“(The bursary) allowed me to attend an extremely interesting talk about Letterboxd, a platform that is used by the media savvy film goer and worth knowing about and engaging with in the future.”
As a member of Film Hub South West, you can apply for bursaries to support travel, accommodation, enrolment fees or accreditation costs to enable your attendance at relevant conferences, events and film festivals.
Read the blogs below from members that were able to attend events, build up their networks and improve what they do.
Bursary Blogs
Screams By The Sea’s Radi Nikolov talks about the network and screening opportunities at Bath Film Festival.
To Bath Film Festival and Back – Radi Nikolov, Screams By The Sea
Screams By The Sea’s Radi Nikolov talks about the network and screening opportunities at Bath Film Festival.
Building Connections at Distributor Slate Days – Roy Hanney and Yael Friedman, Making Waves Film Festival
Making Waves Film Festival organisers Roy Hanney and Yael Friedman talk about the benefits of attending Distributor Slate Days in order to build relationships with distributors.
Film Hub South West Annual Members’ Forum (November 2024) – Beth Thomas, The Poly
Beth Thomas, assistant manager at The Poly in Falmouth, writes about attending the Film Hub South West Annual Members’ Forum at Watershed in November 2024.
Postcard from Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto 2024 – James Harrison, South West Silents
James Harrison, director of South West Silents and Film Noir UK, discusses visiting Le Giornate Del Cinema Muto to discover the latest repertory finds in Italy.
Attending London Film Festival 2024 – Claire Horrocks, Exeter Phoenix
Claire Horrocks, film programmer at Exeter Phoenix, writes about how Film Hub bursary support allowed her to attend the London Film Festival this year.