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Lottery Funding

Lottery Funding now open for applications

South West Screen is delighted to open the Talent Development Fund.

There are two deadlines for applications: the first on 8th September 2010 and the second on 14th January 2011.  All awards are funded though the Lottery’s Regional Investment Fund For England on behalf of UK Film Council.

Through the Talent Development Fund we aim to support the South West’s brightest writers, directors and producers to develop new work and to advance their film-making careers to a point where they can successfully attract recognition, commissions and funding from major independents, financiers and distributors.

Accordingly, we are looking to support two strands of activity:

•    Script Development for Feature Films

•    Seed Development for Feature Films

Please note there is a separate application form for each strand of activity.

Please download and read the guidelines before applying.

Download the Script Development application form here.
Download the Seed Development application form here.

For any questions on the eligibility of your project or help with your application, please email lottery@swscreen.co.uk

 

 

We also regularly welcome applications for Lottery funding under our Audience Development Fund. Please note, this fund is now closed for applications.

Under our Audience Development Fund, we welcome applications from cinemas, arts centres, touring and mobile cinema schemes and moving image archives / collections as well as individuals. We’re particularly interested in supporting start up cinemas and exhibition events in the region. The Audience Development Fund has now closed for 2010.

 

 

Our Lottery funds help to grow audiences, develop local talent, promote diversity and increase access to film and media culture. We reach both specifically-targeted communities and larger groups, and we’re working hard to create a strong and vibrant media culture in the region. In addition, the Digital Film Archive Fund, also supported by the Lottery, aims to increase access to Britain’s regional screen heritage.

The Digital Film Archive Fund (DFAF) was a one-off fund, which is now also closed for applications. To find out more about the projects we supported in your area, click here.

Click here for a list of festivals in the South West.

And that’s not all we do. South West Screen is keen to embrace the latest technology in filmmaking and is happy to support the UK Film Council as they roll out digital cinemas across the UK.

Want to find out more? The Electric Picture House is a 100 seat modern digital cinema providing a service to a wide cross-section of the community in Wotton Under Edge. In the video below, Jeff Walshe talks about the process of refurbishing and re-opening the cinema after its closure in 2002, and about the lottery funding they received from South West Screen which helped them to develop and increase their audience.

Britain's first dedicated media centre, Watershed opened in 1982. In the video below, Head of Programme Mark Cosgrove talks about how the Lottery funding they receive from South West Screen helps them to continue promoting creativity, innovation and talent. 

Lottery Funding

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