{"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-1 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-13179\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-13179 calendar type-calendar status-publish hentry category-making-films\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/coffee-morning-with-bfi-network-south-west-27\/\" 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\/01\/Coffee-morning-in-the-South-West-2000x1000.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>Coffee Morning with BFI NETWORK South West<\/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        Thu 19 Nov 11:00-11:45\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>A drop-in (online) coffee break and online chat for filmmakers based in the South West of England.<\/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-12641\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-12641 calendar type-calendar status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-showing-films\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/ico-autumn-screening-days-2\/\" 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\/05\/2ccfde08-0f9f-0c47-727f-ecc134e4ee94.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>ICO Autumn Screening Days<\/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        Sat 14 &ndash; Sun 22 Nov\t\t\t\t\t     <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t     <div class=\"bylineLocation\">\n        \t\t\t\t\tShowroom Cinema        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mark your calendars! Passes for ID Screening Days are already on sale!<\/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-13108\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-13108 calendar type-calendar status-publish hentry\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/events\/sound-of-cinema-sprint-event\/\" 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\/09\/Sunrise1.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>Sound of Cinema sprint event<\/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        Wed 2 Dec 10:30-15:00\t\t\t\t\t     <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t     <div class=\"bylineLocation\">\n        \t\t\t\t\tWatershed        \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 FAN is proud to unveil the new UK-wide season for 2027 \u2013 Sound of Cinema &#8211; where audiences will celebrate the sonic half of the cinema-going experience by exploring how it works with visuals to create a unique, dynamic and immersive whole.\u202f\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<\/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-13189\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-13189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-making-films category-news category-showing-films tag-news tag-reflections\">\n\t\n\t<a class=\"gridItemLink\" href=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/news\/film-hub-south-west-2025-26-reflections\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"gridImage\">\n    \t\t\t<div class=\"imgWrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Film Hub South West Reflections Report Cover Image\"\n src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Film-Hub-South-West-2025-2026-Reflections-Report.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>Film Hub South West: 2025-26 Reflections<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With 2025 now over, we reflect on the impact of Film Hub and BFI NETWORK and BFI Academy on audiences, talent, and the film sector over the past 12 months here in the South West.<\/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-13062\" class=\"gridItem style01 span4 post-13062 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\/bfi-network-encounters-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\/09\/2026-Newsletter-covers.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>BFI NETWORK @ Encounters 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gridContent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BFI NETWORK South West team couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to be back at Encounters Film Festival for its 31st edition, taking place in Bristol from Wed 23 \u2013 Sun 27 Sept.<\/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-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<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock form style03 condensed closed\" data-visible-fields=2>\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Get our newsletter<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\n\t\t \t<div class=\"blockForm\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f11611-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"11611\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form 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