BFI NETWORK Wales

The latest round of our Beacons short film fund is now open for applications! We’re looking for outstanding live-action, documentary and animated short film ideas - find out more and apply here: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/funding-and-training/beacons-short-film-funding

Mae ein rownd ddiweddaraf o Beacons cyllid ffilm fer ar agor nawr am geisiadau! Rydym yn chwilio am brosiectau gweithredu byw, dogfennau ac animeiddio rhagorol - dysgwch fwy a gwnewch eich cais yma: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/funding-and-training/beacons-cyllid-ar-gyfer-ffilmiau-byrion

As part of Carmarthen Bay Film Festival CBFF - Gŵyl Ffilm Bae Caerfyrddin’s Industry Day on 22nd May, we’re holding an informal workshop. Come along to hear more about our range of funding and talent development opportunities, including this year’s Beacons short film fund, which launches soon. Tickets here: https://cbff.sparqfest.live/en/_events/live_event/2024.00/ffilm-cymru-coffee-clinic.html

Following the Coffee Clinic, you can book a 1-2-1 with Ffilm Cymru Wales' Talent Development Manager Tracy Spottiswoode. 1-2-1s last up to 20 minutes and can be in English or Welsh. Book your appointment here: https://calendly.com/ffilmcymru/ffilm-cymru-wales-coffee-clinic-from-11-30am-1pm?month=2024-05

Ffilm Cymru Coffee Clinic - Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2024 Informal workshop with Ffilm Cymru in the relaxed setting of the coffee bar at the Ffwrnes, discussing a variety of topics including talent development opportunities and funding for shorts and feature films. This session is particularly useful for Wales born or based filmmakers or those seeking to c...

Tomorrow is Ffilm Cymru's Foot In The Door: Creative Connections event in Newport - come along and find out more about careers in screen in Newport!

Where? Sip Cafe in Newport Market
When? Thursday 9th May, 5.30pm-8.30pm
Feel free to pop in!

Find out more and book your free place here: footinthedoorwales.com/newport

This event is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in partnership with Newport City Council

One week left to apply to be a part of our Sheffield DocFest delegation!

Mae un wythnos ar ôl i wneud cais am ein ddirprwyaeth Sheffield DocFest!

Join us at Sheffield DocFest! We’re offering up to five people the opportunity to attend as part of a Ffilm Cymru Wales delegation. You’ll get a full festival pass with access to all screenings, talks & roundtables! Find out more & apply here: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/join-ffilm-cymru-wales-sheffield-docfest-2024

Rydym yn cynnig cyfle i hyd at 5 unigolyn fynychu Sheffield DocFest fel rhan o ddirprwyaeth Ffilm Cymru Wales. Byddwch yn derbyn pasys llawn i'r ŵyl, gan roi mynediad i holl ddangosiadau'r ŵyl, sgyrsiau a chyfarfodydd bwrdd crwn. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/ffilm-cymru-yn-sheffield-docfest-2024

One week until Cardiff Animation Festival kicks off at Chapter with their industry day!

Join us for a showcase of fantastic BFI NETWORK shorts and to learn all about funding opportunities. https://www.cardiffanimation.com/thursday-2024

You have two weeks left to apply to be a part of our Sheffield DocFest delegation!

Mae pythefnos ar ôl i wneud cais am ein ddirprwyaeth Sheffield DocFest!

Join us at Sheffield DocFest! We’re offering up to five people the opportunity to attend as part of a Ffilm Cymru Wales delegation. You’ll get a full festival pass with access to all screenings, talks & roundtables! Find out more & apply here: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/join-ffilm-cymru-wales-sheffield-docfest-2024

Rydym yn cynnig cyfle i hyd at 5 unigolyn fynychu Sheffield DocFest fel rhan o ddirprwyaeth Ffilm Cymru Wales. Byddwch yn derbyn pasys llawn i'r ŵyl, gan roi mynediad i holl ddangosiadau'r ŵyl, sgyrsiau a chyfarfodydd bwrdd crwn. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/ffilm-cymru-yn-sheffield-docfest-2024

Are you a filmmaker with ties to Newport, eager to capture the vibrant essence of your city's creative spirit? We’re inviting applications from filmmakers to showcase what makes Newport truly unique. Find out more & apply here: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/creative-newport-call-filmmakers

Ydych chi'n wneuthurwr ffilmiau sydd â chysylltiadau â Chasnewydd, ac yn awyddus i gyfleu ysbryd creadigol bywiog eich dinas? Rydym yn gwahodd ceisiadau gan wneuthurwyr ffilmiau i arddangos yr hyn sy’n ei gwneud yn wirioneddol unigryw. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/casnewydd-greadigol-galwad-am-wneuthurwyr-ffilmiau

This project is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, with additional funding for training made possible with the support of Ffilm Cymru Wales & BFI NETWORK Wales with funding from the National Lottery.

Join us at Sheffield DocFest! We’re offering up to five people the opportunity to attend as part of a Ffilm Cymru Wales delegation. You’ll get a full festival pass with access to all screenings, talks & roundtables! Find out more & apply here: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/join-ffilm-cymru-wales-sheffield-docfest-2024

Rydym yn cynnig cyfle i hyd at 5 unigolyn fynychu Sheffield DocFest fel rhan o ddirprwyaeth Ffilm Cymru Wales. Byddwch yn derbyn pasys llawn i'r ŵyl, gan roi mynediad i holl ddangosiadau'r ŵyl, sgyrsiau a chyfarfodydd bwrdd crwn. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/ffilm-cymru-yn-sheffield-docfest-2024

Join us at Chapter for Cardiff Animation Festival’s Industry Day, where we’ll be showcasing fantastic short films and discussing funding opportunities!

https://www.cardiffanimation.com/thursday-2024

We’re inviting all new and emerging filmmakers and artists in or from Wales to join us for a special online session with Doc Society on the art of crafting boundary-breaking short documentaries. Find out more and book your free place here: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/crafting-non-fiction-short-films

Rydym yn gwahodd gwneuthurwyr ffilmiau ac artistiaid newydd a rhai sy’n dod i’r amlwg, yng Nghymru neu o Gymru, i ymuno â ni mewn sesiwn arbennig ar-lein ar y grefft o greu rhaglenni dogfen byr sy’n torri ffiniau. Cofrestrwch fan hyn i gadw lle: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/creu-ffilmiau-byr-ffeithiol

We’re delighted to announce the four new short films selected to progress into production through our Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/four-new-welsh-short-films-selected-be-produced-through-ffilm-cymru-wales-beacons

Mae'n bleser gennym gyhoeddi'r cynhyrchu pedair ffilm fer newydd drwy ein cynllun Beacons, gyda chefnogaeth BBC Cymru Fyw a BFI NETWORK, gydag a***n gan y Loteri Genedlaethol. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/dewis-pedair-ffilm-fer-o-gymru-i-gael-eu-cynhyrchu-drwy-gynllun-beacons-ffilm-cymru-wales

If you’re a producer looking for the next emerging filmmaking talent, Film Hub London Film London will be holding their BFI NETWORK Online Talent Mixer, taking place on Wednesday 21st February 2024, 10am to 5pm.

The online talent mixer is an opportunity for UK-based producers and London-based writers and directors to network and find potential collaborators for short films projects. This is aimed towards those also looking to apply to the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund, opening in Spring 2024.

This will be taking place on an online platform called Deal Room, where you’ll create a profile, request and accept meeting invites from individuals to schedule 20 minute 1:1 meetings for the day.

If you would like to attend please fill in this form:

BFI NETWORK Online Talent Mixer - 21 February 2024 (Producers) If you’re a UK-based producer and you’re looking for new talent and collaborators so you can apply to the BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund or just connect with emerging talent, we are running a virtual event on Wednesday 21st February 2024, 10am to 5pm, in the run up to the launch of the fund in Spri...

The BFI Future Film Festival presents The Next Wave In Wales at Chapter – special programmes of new short films, Q&As with filmmakers and a chance to network with other young creatives.

Book your free tickets here:

Chapter | BFI Future Film Festival presents: The Next Wave in Wales… Set up by artists in 1971, we're a national centre for contemporary arts and culture | Sefydlwyd Chapter gan artistiaid yn 1971, ac mae’n ganolfan genedlaethol ar gyfer y celfyddydau cyfoes a diwylliant.

The next application deadline for Ffilm Cymru Wales' feature film Development Fund is 1st February!

If you’re a Wales born or based filmmaker looking to turn your feature film idea into reality, find out how they can help with up to £25,000 of National Lottery funding: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/funding-and-training/established-filmmaker-feature-film-development

Are you a filmmaker looking to create your live action fiction short in a more sustainable way?

Sign up for We Are ALBERT & BFI’s free Sustainable Short Film Workshop here:

BAFTA albert x BFI Sustainable Short Film Workshop BAFTA albert and BFI's Sustainable Short Film Workshop is aimed at filmmakers creating live action, fictional shorts. This will teach you the skills of how to produce a short film sustainably.

Find out more about The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund at the online launch webinar this Friday.

Register your place here:

The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund, Online Q&A | Film London The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund is set to open again this year. They’ll be awarding 5 filmmaking teams up to £20,000 each to make a short film on the

Join Cardiff Animation Festival at Torch Theatre tomorrow for a celebration of Welsh animated short films!

A chance to see wonderful Welsh shorts on the big screen, including Beacons films Druids, The Hounds of Annwn and Spectre of the Bear.

Book your tickets here: https://www.cardiffanimation.com/caf-on-tour-welsh-work

We are delighted to announce the eight new short films being developed through our Beacons scheme, supported by BBC Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK with funding from the National Lottery!

Mae'n bleser gennym gyhoeddi'r wyth ffilm fer newydd datblygu drwy ein cynllun Beacons, gyda chefnogaeth BBC Cymru Wales a BFI NETWORK yn sgil a***n y Loteri Genedlaethol!

https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/news-and-events/ffilm-cymru-wales-kindles-new-short-films-through-beacons-scheme

First time feature filmmakers - last chance to apply for Reclaim The Frame's FILMONOMICS training programme!

For writers/directors/producers of marginalised genders looking to develop business skills and a supportive network, apply by midday Thursday here:

Training | Reclaim the Frame Next up for ... Groundbreaking documentary, Is There Anybody Out There?, follows filmmaker Ella Glendining’s global search for someone with a body that looks like hers, and explores what it takes to love yourself fiercely as a disabled person in an ableist world.

With funding from BFI NETWORK, Arts – British Council are offering two emerging producers the chance to take part in Rotterdam Lab at International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR 2024.

Find out more and apply by 17th November here:

Emerging producers invited to apply to attend Rotterdam Lab | British Council We're offering two emerging producers the chance to take part in Rotterdam Lab at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024.

Struggling arcade owner Peter can’t sleep, and he descends into a hellish nightmare after being prescribed a sleeping app by his consultant.

Watch Geraint Morgan’s horror Geronimo on BBC Cymru Wales tonight as part of our Beacons Short Films from Wales series.

BBC Two - Beacons: Short Films from Wales, Series 3, Geronimo An arcade owner descends into a hellish nightmare after being prescribed a sleeping app.

Before the BBC Cymru Wales broadcast of Geraint Morgan’s horror Geronimo, we chatted to him about fear and technology, getting festival attention, and his journey from acting to directing. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-events/meet-beacons-makers-geraint-morgan

Cyn darlledu’r ffilm arswyd Geraint Morgan, Geronimo, buom yn sgwrsio gyda Geraint am ofn a thechnoleg, cael sylw gan wyliau, a’i daith o fyd yr actor i fyd y cyfarwyddwr. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/cy/cwrdd-gwneuthurwyr-beacons-geraint-morgan

Following a debilitating stroke, 84-year-old cellist Ceri seizes the opportunity that a carer shortage brings to use a dating app and invite s*x worker Iestyn for a visit. See Peter Darney’s drama G♭ tonight on BBC Cymru Wales as part of our Beacons Short Films from Wales series.

Yn dilyn strôc ddifrifol, mae Ceri, sy’n 84 oed a’n chwarae’r soddgrwth, yn bachu ar y cyfle sy’n bodoli, yn sgîl prinder gofalwyr, i wahodd Iestyn, sy’n gweithio yn y diwydiant rhyw, i ymweld ag ef. Mae drama Peter Darney, G♭, i'w gweld ar BBC Cymru Wales heno fel rhan o'n cyfres Beacons Ffilmiau Byr o Gymru.

BBC Two - Beacons: Short Films from Wales, Series 3, G Flat An 84-year-old survivor of a debilitating stroke invites a s*x worker to visit.

Before the BBC Cymru Wales broadcast of Peter Darney’s drama G♭, we caught up with him to discuss festival experiences, inspirations and intersectional representation on screen. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/news-and-events/meet-beacons-makers-peter-darney

Cyn darlledu drama Peter Darney, G♭, bu i ni gwrdd ag ef i drafod ei brofiadau mewn gwyliau, am ysbrydoliaeth, ac am gynrychiolaeth groestoriadol ar y sgrîn. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/cy/cwrdd-gwneuthurwyr-beacons-peter-darney

Before the BBC Cymru Wales broadcast of his intimate documentary portrait Forest Coal Pit, we spoke to writer-director Siôn Marshall-Waters about the story at the heart of his film, shooting on 8mm, and what the future holds for him. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/news-and-events/meet-beacons-makers-sion-marshall-waters

Cyn darlledu ei bortread dogfen agos-atoch Forest Coal Pit, buom yn siarad â’r awdur-gyfarwyddwr Siôn Marshall-Waters am y stori sydd wrth galon ei ffilm, am saethu ar 8mm, ac am ei obeithion am y dyfodol. https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/cy/cwrdd-gwneuthurwyr-beacons-sion-marshall-waters

Charlotte James’s coming-of-age drama Doss House explores two teenage girls’ experiences of friendship, romance, and how emerging adulthood is filtered through the lens of male desire.

Watch it tonight on BBC Cymru Wales as part of our Beacons Short Films from Wales series.

BBC Two - Beacons: Short Films from Wales, Series 3, Doss House When things take a dark turn at a party, Len and Bambi escape and get revenge.

Ahead of the premiere of her coming-of-age drama Doss House on BBC Cymru Wales tomorrow, we sat down with Charlotte James to chat about the ups and downs of short filmmaking, and the importance of time and place: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/news-and-events/meet-beacons-makers-charlotte-james

Cyn darllediad cyntaf ei drama dyfod-i-oed Doss House ar BBC Cymru Wales, bu i ni gael cwmni Charlotte James fu’n sgwrsio am y manteision a’r anfanteision o wneud ffilmiau byr, a phwysigrwydd amser a lle: https://ffilmcymruwales.com/index.php/cy/cwrdd-gwneuthurwyr-beacons-charlotte-james

Tracy Spottiswoode’s period drama Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night sees Sally and Eleanor scandalise society and escape the fate their families have planned for them. See it on BBC Cymru Wales tonight as part of our Beacons Short Films from Wales series.

Yn nrama gyfnod Tracy Spottiswoode, Sally Leapt Out of a Window Last Night, gwelwn Sally ac Eleanor yn syfrdannu’r gymdeithas ac yn dianc rhag yr hyn oedd eu teuluoedd wedi’i gynllunio ar eu cyfer. Mae hi i'w gweld ar BBC Cymru Wales heno fel rhan o'n cyfres Ffilmiau Byr o Gymru.

BBC Two - Beacons: Short Films from Wales, Series 2, Sally Leapt out of a Window Last Night Ireland, 1778. Sally and Eleanor flout convention and scandalise society by eloping.