Film London

Film London is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1163968).

Film London is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to promote and advance the visual arts, particularly film, television and the moving image, and to provide education and training in their art and production. It offers a wide range of funding opportunities, including support for new and emerging filmmakers, film exhibitors and artists' moving image. Its FLAMIN programme has commissioned over 250 productions. The annual report records £153,896 awarded in total.

Priority Areas

Film London offers funding and support for people working in the screen industries. Its BFI NETWORK work supports new and emerging filmmakers through short-film and early feature development funding, professional development and networking for producers, writers and directors. Through Film Hub London, it brings together cinema exhibitors, from independent cinemas and multiplexes to pop-ups and local film clubs, and gives members access to funding and other resources to help make cinema accessible and reflect London's diverse communities. FLAMIN supports artists working in moving image through commissioning, development, production finance and mentoring. Its schemes support early-career and mid-career artists, and it favours innovative, challenging and ambitious moving-image projects with strong potential for exhibition and distribution.

Themes

• Short-film funding
• Feature development
• Film exhibition
• Artists’ moving image
• Early-career artists

Geographic Focus

England.

For FLAMIN Productions, apply through its annual open call. The scheme is open to mid-career artists based in England whose practice centres on moving image.

Deadlines: FLAMIN Productions uses an annual open-call cycle.

Application windows:

• FLAMIN Productions: Applications are open until 9 December

Who can apply:

• FLAMIN Productions: The scheme is open to mid-career artists based in England who have moving image at the core of their practice.

What the charity says:

• FLAMIN Productions favours exciting, innovative and challenging moving-image projects.
• It emphasises projects with strong potential for national and international exhibition and distribution.
• Its short-film fund seeks exciting new voices and bold narratives.