There are now many ways in which the UK Film Council is supporting short filmmakers and short film making. In 2008 they created the ‘Short Film Completion Fund.’ The money raised is used to provide finance and support for short films that cannot find the support and finance that they need however show outstanding potential.
They also have their ‘Digital Shorts Program’ which has linked with their ‘New Cinema Fund,’ and many other organizations from many regions of the UK, to enable filmmakers to make shorts using digital technology. One of the organisations is B3 Media, a black minority group whose ethnic filmmakers explore the new generation of Britain.
In 2002 ‘New Cinema Fund’ teamed with Film4 to creation, Cinema Extreme, which up until 2004 supported filmmakers with, what they called, ‘a distinctive directional voice.’
The nine Regional Screen Agencies (RSAs) that Film Council funding is delivered through are...
1. EM Media
2. Film London
3. Northern Film & Media
4. North West Vision & Media
5. Screen East
6. Screen South
7. Screen West Midlands
8. Screen Yorkshire
9. South West Screen
If I was to apply for a fund for a short film from the UK film council, I would go for their Short Film Completion Fund. This is because I believe as a filmmaker my films show good outstanding potential and with just some backing of a small budget, I could bring them to life.
