Applications for the BFI Discovery Fund are now open, seeking original live action or animated debut features. Submit your fully developed project and finance plan by Tue 6 May at 5pm GMT theb.fi/4iZgoN8 #NationalLottery funded

The BFI NETWORK England Short Film Fund is now closed. We appreciate everyone’s time and effort in applying. For more details on the assessment process and timeline, visit our website: What happens after you apply: bfi.org.uk/making-applica…

Our Lodestar of the Month for April is our 2025 Director Lodestar, Jack King! Jack King is a writer and director who started out making music videos, independent and funded shorts, many of which have played internationally at top tier festivals. buff.ly/KHIJIfQ

Exciting news! The Made of Truth Fund is now open for applications! If you've got a great idea for a short documentary film, you could receive up to £25,000 in funding. Your film can be anywhere from 5 to 40 minutes long.

The Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund is open for applications! This fund is looking for creative, cinematic ideas for short docs that show innovative formal & narrative approaches. Apply by 1st May, 12pm! Find out more: bfi.docsociety.org/bfi-doc-shorts TheDocSociety BFI

🪸🎥 ONLINE EVENT: Rewilding the mainstream with climate-just futures. On 8th May cultural hackers, award-winning filmmakers + impact producers from around the world will be sharing how they’re creating #climate wins through storytelling! Register here: climatestoryunit.org/rewilding

👀💡 Want to know more about our Features and Research & Development (RAD) Funds for independent UK feature documentary? Join our team on 7th May for an open access Zoom webinar! The session will be BSL interpreted and registration is free: bfi.docsociety.org/talent/#events

Applications are open for New Writer Focus 2025–26! 🎬 Mark McNally, writer of In the Land of Saints and Sinners (available on Netflix), shares how the scheme shaped his journey. 🗓Apply before 30 June 2025: northernirelandscreen.co.uk/funding/new-wr…

Announcing the new writing lab, The Script Sessions! Delivered by writer/producer Angeli Macfarlane – for writers looking to develop and refine their feature film script. buff.ly/R3ckDbS

Film Hub South West x BFI NETWORK SW’s Director Lab x Bournemouth Film School is back! For Directors in the south west with experience of directing live-action who want to develop their scripted showreel & directing skills through two-day lab. Apply by Fri 23 May 17:00. watershed.co.uk/filmhub/events…

We're thrilled to see that BFI NETWORK supported writer-director Simisolaoluwa Akande has been recognised as a Game Changer! "Akande, a Nigerian British filmmaker from the Midlands, is an inspirational Next Generation Game Changer using her work to explore identity and

📽️ We're delighted to be supporting UK filmmakers and XR creatives to attend Festival de Cannes through our Travel Grants Fund, in partnership with BFI, @BFINETWORK and #NationalLottery funds. See this year's full line-up: screenuk.org/industry/festi… 📷 LILI, producer Toby Coffey

Incredible to see so many BFI NETWORK alumni at #Cannes2025! Harry Lighton, Akinola Davies Jr, Rebekah Fortune & many more alums are making a splash with their debut features. Follow their journey from award winning shorts to the red carpet: bit.ly/43t2Vah

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