Bradford filmmakers can get £4,000 grants for 'bold' work - here's how to apply

Experienced amateur and professional filmmakers in Bradford are being offered grants of up to £4,000 to make short films.
By John Blow
Published 14th Aug 2020, 10:23 BST
Updated 14th Aug 2020, 10:24 BST

Bradford Council is looking for people to create striking original short films of between 90 seconds and 12 minutes.

The MAKE : FILM project aims to showcase the talent of contemporary storytellers of any age based in the Bradford district by awarding two levels of grants up to £1,000 and up to £4,000.

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Coun Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s Executive Member for Healthy People and Places, said: “We’re looking for bold, diverse and confident filmmaking from people who live or study in the Bradford district.

David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, one of the organisations which will be using the finished films.David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, one of the organisations which will be using the finished films.
David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, one of the organisations which will be using the finished films.
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The films can be on any subject and "the tone could be distinctive, unexpected, disruptive, serious or witty".

They can be made in any genre and style – documentary, fiction, animation, cross-genre, narrative or presented - but must be suitable for broadcast/exhibition in public for audiences of all ages and all filmmakers, crew and other participants must take into account the public health guidelines around Covid-19 at all times.

People have until October 12 to get their application in and they will then have until January 31 2021 to complete their film.

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The plan is for the films to be shown and distributed by Bradford Council and other partners, including Bradford2025, Bradford UNESCO City of Film and the National Science and Media Museum, using digital platforms, social media and at screenings, subject to Covid 19 guidelines.

A selection of the films will be considered by the BFI National Film and Television Archive to be taken into the national collection.

Another project, SHOW : FILM, for members of the public to organise their own community film screenings, is scheduled to be launched next year subject to guidelines.

Part of the funding for these projects has been re-directed from this year’s Bradford Festival funding.

For more information about the grants and to access the application form, visit www.bradford.gov.uk/arts-and-culture/funding/make-film/

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