The BFI Short Form Animation Fund opens next week! Find out more about what the fund has to offer

Thinking of applying to BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund? One of the questions we get asked most often is ‘Where Do I Find a Producer?’ so we’ve put together some advice on what a producer does, where you can find them and how best to approach.

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Surprise! ✨We have another Lab for filmmakers in the south west... this time for writer-directors, in collaboration with Bournemouth Film School.

Applications open Mon 22 April. Find out more below.

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Film London BFI NETWORK produced short Better is now available to watch on NOWNESS

When Ruth finds her chronically ill sister Kitty living a new life by the seaside, she realises she doesn't know her sister - or her illness - at all...

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Short film funding applications are now open in Northern Ireland!

Company applications close on Friday, 7 June

Individual applications close on Friday, 19 July

🧵We're delighted to see some of our BFI NETWORK -funded shorts in the line-up. Add these to your watchlist:

Reflections - Zak Harney
KISS - Katje Roberts
The Last Cowboy in Salford - Jakob Lancaster
The Liver - Daniel Brereton
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival

NETWORK and Film London film 'Held' premieres online today! Don't miss out on this powerful short.

The Film London BFI NETWORK supported short Guests (dir. Tim Akindele-Ajani's) releases on Short of the Week today - the short is set in 1972, where a Nigerian woman hosts her English colleague for dinner in hopes of getting her prideful husband a job.

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You can watch NETWORK short My Eyes Are Up Here online now!

Ahead of deadline day for BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund, join us online for our final roundtable!

It's your last chance to get all your burning questions answered by our team 💬❔

Wed 1 May 12:00-13:00, Online
Sign up at: bit.ly/46Un1eo

With the deadline for BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund on the horizon, join us this week for an online roundtable!

Hear about the support opportunities for deaf, disabled & neurodivergent filmmakers interested in applying to the fund.

📅19 Apr, 12:00
🔗bit.ly/46Un1eo

Free training opportunity!

On Sunday 23 May, we'll be holding a day-long lab at the Hat Factory in Luton to support eight emerging directors looking to develop their skills and confidence when directing actors. Apply by 21 April: tinyurl.com/DirectingActor…

Would you like up to £3,000 to explore your artistic practice and collaborate with a disabled artist internationally?

🌎 We’re very excited to announce round six of the British Council Arts Unlimited Micro Awards!

🔗 Apply by Tuesday 23 April, midday: bit.ly/4ajkITA

We are holding online roundtables with our Talent Execs every Friday lunchtime until the Short Film Fund closes.

If you have any questions about the fund, whether it be about guidelines, application questions or budgeting. Drop in for an informal chat.

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Need help with your funding application? We've put together a quick breakdown of the most frequently asked questions about the Short Film Fund guidelines.

Check out our new video guide:

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Our next BFI NETWORK filmmaker mixers are coming to a city near you very soon:

📍Wed 10 Apr 18:00 HOME
📍Thu 25 Apr 18:00 Tyneside Cinema

Meet fellow creatives in your city, and chat to our team about the support we offer. Sign up at: bit.ly/3JDQfUW

Our Midlands Short Film Slate is now available all in one place!

Through the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund we have supported almost 50 films since 2018, all proudly Midlands made

Get to know our film slate here: bit.ly/ProudlyMidlands

Don't miss out! less than a week to go to apply for funding for a short doc ⏰

Thinking of applying to the BFI NETWORK short film fund? We offer a range of support options for deaf, disabled and neurodivergent filmmakers in the application process.

Find out more about the support on offer: bit.ly/3PM3Dt4