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BFI NETWORK South West is pleased to announce the 10 participants of the inaugural Shorts2Features career-development scheme.

Following our call for applications to the BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) Film Exhibition Fund this year, a number of large-scale public events are taking place across the South West this Autumn.

IN DREAMS ARE MONSTERS, a major BFI UK-wide film and events programme celebrating the horror genre comes to the big screen at cinemas nationwide.   

This new BFI NETWORK career development scheme is designed for south west-based producing and directing talent. Shorts2Features will run from late Sep to Mar 2023, and is now open for applications.

Join some of the most inspiring voices in rep and archive film exhibition and distribution to explore alternative ways of connecting older films with a new wave of cinema goers and to get inspired to broaden repertory cinema beyond the comfort of the mainstream.

BFI NETWORK-backed short film The Thing That Ate the Birds has been selected for streaming by ALTER, an ever-expanding platform for the most daring horror across the world – and a home, community, and launching pad for filmmakers. 

Find out more below about the twelve rising critics taking part. Be sure to keep an eye out for updates, videos, and writings from them following the festival - and into the future!

We are pleased to share news that Nadia Attia has joined the Film Hub South West team as a BFI NETWORK Talent Executive. Nadia has taken up the post following Alice Cabañas’ appointment as Head of BFI NETWORK.

The new scheme is designed to identify and support new television drama writers in the west and south west of England. 

Learn from team behind the upcoming this South West short film to learn more about the ways in which they supported each others ideas and work from development through to delivery.

For an exciting 10th edition, Making Waves Film Festival 2022 arrives at No 6 Cinema, Portsmouth with a handpicked selection of short film screenings, BFI NETWORK supported events, filmmaking workshops, and a couple of features if all that wasn't enough!

We are excited to announce that BFI NETWORK Film Funding has reopened for applications from filmmakers and animators based in the South West of England. 

Casting our minds back to London Film Festival earlier this year, Claire Horrocks of Exeter Phoenix writes in reflection on which films stood out.

The 10 top films of the year as voted for by members of the Film Hub South West

Happening between Monday, 15th November to Sunday, 21st November 2021, the festival offers an entertaining, distinct programme of films – from international award winners to local shorts – Q&As, masterclasses, and industry events.

Feast yourself on films from morning till night for a whole week, with must-see premieres and talks, plus highlights from the last 30 years, all at amazingly affordable prices. 

"The first professional trip out of Bristol since March last year was to London to catch up on films. I have been eager to re-engage with festivals; so decided London Film Festival would be my first tentative re-emerging steps."

Films, stories and music from more than a dozen countries and the premiere of its own first self-made film will be on offer when Afrika Eye - the South West’s biggest festival of African cinema and culture – returns to venues across Bristol and beyond from November 8th to 16th.

"We participated in workshops on film curation, budgeting, marketing, fundraising, and we started to think about how to adapt all these new ideas to our own practice and - best of all - how we could do this together!"