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GLOBAL FILM

The most sort after information in the film industry is where and how to raise finance to make a film. It's probably my most frequently asked question and the most difficult and complex to answer. I enclose as many links as I can find relating to the funding and financing of films.

This page is currently undergoing a reconstructive update and some links may not work! August 2005

• General Funding & Finance Links

• Articles and Advice

• UK Film Councils & Commissions

• National Arts Boards

• UK Funding Sources

• European Funding Sources

• Worldwide Funding Sources

Some good advice:

1. Finance is nothing unless you have distribution. For example; even if you get the film made it can still sit on a shelf collecting dust if no-one will screen it and you will not recoup the costs. It does not seem to matter how good your film is, if you can't get distribution you are basically stuffed. I have seen this happen many times.
2. Never use your own money. This is one of the biggest, most fatal funding mistakes you can make - unless you are James Cameron and then there's a fighting chance you will reap the returns. You will be stressed out about going over an already extremely frought budget and this stress causes many to make bad decisions. Plus the process invites a degree of luck - both good and bad and you can not only lose all your money, your home, family, friends but also your movie, as the likelyhood is that you may never even finish the film. If you can not get funding it is probably because your project is not ready for it and you need to be realistic and honest about what you need to do to get the project ready.
3. Thorough preparation and pre-production is vital. The more preparation in pre-production that you do, the more you will save money and make your budget stretch. The script must be absolutely perfect and locked. All locations must be thoroughly researched. Break down the script completely and have storyboards, shot lists, breakdowns, schedules and budget before you even think about organising who and when. Work out the entire shoot in the minutest detail and have 'plan b' and 'plan c' handy. Good communication is vital and good prep will minimise any aggro, so during the shoot you can concentrate on what's really important - the creative process.

This page is currently undergoing a reconstructive update and some links may not work!

This page is currently undergoing a reconstructive update and some links may not work!

| UK FILM COUNCILS | UK ARTS BOARDS | OTHER UK FUNDING SOURCES|

GLOBAL FUNDING

NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS IN SCREENWRITING
Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard,
Beverley Hills, CA 90211-1972
T: + 1 310247 3000
e-mail: nicoll@oscars.org
www.oscars.org/nicholl

BRITISH FILM COMMISSIONS & COUNCILS

ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
Visual Arts Department, 14 Great Peter Street, London W1P 3NQ
www.artscouncil.org.uk

ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND
Lottery Dept, MacNeice House, Belfast BT9 6AQ

ARTS COUNCIL OF WALES
Lottery Unit, Holst House, 9 Museum Place, Cardiff CF1 3NX
www.ccc-acw.org.uk

BRITISH COUNCIL
11 Portland Place, London W1B 1EJ
www.britcoun.org

FILM COUNCIL
10 Little Portland Street, London W1N 5DF
www.filmcouncil.org.uk

SCOTTISH SCREEN
2nd Floor, 249 West George Street, Glasgow G2 4QE
www.scottishscreen.com

NORTHERN IRELAND FILM COMMISSION
21 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HD
www.niftc.co.uk

SCREEN SOUTH
Folkestone Enterprise Centre, Shearway Business Park, Shearway Road, Folkestone CT19 4RH
www.screensouth.org

ARTS BOARDS

EAST MIDLANDS ARTS BOARD
Mountfields House, Epinal Way, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 0QE
www.arts.org.uk

EASTERN ARTS BOARD
Cherry Hinton Hall, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 8DW
www.eab.org.uk

ENGLISH REGIONAL ARTS BOARD
5 City Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8SD

LONDON ARTS BOARD
Elme House, 133 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9AF
www.arts.org.uk/lab

NORTH WEST ARTS BOARD
Manchester House, 22 Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3AB
www.arts.org.uk/nwab

NORTHERN ARTS
Ground Floor, Central Square, Forth Street, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne NE1 3PJ
www.arts.org.uk

SOUTH EAST ARTS
Union House, Eridge Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8HF
www.arts.org.uk

SOUTHERN ARTS BOARD
13 St. Clement Street, Winchester, Hants SO23 9DQ
www.arts.org.uk

SOUTH WEST ARTS
Bradnich Place, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS
www.swa.co.uk

WEST MIDLANDS ARTS BOARD
82 Granville Street, Birmingham B1 2LH
e-mail: info@west-midlands-arts.co.uk

YORKSHIRE ARTS
21 Bond Street, Dewsbury, West Yorks WF13 1AX

OTHER UK FUNDING

BBC 10x10 (10 minute shorts only)
Bristol Television Features, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS8 2LR
e-mail: 10x10@bbc.co.uk

BRITISH SCREEN FINANCE
14-17 Wells Mews, London W1P 3FL
T: 0207 323 9080 F: 0207 323 0092

CINEWORKS (Scottish scheme for shorts)
Glasgow Media Access Centre, 3rd Floor, 34 Albion Street,Glasgow G1 1LH
www.g-mac.co.uk

CROYDON FILM & VIDEO AWARDS
Croyden Clocktower, Katherine Street, Croyden CR90 1ET

FIRST STOP MEDIA PRODUCTION AWARDS (For first time film-makers)
Media Arts, Town Hall Studios, Regent Circus, Swindon SN1 1QF

FIRST TAKE FILMS
Anglia Television Ltd, Anglia House, Norwich, Norfolk NR1 3JG
e-mail: cnorbury@angliatv.co.uk

GLASGOW FILM FUND
249 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 4RB

KRASZNA-KRAUSZ FOUNDATION (small grants for Arts related films)
122 Fawnbrake Avenue, London SE24 0BZ
www.editor.net/k-k

LONDON FILM & VIDEO DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
LONDON PRODUCTION FUND
114 Whitfield Street, London W1P 5RW
www.lfvda.demon.co.uk

THE PRINCE’S TRUST
18 Park Square East, London NW1 4LH

SGRIN MEDIA AGENCY FOR WALES
The Bank, 10 Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5EE
http://www.sgrin.co.uk

SOUTH WEST MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
59 Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QH
www.swmediadevagency.co.uk

WANDSWORTH FILM & VIDEO MAKING AWARD
Wansdsworth Arts Office, Room 224a, Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London SW18 2PU