Short Film Funding
As part of a new RIFE business plan for 2008 - 2011, Screen Yorkshire will shortly be announcing priorities and opportunities for Lottery funding for that period. The next deadline for lottery funding will be 31 May 2008.
Screen Yorkshire currently runs two schemes for short filmmakers: Digital Shorts and Digital Shorts Plus.
The Digital Shorts scheme is run in partnership with the UK Film Council. We are delighted to announce the successful applicants to the scheme for 07/ 08. Twenty one participants will shoot nine films in and around Yorkshire in spring 2008. For a list of successful projects and filmmakers, click here.
If you have any queries regarding the scheme, please contact Will Massa, Production Coordinator on 0113 294 4410 or email will@screenyorkshire.co.uk . To watch the short films commissioned in previous years on this scheme, visit our showcase section.
In partnership with the UKFC, Screen Yorkshire also runs Digital Shorts Plus, for one film each year with a budget of £20,000. The scheme was set up to offer directors who had previously been commisioned under the Digital Shorts Scheme to make a bigger budget short, to develop their career. This year, the award has been made to Gopal Dutta who has previously been commisioned twice by Screen Yorkshire - Shed (Caught Short Focus, 2004) and A Girl In Your Hair (Caught Short 2005/2006). The film, Very Heaven, is written by Clare Perry and will be produced by Kathryn Penny. The project is currently in development and will shoot in Spring 2008. Screen Yorkshire hopes to offer this scheme again in 2008.
In the past, Screen Yorkshire has supported a bigger budget short annually under the Up Short Scheme. Mother Mine was commissioned under the Up Short scheme in 2006. Written and directed by Susan Everett and produced by Rob Speranza, the film shot towards the end of October 2007.2005 saw the award go to Private Life, written and directed by Abbe Robinson and produced by Maria Pavlou. The film has been the most successful of all the shorts funded by Screen Yorkshire, winning to date fourteen festival awards.
Want some advice?
The best person to contact is our New & Emerging Talent Manager:
Tony Dixon 0113 236 8229 tony@screenyorkshire.co.uk
For further opportunities, go to our New Talent Initiatives section
For a list of other short film networks, visit our short film links page
Then look no further. Screen Yorkshire hold a file of CV's and photographs of actors based in the Yorkshire & Humber region who are interested and available for work. If you would like to look over the CV's, please call our reception desk to arrange a viewing time on 0113 294 4410 or email carole@screenyorkshire.co.uk
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Case StudyCaroline Silk - Hair and Make-up artist
Caroline Silk has been working as a make-up artist for several years.In January she did a two-day flawless airbrushing course thanks to Screen Yorkshire funding from Skillset.
"Continually updating my knowledge and developing new skills is important; it's also about keeping up with technology and moving with the industry. Airbrushing is an essential skill to have, especially for high definition television and, ultimately, the more skills I can offer a production, the more employable I am. Screen Yorkshire has always been helpful.My applications for funding have been dealt with very quickly and queries are answered in a friendly and professional manner."
Caroline is also listed on the Screen Yorkshire crew database which has led to work on a feature film. She thinks her future continues to lie in the region: "Yorkshire is easy to get around
and it's a short hop to other filming hotspots like the Midlands, Liverpool, Manchester and further north. We've got everything a production needs from pre- and post-production facilities and kit hire companies to plenty of crew who are experienced at all levels."
