Creative Producers Lab 2021: Meet the Participants
BFI NETWORK South West are pleased to present our participants for the Creative Producers Lab 2021.
BFI NETWORK Short Film Funding Reopens for Autumn
We are excited to announce that BFI NETWORK Short Film Funding has reopened for applications for filmmakers and animators based in the South West of England!
Be part of BFI NETWORK’s Animation Industry Day at Encounters Film Festival 2021
BFI NETWORK South West are hosting a number of industry events with the team at Encounters, inviting animators in the region to learn and network alongside peers and professionals.
Short Films and archive footage of Plymouth to be showcased at Open Air Cinema
Visitors to Plymouth Arts Cinema’s Open Air Cinema events at Tinside Lido will be treated to a programme of short films to accompany the main features.
Beyond Boundaries 360: Adam Murray of Come the Revolution and Bristol Black Horror Club
"I’ve always been interested in the moving image and cinema. Discovering Beyond Boundaries in 2019 could not of happened at a more appropriate time."
Meet the speakers for Reframing Film at Cinema Rediscovered
Ahead of our industry events at Cinema Rediscovered, we introduce some of the most distinctive voices in film curation and archiving who are joining us for discussions, talks, and presentations in July 2021.
Meet the Cinema Rediscovered 2021 Film Critics Workshop participants
With just two weeks to go until the 5th edition of Cinema Rediscovered (28 July – 1 Aug 2021) kicks off, the festival announces the eleven participants selected for this year's Film Critics’ Workshop.
Cinema Rediscovered: Reframing Film
Some of the most distinctive voices in film curation and archiving come together to explore the potential of reframing film heritage. Open to all FAN members
Programming as a Creative Practice (During a Pandemic)
Megan Mitchell of Matchbox Cine Club, reflects and reports back following their enrollment on a Open City Documentary Festival and UCL short course, attended with a bursary from Film Hub South West.
Script Development Lab 2021: Meet the Participants
BFI NETWORK South West are pleased to present our participants for the Script Development Lab 2021. 8 participants were selected from 110+ applications - here you can learn more about each individual.
Introducing the South West’s latest BFI NETWORK funded film projects
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.
BFI NETWORK Film Funding Reopens for 2021!
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.
Slapstick Festival Laughs in Lockdown
This time last year the future looked tragic for Bristol’s annual Slapstick festival of silent and classic screen comedy.
Bristol’s March Festival of Black Women’s Film is Back!
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.
Streaming for the Community – We ask YourScreen how they’ve taken South West Cinemas Virtual
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.
NETFLIX Documentary Talent Fund – BFI NETWORK Answers Your Questions
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.
Over £2m Invested in Independent Cinemas in the South West
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
BFI NETWORK South West: Short Film Funding Temporarily Paused
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.