{"id":11131,"date":"2025-04-07T10:56:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?page_id=11131"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T09:12:14","slug":"making-films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c3a1e07fea490a5b9ae420079dd70786 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull custom-grid-align-center is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fc641b65 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Made possible through National Lottery funding, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/get-funding-support\/bfi-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BFI NETWORK<\/a> collaborates with film organisations and leading cultural venues across the UK<\/strong> <strong>to provide short film and early feature development funding, industry-backed professional development and networking support to producers, writers and directors aged 18 and above. Our team, based at Watershed in Bristol, are proud to support emerging filmmakers in the south west.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funded projects will also benefit from creative and professional guidance from our Bristol-based BFI NETWORK Talent Executives Nadia Attia and Jess Wheeler.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.watershed.co.uk\/mediaembedder\/?id=3374&#038;store=wvs&#038;theme=default&#038;autoplay=false&#038;autobuffer=false\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock gridBlock style02 paddingAll\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockIntro widthContainer thin center\">\n\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>What does BFI NETWORK offer?<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t    \t        \t\t    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"grid left\">\n\t\t    \t\t        \t\t    \t\t<article class=\"gridItem span3 default style01\">\n\t    \t\t\t<a href=\"\/filmhub\/film_funding\/bfi-network-short-film-fund\/\" class=\"gridItemLink\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t        \t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Short Film Fund\"  src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/short_film_fund-900x540.jpg\"\/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>BFI NETWORK: Short Film Fund <i class=\"ri-arrow-right-s-line\"><\/i><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund supports the production of scripted films in live action, animation or immersive, up to 15 minutes long.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/a>\n\t    \t\t<\/article>\n\t        \t\t\t    \t\t        \t\t    \t\t<article class=\"gridItem span3 default style01\">\n\t    \t\t\t<a href=\"\/filmhub\/film_funding\/bfi-network-early-development-fund\/\" class=\"gridItemLink\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t        \t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Early Development Fund\"  src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Early_Development_Fund-900x540.jpg\"\/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>BFI NETWORK: Early Development Fund <i class=\"ri-arrow-right-s-line\"><\/i><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund (EDF) supports the early stages of development for debut long-form scripted projects in live action, immersive or animation. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/a>\n\t    \t\t<\/article>\n\t        \t\t\t    \t\t        \t\t    \t\t<article class=\"gridItem span3 default style01\">\n\t    \t\t\t<a href=\"\/filmhub\/making-films\/events-opportunities\/\" class=\"gridItemLink\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t        \t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Events and Opportunities\"  src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/events_and_opportunities-900x540.jpg\"\/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Events &#038; Opportunities <i class=\"ri-arrow-right-s-line\"><\/i><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out the latest events and opportunities at Film Hub South West.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/a>\n\t    \t\t<\/article>\n\t        \t\t\t    \t\t        \t\t    \t\t<article class=\"gridItem span3 default style01\">\n\t    \t\t\t<a href=\"\/filmhub\/making-films\/past-lab-participants\/\" class=\"gridItemLink\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t        \t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A group of people sit in front of a whiteboard during a discussion or workshop; one person stands and speaks, while others sit and listen.\"  src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sam-Masud-workshop-\u00a9-Tiffany-Holmes-15-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Past Lab Participants <i class=\"ri-arrow-right-s-line\"><\/i><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Introducing the South West Creatives who have taken part in our training schemes or labs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<\/a>\n\t    \t\t<\/article>\n\t        \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n \t<section class=\"spaceBlock gridBlock style05 paddingAll\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle small\">\n\t\t\t        \t<h2>Latest Events &#038; Opportunities\t\t\t        \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/\" class=\"readMore\">See all<\/a>\t\t\t        \t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"grid wrap left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <article id=\"post-12841\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-12841 calendar type-calendar status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-films\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/apply-to-new-voices-step-up\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/new-voices-step-up-1200-x-800-px-9.png\"\/><\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Apply to New Voices: Step Up<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridByline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bylineDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        Tue 7 July &ndash; Tue 11 Aug\t\t\t\t\t     <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t     <div class=\"bylineLocation\">\n        \t\t\t\t\tOnline        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This summer, in partnership\u00a0Bristol AF Productions,\u00a0BFI NETWORK\u00a0South West\u00a0are\u00a0relaunching New Voices: Step Up, a\u00a0mentoring opportunity for filmmakers who identify as being from a lower socio-economic background or who are currently unemployed and claiming benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <article id=\"post-12855\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-12855 calendar type-calendar status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-films\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/apply-to-bfi-network-sws-producer-lab\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two people walk along a grassy cliff path, holding a tripod and camera, with a rocky coastline with ocean waves in the distance.\"\n src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/BR_BTS_001-copy.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Apply to BFI NETWORK SW&#8217;s Producer Lab<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridByline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bylineDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        Tue 21 July &ndash; Tue 25 Aug\t\t\t\t\t     <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t     <div class=\"bylineLocation\">\n        \t\t\t\t\tHybrid        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BFI NETWORK\u00a0South West,\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0Screen Cornwall\u00a0and\u00a0Exeter Phoenix,\u00a0are pleased to announce a new\u00a0one-month\u00a0Producer Lab.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <article id=\"post-12471\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-12471 calendar type-calendar status-publish hentry\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/bfi-fan-con-2026\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1c997866-f24a-11f0-89dc-0242ac120004.avif\"\/><\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>BFI FAN Con 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridByline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bylineDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        Mon 7 &ndash; Wed 9 Sept\t\t\t\t\t     <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t     <div class=\"bylineLocation\">\n        \t\t\t\t\tTyneside Cinema, Newcastle        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re excited to announce that the second edition of the BFI Film Audience Network conference,\u00a0BFI FAN CON, will take place at Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle, from 7\u20139 September 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n \t<section class=\"spaceBlock gridBlock style05 noPaddingTop\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle small\">\n\t\t\t        \t<h2>Latest Updates\t\t\t        \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/updates\/\" class=\"readMore\">See all<\/a>\t\t\t        \t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"grid wrap left\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <article id=\"post-12155\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-12155 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-films category-news\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/announcing-our-new-voices-cohort-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-4.png\"\/><\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Announcing our New Voices cohort 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BFI NETWORK South West are delighted to announce the latest New Voices cohort.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<span class=\"gridCategoryLabel making-films \">Making Films<\/span><\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <article id=\"post-11923\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-11923 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-films category-news\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/bfi-network-encounters-2025\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BareRoots-004-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n    \t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContentWrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridHeader\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>BFI NETWORK @ Encounters 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out what BFI NETWORK South West will be up to at Encounters 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n\t<span class=\"gridCategoryLabel making-films \">Making Films<\/span><\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <article id=\"post-11674\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-11674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-films category-news\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/news\/new-voices-3-where-are-they-now\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n 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