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#208: Thu. 31st Jul 2025
August at SP: Thank you, Kneecap Masterclass + Funding Deadlines
#207: Wed. 4th Jun 2025
Shoots, sandbags and sunshine
#206: Wed. 30th Apr 2025
Who’s Your Daddy? Creative Chaos and Comedy Film
#205: Wed. 2nd Apr 2025
38 Comedy Filmmaking Tickets Left & other Spring Must Do’s for Filmmakers
#204: Tue. 4th Mar 2025
Upcoming deadlines, New Shoots: Awardees, BFI Flare & more.
#203: Fri. 31st Jan 2025
Networking Social, Awards Shortlists, Celebrations & more.
#202: Fri. 22nd Nov 2024
11 days until our Wrap Party, Writing Masterclass & More
#201: Thu. 31st Oct 2024
Screenwriting Opportunities, Halloween Releases, Offers & More
#200: Wed. 2nd Oct 2024
Screenwriting Masterclass, Awards Extension & More
#199: Fri. 6th Sep 2024
Upcoming Networking, Masterclasses, Actors Shortlist & More
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???? October at SP ????
Win Big! £12.5k Kit & Top-Notch Mentoring
Made a short film that’s catching dust? Time to dust it off and get it out there because our New Shoots: Filmmakers competition is open! Prizes include over £12.5k film kit and mentoring from the likes of the BFI Network. The best part? You to don’t have to slog away at a ginormous application form to take part (pls, put your bio away), you just have to enter a film ????
Free tickets to Nikon School ????
More and more filmmakers are upgrading to mirrorless cameras to get bigger cinematic bang for their buck… But if you’re stumped by what a mirrorless camera is, don’t worry. We’ve got you ????
Grab a free ticket to our online Mirrorless Masterclass with Nikon on the 17th of November. Hear from Nikon’s experts about why mirrorless trumps DSLRs, and how to shoot with the (mirrorless) Nikon Z Series. Tickets are going fast, so don't miss out.
Join the SP community for half price ????
Halloween is a spooky time for filmmakers. ‘Tis the season to film with fake blood, to ADR bloody screams, to dress up as… (dusts off Beetlejuice costume)... Join SP for half price this Halloween and find the terrifying collaborators you need ???? Happy Halloween, Shooters!
P.S. Trick or... treat yourself and watch David McShane's Halloween-timely film ‘Solar Plexus’ over on New Shoots: Filmmakers.
GO MEMBERS
- Big Congratulations to Dorothy Allen-Pickard, the winner of Round 3 of the New Shoots: Filmmakers competition. Connect with Dorothy and watch her winning film, ‘Weekend Dad’, over on Shooting People.
- SP members are sharing their work on Ask & Discuss to grow their audiences - they’re making BFI backed projects, LGBTQ+ feature films, TV projects and more… Want to promote your work? Get involved & tell us what you’re making!
- 9 shooters screened at BFI London Film Festival, and that's just in their short's stand! If you screened your short, saw anothers work, or you just had a great time at the festival, let us know!
- SP member Bryan M. Ferguson's music video for the world renowned band 'Garbage' drops TODAY!
GO LOOK
- 2022 marks 50 years of the Grierson Awards. If you’re looking for a trip down memory lane, take a look at their list of best documentaries, which spans docs from the ‘70s to today. Or, get your ticket to their award ceremony on the 10th of November here.
- Screw the franchises. Read up on this great piece on the proof that audiences now want original horror.
- We’re still struggling to wrap our heads around the sudden closure of the brilliant Filmhouse, Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Belmont Filmhouse. Please sign this petition to help save these important film organisations.
- Get your tickets to the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival which will be kicking off in York on the 1st of November.
- "When he realised that it was more fun to play Javert as a honking wounded ox than an actual human being..." - why it's good that Russell Crowe stopped chasing Oscars.
- Amsterdam is just lovely this time of year. Stroopwafels, *brownies* ????, weed ????, documentaries - yes, that’s right. Documentaries. The brilliant IDFA starts on the 17th of November. If you love documentaries, this festival is a must-attend.
GO GET
- Disney Imagine: £25,000 funding - deadline 6th of November
- Break Into Film - HOME: £2,000 funding - deadline 2nd of November
To save you time, we spend hours and hours finding every film fund you could possibly apply to, and then we list them in our SP Funding Directory. A one stop shop of funds ????. It’s currently a goldmine of over 50 funds and you can follow the directory for weekly updates - good luck applying.
GO SUBMIT
- Glasgow Short Film Festival: Submission deadline 1st of November
- Manchester Film Festival: Submission deadline 21st of November
- Leeds Queer Film Festival: Submission deadline 18th of November
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