Global Action Plan is hiring 3 x emerging filmmakers to help shine a light on their 'Good Life Schools' National Lottery Funded project. This initiative is making a real difference in young people's lives and we need you to capture that impact on film.
This is a paid commission (£2,500) and a mentorship opportunity with an award-winning filmmaker who's got over a decade of client experience.

You don't need any previous client experience to apply. We're looking for emerging talent and a passion for storytelling.

The BFI NETWORK x Film Hub Midlands Stories to Shorts Script Development Programme is a free nine-week training opportunity for writers based in the Midlands to develop an early-stage short film idea (up to 10 minutes) into a script. Selected participants will attend online sessions with screenwriter and script editor Laura Jayne Tunbridge, take part in peer sharing led by BFI NETWORK Talent Executives, and receive one-to-one script editing support. The programme requires about 1.5 hours a week plus additional writing time, and is open to individuals or co-writing teams with original ideas featuring limited characters and locations. Up to ten writers will be chosen, with four places reserved for emerging writers aged 18-26.

One World Media, the Pulitzer Center and the Financial Times are teaming up to offer a major new opportunity for filmmakers from and working in the global south. They're looking for proposals for a short documentary (under 25 minutes) that tackles an underreported health story — whether that’s access to care, mental health, maternal mortality, or the next emerging threat. They’re especially keen on stories that explore solutions and systems, not just problems.

The selected filmmaker will receive up to £20,000, plus mentorship, exec support, and a commission from the FT, with the film published and promoted globally across all partner platforms. You’ll also join the 2025 One World Media Fellowship cohort.