Updates

Feast yourself on films from morning till night for a whole week, with must-see premieres and talks, plus highlights from the last 30 years, all at amazingly affordable prices. 

"The first professional trip out of Bristol since March last year was to London to catch up on films. I have been eager to re-engage with festivals; so decided London Film Festival would be my first tentative re-emerging steps."

Films, stories and music from more than a dozen countries and the premiere of its own first self-made film will be on offer when Afrika Eye - the South West’s biggest festival of African cinema and culture – returns to venues across Bristol and beyond from November 8th to 16th.

"We participated in workshops on film curation, budgeting, marketing, fundraising, and we started to think about how to adapt all these new ideas to our own practice and - best of all - how we could do this together!"

BFI NETWORK South West are pleased to present our participants for the Creative Producers Lab 2021. 

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.