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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 reopen February 2026.

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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