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9 months, 1 week ago - George Wright
Has anyone on Shooting People been funded by BBC Films for a short film?
I'm more curious than anything, just want to learn how the process runs when working with them. Is it like the BFI?
Thanks
George
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9 months, 1 week ago - Tina Walker
I second George! I would like some clarity on this. I know there used to be a programme called New Creatives that I *think* BBC Arts supported, but I think it's closed for good now. I think NFTS students have a fund that they can apply to once they graduate that's backed by BBC Films? I'm not sure though.
Hope some people here can shed some (much needed) light on this one!
Tina
9 months ago - johnnie oddball
Prob better off shooting a comedy short yourself and then apply for funding as they will aways asked if you have a showreel or prev exp ? Would you fund someone with no exp and no showreel or prev hands on exp ? Comedy now days is hard for the bbc as its full of woke snd politically correct people who cant make comedy funny incase it offends someone out there whos looking to be offended !! Cos there offended doesn't make them right !! Comedy is being killed off cos it could upsets or offend someone with no sense or humour or someone who looks too be offended to get more likes or make an issue to be noticed ! Ive got over 200 short comedy films they can have but i wouldn't bother with the bbc , to be real honest incase they use your pitch or idea ?
idd rather try comedy Chanel's comedy film festivals etc as they love comedy shorts and some offer funding , most important go make a few comedy shorts snd test the water tina
9 months ago - James McCann
Johnny, what has 'woke' (however you define it) stopped you from saying/doing? Same question for PC.
I also love the irony that you're offended by 'woke' and 'political correctness' but then go on to write that just because someone's offended doesn't make them right.
9 months, 1 week ago - Aaron Marc Cone
I'd be interested to find out too
9 months ago - Alessandro Aglietti
I saw this a while ago - https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/comedy/shortform
The Beeb seem to want to focus mostly on comedy shorts.
Hope that helps.
9 months ago - George Wright
Thank you, Alessandro!
9 months ago - James McCann
Is this going to be the thing where in order to pitch to them you need to be an established production company that's already been commissioned for TV?
Because that was an absolute nightmare.
8 months, 3 weeks ago - Azeem Khan
I sent BBC Comedy a short script about a year ago, through my then production company (now dissolved). My production company was not in any way 'established' and was basically just me. The BBC Comedy Unit passed on my script but sent me some notes about my idea, and did not object to my sending them future work.
I think it's okay to have an incorporated production company, registered with Companies House, but it need not be 'established'. That being said, it can be a headache running a registered company, and one reason I dissolved mine!
8 months, 3 weeks ago - James McCann
"Eligibility criteria
PiCoS accounts are for proposals for Network or Nations originated content from UK based independent production companies who have either had:
(a) A BBC TV commission in the last three years (including BBC Films shown on a BBC UK platform)
(b) A TV commission for original content from another major UK broadcaster or SVOD platform available in UK in the last three years"
8 months, 3 weeks ago - Philip Carr
“BBC Comedy Short Films are designed to give up and coming talent an opportunity to bring their comedy ideas to life …
This opportunity is open to UK-based production companies only, and we do not accept ideas from individuals.”
If you are already part of a uk production company then you are unlikely to be “up and coming”. Either they want to encourage new talent or they do not! Doesn’t make sense.
8 months, 3 weeks ago - James McCann
"How to pitch
This opportunity is open to UK-based production companies only, and we do not accept ideas from individuals. This is a rolling brief with no deadline, so we will accept ideas from production companies at any time.
Send us a treatment and be sure to include a script extract or sample writing from the attached writer."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/picos
So yes, it is the thing I thought it would be.