Submitted by MayaVision:  Producers or production companies are now invited to send a rough cut of their unfinished short film to Maya VisionInternational, along with a completed application form. The closing date isMonday 10th November 2008. If you don’t have a rough cut by then, don’t worry as the Completion Fund has expanded to two calls per year allowing up to 1…

Are you a short film-maker looking to take the leap into features? Do you have the burning desire to tell a story and need funding and support to realise your project? Round three of Microwave, Film London’s micro-budget feature film fund, is now open for applications.

This in from Tamsin at MayaVision: Producers or production companies are now invited to send a rough cut of their unfinished short film to Maya Vision International, along with a completed application form. The closing date is Friday 30th May 2008. If you don’t have a rough cut by then, don’t worry as the Completion Fund has expanded to 2 calls per year allowing up to…

After three years of discussions that looked like they may never end, the UK-India film co-production agreement is finally set. Both governments have completed negotiations which began after Tessa Jowell signed the main body of the agreement in 2005. In recent, years more and more Indian films have used locations in the UK, with the new agreement allowing such producers to access UK tax relief…

Star Wreck Studios, the guerilla filmmaking collective behind one of the most popular Finnish films of all time - and a big success story of online film distribution - have unveiled a teaser trailer for their follow up, Iron Sky, and are asking fans to help fund and produce the film. Star Wreck : In The Pirkinning was produced by five friends in a two-room flat in Tampere with a small bud…

From Mayavision: Producers or production companies are now invited to send a rough cut of their unfinished short film to Maya Vision International, along with a completed application form. The closing date is Friday 30th May 2008. Full guidelines, forms and more information can be found at www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/shortfilm If you don’t have a rough cut by then, don’t…

“they wouldn’t dare take away funding from any of the larger organisations because they would be able to put up a huge fight. So they have mainly gone for the smaller companies.” Thelma Holt The Arts Council's recently announced massacre for 2008 - which will see hundreds of small theatres, galleries, festivals and events across the UK close after total loss of f…

 submitted by Maya Vision Producers or production companies can send their unfinished short film NOW to Maya Vision International along with a completed application form. The closing date is 14th December 2007. If you don't have a rough cut by then, don't worry as the Completion Fund has expanded to 2 calls per year allowing up to 14 short films to be completed in a yea…

New UK Film Council Development Fund head Tanya Seghatchian has unveiled her new plans for the department, with a big focus on supporting writers who haven't had a feature released yet. At first glance this looks like a real step forward for both simplifying the system and supporting new talent. She writes below: From Tanya Seghatchian...   As you may know, I took over as the Head…