FLAMIN Animations is now open for applications, offering early-career Black and global majority artists in England the chance to create a new animated short. Organised by Film London Artists' Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) and in partnership with Blinkink, the programme provides £3,500 in funding, mentorship from animation directors, and masterclasses with industry professionals.

Artists can apply with a 3-minute animation idea in any style or form, aimed at an adult audience. Previous FLAMIN Animations have screened at major festivals and galleries. Applicants must be based in England, not currently studying, and able to attend bi-monthly masterclasses in London (with travel covered for those outside the city)

The Phoebe Frances Brown Film Fund offers a £1,000 grant to a UK-based female filmmaker with a bold, distinctive comedy idea ready to produce for screen. Open to writers, directors, performers, animators and more, applicants must submit a short personal statement (or video/audio), a work sample, and a link to a script or pitch deck. The fund isn’t for development or training - it’s for getting something made.

Screen Stars of Tomorrow 2025 is now open for applications, spotlighting exceptional new talent from the UK and Ireland across acting, directing, writing and producing. This long-running initiative is aimed at those early in their careers but clearly ready to move to the next level. Applicants must be UK or Irish citizens or long-term residents, and available on 24 September 2025. Directors should not yet have made a feature, and producers ideally should have one feature credit.