Short Film 2020 - 2021
Northern Ireland Screen intends to use Lottery Funds provided through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and BFI NET.WORK to support the production of Short Film. The aim of this funding is to:
- Encourage Northern Ireland resident producers to make a significant contribution to developing talent within the local industry.
- Develop Northern Ireland resident creative talent (writer, director, producer teams) who intend to work professionally in factual or fiction genres.
By offering structured, merit based, opportunities Northern Ireland Screen intends to develop new and emerging writing, directing and producing talent to the point that it is of interest to the wider film, television and digital content industry.
CALL DATES:
- Closing date for applications: Friday 17th April 2020
WHAT FUNDING IS AVAILABLE?
Funding is available at Individual and Production Company levels for the production of live action, factual and virtual reality short films.
Individual Production Awards – up to £2,250
- Individual Production Awards are aimed at new and emerging Northern Ireland resident writer / directors in order to give the filmmakers an opportunity to show what they can do;
- The film must be shot in Northern Ireland. At Northern Ireland Screen’s sole discretion factual shorts may be filmed outside Northern Ireland with Northern Ireland creative talent and crew attached. All post should take place in Northern Ireland.
- The writer / director must have directed at least one live action fiction or factual short film independently and the film must be available to view online.
Production Company awards – up to £7,500
- Funding is available towards the costs of production of short live action, factual and virtual reality films normally up to 15 minutes in length;
- The intention of these awards is to develop working relationships between Northern Ireland resident emerging writers and directors and production companies who need their talents;
- The film must be shot in Northern Ireland. At Northern Ireland Screen’s sole discretion factual shorts may be filmed outside Northern Ireland with Northern Ireland creative talent and crew attached. All post should take place in Northern Ireland.
- The Director and Producer must have completed at least one short live action factual or fiction film in their specific role and the film must be available to view online. The quality of the Writer’s work will be judged on the submitted script.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally available here:
https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/funding/short-film-calls/short-film-2020-21-1st-call-applications/
but the link is no more active