Film funding and bursaries can be incredibly tricky to find - that’s why we source the latest film grants for independent UK filmmakers and created this neat hub for you to secure funding for your next project. From documentary grants, to short film grants, to student film grants - all the way to major feature film funding and specific things like post-production grants; we make sure to keep you up to date with the latest opportunities.
Unlike other organisations, we don’t just list off the major grants from well-known organisations like the BFI Short Film Fund, the Sundance Documentary Fund and others, we research individual organisations, artist funds which apply to moving image, educational institutions and more to make sure you’re getting the full picture of what's out there.
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BFI NETWORK England short film funding
Opending Date:Tue. 12th Mar 2024Deadline date:Thu. 9th May 2024This fund is open to filmmaking teams with directors based in England. It supports the production costs of standalone fiction films. These can be live action, animation or immersive/VR and must be no more than 15 minutes long. The fund is intended to stimulate new ideas and stories, so it doesn’t support adaptations of existing material, apart from of the writer’s own previous work.
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Discovery and Impact Feature Funding
Opending Date:Mon. 15th Apr 2024Deadline date:Tue. 21st May 2024The BFI Discovery and Impact feature funding awards money from the National Lottery to support original live action and animation feature filmmaking.
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Slick Films Fund
Opending Date:Wed. 15th May 2024Deadline date:Mon. 15th Jul 2024Slick Films, in association with the Bolton Film Festival, proudly announces the "Slick Films Fund" with a grand prize of £10,000 and an array of invaluable industry resources. The fund is designed to discover and nurture emerging talent in the short film sector and support the next generation of filmmakers.
The fund includes a special category exclusively for first-time filmmakers for a prize of £3,000, ensuring a broad support spectrum for creative voices.
The main prize winner will also receive mentorship from Slick Films Academy Award® winners Chris Overton and Rachel Shenton, consultations with London Flair PR, Adrian Barber of Bolton Film Festival and Network Ireland Television for distribution, an in-depth festival strategy crafted by Festival Formula, a full technical CP package from
Cinebox, and a feature in Directors Notes.