BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew is a year-round talent development programme aimed at writers, directors, producers and craft & technical talent.
Women Making a Scene is giving aspiring female filmmakers around the world an opportunity to jumpstart the development of an original film.
Get unparalleled insight into the underpinnings of the successes of the US Television Drama industry, and its creative and production professionals.
Upload your short film to Shooting People by 30 April for a chance to win £1,000 in film funding, industry mentorship, filmmaking equipment and a public screening of your short at Rich Mix London.
Thousand Films is looking for the best undiscovered television writers in the UK and Ireland. They are calling for scripts for a pilot episode of a TV drama or comedy in any genre except for children's programmes.
The BBC Three Pitch at Sheffield Doc/Fest is looking to champion emerging northern filmmakers with compelling stories rooted in the North of England. A BBC commission, and support from a northern-based independent production company is up for grabs.
Do you have a UK feature film in production or post? EIFF Works in Progress may be for you! Up to 10 titles will be presented to an invited audience of industry sales & distribution experts and the most promising project will win £2,500.
The Shore Scripts Short Film Fund offers an opportunity for emerging screenwriters and filmmakers to have their short film financed and produced.
A two-day event dedicated to featuring new developments in the distribution landscape with an emphasis on VOD platforms, digital and direct distribution. A dedicated Marketplace will offer ten pre-selected feature fiction and documentary projects the opportunity to meet distribution experts.
Assembly is a new development lab for creative documentaries, with £10k funding attached, organised by Open City Documentary Festival.
The BBC Studios Writers’ Academy gives a minimum of eight writers a year's paid training, with guaranteed commissions on the BBC’s flagship shows as well as the chance to develop an original project with a BBC Studios production team.
Think TV's not for you? Think again! The Network is a free entry-level scheme for anyone aged 18+ who wants to start a career in television. Apply today.
The Edinburgh TV Festival's Ones to Watch initiative is for rising stars in the TV industry and offers bespoke masterclasses, a free festival pass, networking, mentoring and exclusive sessions.
Do you have a desire to work in film and TV production accounting and have previous experience of working in a junior position in accounts or finance? The Production Guild are seeking to recruit and train 10 people from across the UK to become Assistant Production Accountants.
The idea behind the IMDb Script to Screen Award is simple: anyone can submit a script for a short film with a running time of 10 minutes or under. The winner receives £5000 cash and £1000 worth of hire kit from Visual Impact (UK filmmakers only) to turn their script into a film.
A new short film competition which asks filmmakers to send a treatment, storyboard or script based on an image provided by the competition for the chance to win a £2k production budget and support from industry talent.
BAFTA's Scholarships Programme awards students in need of financial assistance to take a post-graduate course related to a career in film, games or television.
A nine-month training programme focused on empowering the participants to reshape the way films are distributed, contextualised, curated and enjoyed in the 21st century.
At £30,000, this is the largest LGBT+ short film prize in the world.
This script writing competition gives female artists the opportunity to share diverse ideas through visual media and create unique and powerful roles for women. The winning artist(s) will receive a year-long development deal with Big Swing Productions and a live read of her script with professional actors.
This award is open to female film makers and content developers. The film must be an original narrative created, produced and devised by a woman, or women, and under six minutes long.
They're looking for script writers with a real flair for comedy narrative and the ability to put together a laugh-out-loud joke on paper. Joint entries are more than welcome. You cannot enter this award if you have already been employed or commissioned as a writer for television or radio.
They accept all genres and it doesn't matter if you have a big budget epic or contained drama, each screenplay is judged equally.
The TV Pilot contest is split into 1/2 hour and 1 hour categories. They accept all genres, and it doesn't matter if you have a big budget epic or a contained drama, each TV pilot is judged equally.
This British Council Film and BFI NETWORK scheme is designed to support filmmakers looking to develop skillsets and networks internationally and is focused around eight international training labs. The fund will offer bursaries to contribute towards the cost of course fees, travel and accommodation.
Creative England’s New Ideas Fund is able to offer small seed funding to sole traders, start-ups and small businesses for their creative business ideas. They can offer investments between £500 and £15,000.
Wahala Film Fund is a short film completion fund for Queer, Transgender and Intersex People of Colour filmmakers based in UK, Europe and the Global South.
Short Film funding programme which supports projects with directors based in England and is run in partnership with the BFI NETWORK Talent Executives who work with filmmakers on the delivery of funded project.
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