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Career Pathways in Film & TV Production: Thu 16 Mar

Posted on 9 Mar 2023

A pitching workshop and networking event for female-identifying and non-binary women of colour, in partnership with Channel 4 and Blak Wave Productions.

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Selling Your Idea: What Makes a Great Funding Application?

Posted on 9 Feb 2023

BFI NETWORK South West Talent Executive Nadia Attia has read countless scripts for Channel 4, BBC, BFI, Studiocanal and more, and as an ex-filmmaker herself she’s been on the flipside of applying for funding. She took some time out to share her learnings with you, to help your application stand out and prepare you for the next round of funding.

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Members Top Films of 2022!

Posted on 28 Dec 2022

Every December, Film Hub South West polls exhibitors in the region on the films which stood out to them in year just gone. The list below features the top 20 feature UK cinema releases that our members loved this year.

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South West film fans offered early viewings of  Mark Jenkin’s folk horror follow-up to BAIT 

Posted on 13 Dec 2022

Film fans across the South West are being offered an early chance to see the new feature by Cornwall’s BAFTA-winning filmmaker Mark Jenkin and pick up some insights into his distinctive style, Cornish culture and its language at the same time.

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Animating the environment: Beltane case study

Posted on 8 Dec 2022

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.

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Shorts2Features 2022: Meet the Cohort

Posted on 13 Oct 2022

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

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Announcing the BFI FAN Film Exhibition Fund 2022 Awards: bringing more films to audiences across the South West!

Posted on 29 Sep 2022

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.

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In Dreams Are Monsters: BFI’s Horror Season in the South West

Posted on 21 Sep 2022

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.   

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