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Digi Shorts
SCHEMES
The Digital Shorts scheme is an annual nationwide programme initiated by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund, with each region adding its own specific twist on the scheme as a whole. The schemes are based in England and Scotland and are largely operated by the Regional Screen Agencies, plus there is one extra scheme which looks to give additional support to filmmakers from the UK's black and minority ethnic communities.
The scheme is overseen by Lifesize Pictures.
All the schemes have now been allocated for 20007/08. For details on how to apply to make a Digital Short in your area next year, please contact the appropriate organisation listed below.
UK-WIDE
Operated by B3 Media, Blank Slate scheme supports the next generation of filmmaking talent from the UK's black and minority ethnic communities.
For full details see www.b3media.net or contact Jeanne Nguyen on 020 7274 2121 or email shorts@b3media.net
ENGLAND
East Midlands
EM Media's DV Shorts scheme supports East Midland's based filmmakers.
For more details see www.em-media.org.uk or call 0115 934 9090 or email dvshorts@em-media.org.uk
East of England
For filmmakers living in the East of England, Screen East runs a Digital Shorts scheme.
For full details see www.screeneast.co.uk or call Sam Burton on 01603 776 920 or simply email production@screeneast.co.uk
London
The Film London-run Pulse scheme invites applicants to make one of 5 films with a budget ranging from £2,500 - £12,000 and between 1 and 15 minutes in length.
For full details see www.filmlondon.org.uk or call Josic Cadoret on 0207 7613 7676 or email production@filmlondon.org.uk
North of England
North West Vision Media' invited Digital Shorts applicants to enter into a shortlisting process before making a £12k digi short.
For full details see www.northwestvision.co.uk or contact Helen Bingham on 0870 609 4481 or email Tom Gabbutt at tomg@northwestvision.co.uk
North East
Northern Film and Media's digi shorts scheme is the two-tier Stingers Scheme.
For full details see www.northernmedia.org or contact Helen Stearman on 0191 269 9216 or email helen@northernmedia.org
South of England
Screen South's Digital Shorts scheme incorporates Close Up, Animation Close Up, High Budget Long Shot and Low Budget Long Shot.
For details see www.screensouth.org.uk or contact Miranda Robinson on 01303 259777 or email info@screensouth.org
South West
South West Screen's Digital Shorts scheme looks for mix of shorts of no more than 10 minutes in length.
For full details see www.swscreen.co.uk or call Sarah-Jane Meredith on 0117 952 9977 or email sarah-jane@swscreen.co.uk
West Midlands
The newly formulated digishorts scheme for West Midlands-based filmmakers divided into those with experience of making digital work and those who are coming to it new and who were invited to workshop their idea through a newly created 'Lab'.
For full details see www.screenwm.co.uk - or call Lynne Stanford on 0121 265 7120 or email production@screenwm.co.uk.
Yorkshire and Humberside
Screen Yorkshire's scheme was spread over two strands - Caught Short & Caught Shorter.
For full details see www.screenyorkshire.co.uk or call Francesca Riley, Production Coordinator on 0113 294 4410 or email francesca@screenyorkshire.co.uk
SCOTLAND
shortcuts is a nationwide scheme for Scotland, operated by Glasgow's Media Access Centre inviting 20 ideas for drama, documentary and animation short films of up to 15mins to be long-listed and offered a weekend workshop, before a shortlist of projects then went into script development and commission.
For more information see www.g-mac.co.uk or contact Karen O'Hare on 0141 553 2620 or email info@g-mac.co.uk