BFI NETWORK: Short Film Fund
The fund is now closed and will re-open in Spring 2025.
The BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund supports the production of scripted films in live action, animation or immersive, up to 15 minutes long, with funds from the National Lottery. This highly competitive fund is open once per year and awards producer-and-director teams up to £25,000 for their projects.
Find out more about the fund. Read the full funding guidelines.
South West short films trailer and catalogue
Between 2018 and 2023 BFI NETWORK South West has supported the production of 43 short films and the development of 24 feature treatments.
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Animating the environment: Beltane case study
We spoke to the south west team behind BFI NETWORK funded short folk-horror animation Beltane to discuss their environmentally friendly production and narrative and share advice for future animation projects applying to the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund.
Watershed is the Lead Film Hub Organisation for Film Hub South West, part of the BFI Film Audience Network.
Watershed is a Registered Charity No. 284188 and a Social Enterprise
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Film Hub South West &
BFI NETWORK South West
are part of the BFI Film Audience Network, supported by The National Lottery.
