Following BFI NETWORK's Autumn 2020 call for applications for Short Film and Early Development funding, we are pleased to introduce the selected projects from the South West - and the teams behind them.
We are thrilled to announce that BFI NETWORK Film Funding has reopened for applications for filmmakers based in the South West of England! BFI NETWORK supports, develops, and champions new filmmakers looking to kick-start their career.
This time last year the future looked tragic for Bristol’s annual Slapstick festival of silent and classic screen comedy.
FLY! runs from the 5th until the 21st of March, connecting filmmakers, artists, academics, and audiences across the South West with black women filmmakers and their histories from Britain and around the globe.
The team behind Cheltenham International Film Festival has set up virtual cinema YourScreen since the festival suspended in-person activity. We talk to them about building a place for film clubs, societies, communities and independent cinemas into their online offering.
Many UK filmmakers have been drawing up plans and applications over the last few weeks for the enticing Netflix Documentary Talent Fund. The funding offers documentary proposals a budget of up to £40K to make a short film, twelve minutes or less, that tells a story about Britain.
Report on 2020 Culture Recovery Fund, administered by the BFI and Department for Media, Culture and Sport and its impact on independent cinemas in the South West, 13 Film Hub South West members have been supported by the BFI Cultural Recovery Fund receiving a share of £2.3 Million
The BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund in England is temporarily paused while we review COVID-19 process on our current slate of short film productions.
