Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund
Date Posted: June 1, 2023
The Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund is seeking emerging storytellers from all parts of the UK to share original and adventurous non-fiction stories that respond to the changing world around us.
Made of Truth is part of BFI NETWORK and uses National Lottery funds to support all forms of short form non-fiction, including personal stories, hybrid work, artist films, essays, observational and social issue projects. The fund also considers VR and immersive projects which are firmly rooted in the non-fiction form.
The fund can support up to 15 individual short documentaries each year with a maximum of £25,000 of grant funding. Films can be between 5-40 minutes in length.
We’re interested in new, cinematic and boundary-pushing ideas and encourage applications from projects that take creative leaps and filmmaking that takes risks on talent, form and content. The fund recognises the quality of difference in perspective, the importance of who is telling the story and strong collaborations.
Who can apply? The scheme is looking for emerging creatives who are yet to make a non-fiction feature film. You may have a track record in another form or genre and are keen to make a short that helps develop your talent on the path to long-form documentary filmmaking, or you may have made a documentary short or two already.
Apply by Tuesday 27 June at 12pm.
