BFI NETWORK: Short Film Fund
The Short Film Fund is now OPEN and will close at 11am on Tue 25 March 2025.
The Short Film Fund supports the production of scripted, fiction 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 £5,000 – £25,000 for their projects.
Find out more about the fund. Read the full funding guidelines. If you still have questions after reading the guidelines, consider booking a free place at one of our online Q&As here.
If you need support with your Short Film Fund application, or have any questions about the application form itself, please email: bfinetworkfunding@bfi.org.uk.
Looking for tips and advice? Check out our blog post on what makes a great application, and our blog post on application Do’s and Don’ts, and watch the recording of our online session Short Film Budgets 101 (noting that some information in this session may have since been updated by the BFI).
South West shorts trailer & catalogue
Between 2018 and 2023 BFI NETWORK South West has supported the production of 43 short films and the development of 24 feature treatments. Check out our catalogue below, and browse the projects we’ve previously supported in the region.
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