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Behind-the-scenes still from MUG (2022) shows a young woman sitting at a table in a fast-food restaurant, with a pile of chips in front of her.

BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund

Funding for production costs on shorts of up to fifteen minutes. Applications open

Northern Directors

Applications open. A shadowing and mentoring programme for new directors in the North.

Filmmakers in conversation at a Film Hub North Mixer event in York

BFI NETWORK Filmmaker Mixer

Our networking event comes to York, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle

Black and white photograph of two men – Joseph Simmons and Lewis Coates – work intently at a table covered in papers. Joe (wearing a baseball cap and glasses) makes edits to a sheet of paper, whilst Lewis works on a laptop.

Interview: Joseph Simmons and Lewis Coates

How a bold short film got the attention of a streaming giant

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