity with a focus on under-represented voices in the creative sector here in the South West.

FAN Film Exhibition Fund

Apply for awards of up to £10,000 per year to create opportunities for people to engage with UK independent and international film and the wider moving image across the South West.

Art of Action

A open fund available to BFI FAN Members for Art of Action exhibition activity from October 2024.

A Talent Exec’s Guide to the Early Development Fund

BFI NETWORK South West Talent Executive Nadia Attia offers some pointers on applying to the BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund.

Producer Lab 2023: Meet the Participants

Director Lab 2024: Meet the Participants

BFI NETWORK south west, in partnership with Bournemouth Film School (BFS), is pleased to announce our Director Lab cohort.

Queer Storytelling Workshop: Meet the Participants

BFI NETWORK South West, in partnership with award winning filmmaker Jason Barker, are pleased to present our participants for our Queer Storytelling Workshop.

Intro to Immersive webinar

BFI NETWORK’s Short Film Fund is re-opening in March and it supports live-action, animation and immersive projects. In anticipation of this, we hosted a free online session tailored specifically towards those interested in developing immersive or VR-based short works of up to 15-minutes in length.

Animation Producer Lab 2024: Meet the Participants

BFI NETWORK South West is excited to announce a new Animation Producer Lab in collaboration with ScreenSkills, supported by the Animation Skills Fund.