Resources & Artist Spotlights

Explore below useful information covering a range of support for artists across art-forms including our calendar of external event and opportunities, information on funding bodies, networks, other creative organisations and much more – we do hope it’s a useful starting point and please do contact us via TalentDevelopment@homemcr.org if you have resources to add.

You can also find out about the artists we work with. Our regular Artist Spotlights discuss artists creative practices, inspirations and share some practical career advice.

 

Resources

Not all activities listed are free, click on the link for more info.

If you spot something of interest to fellow creatives or have an opportunity you’d like us to add, drop us an email.


MAR 2024

BFI Network short film funding opens
date TBC
Save the date and get your funding application ready for the next round of short film funding from the BFI Network. Plenty of information events to get acquainted with the process and meet the team throughout March.

Channel 4 New Writers Scheme
Deadline Fri 1 Mar
An 8 month development programme for new writers with a burning desire to write TV drama, open to unrepresented new writers looking for their first writing credit. Northern writers can apply tot he Leeds cohort.

Call for creative for WOMEX 24 conference
Deadline Fri 1 Mar
WOMEX the international world music support and development project based in Berlin, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Manchester this October. Calls are now open for musicians, DJs/producers, filmmakers, conference speakers and mentors to participate.

Artist Open Call: Festival Commission: National Festival of Making
Deadline 4 Mar
The Festival of Culture and National Festival of Making are inviting applications to create a celebratory, temporary structure to be installed at, and transported between two festivals taking place in Lancashire this July.

Creating Now for the Future
Deadline: Mon 4 Mar, 17:00.
A paid opportunity for a small group of UK-based individual artists, creatives, creative community practitioners and freelance producers who have been practicing for at least three years. The group will come together to form a steering group who will collectively co-design (with Julie’s Bicycle) and contribute to new resources to support fellow freelancers and individuals making creative work to move towards sustainable, ethical and responsible practice.

BFI Network Film Hub North Online Filmmaker Roundtables
Wed 6 Mar, 12noon
An opportunity for writers, directors and producers to connect with Film Hub North’s filmmaker development team over Zoom.

Berwick Film and Media Arts Festival
Thu 7 – Sun 10 Mar
The annual festival of new cinema and artists’ moving image in the North East including exhibitions, screenings and premieres, live events, young people screenings and family activities.

CrewHQ Trainee Programme
Deadline: Sun 10 Mar, 12midnight
A scheme providing a pathway into a career in film and TV production including 2 weeks training at CrewHQ centre, based at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the opportunity to meet productions currently filming and be eligible to interview for trainee placements.

BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition
Deadline Thu 21 Mar, 17:00 (bursary deadline 6 Mar)
Submit your TV Comedy script submissions to the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition. Following a blind judging process, selected script extracts are performed by a professional cast to an audience of industry professionals. Bursaries available to cover the price of entry.

albert x AimHi Earth Climate Essentials Masterclass
Wed 6 Mar, 11:00
An online and interactive Climate Essentials Masterclass for everyone in the film and TV industry. Get to grips with the key climate concepts, how they link together and how to talk about them with impact. The training will be followed by a Q&A with guests including TV Presenter Ade Adepitan, Producer Dame Pippa Harris and Managing Director of BAFTA albert, Matt Scarff.

BFI Doc Society Rise Producer Programme
Deadline: Mon 11 Mar, 12noon
A six month programme for emerging first time feature documentary producers

Totally Thames Seed Fund
Deadline: Fri 15 Mar
Are you an artist or art collective developing a River Thames, waterway, or sustainability themed project? Our Seed Fund has the potential to provide up to £1000 to present your work as part of Totally Thames Festival

UK Jewish Film Short Doc Fund
Deadline Mon 18 Mar
Is there a unique aspect of 21st-century Jewish life in the UK that you think would work well as the focus of a four-minute film? Apply for the UK Jewish Film short doc fun. The films can be made in any genre or style but must be about real people, real customs or real places. Commissioned creatives will receive £1500 plus mentorship

Producing Truth: for UK documentary feature producers
Dealine: Fri 22 Mar
A training programme focused on building core production and business skills, confidence and a support network for independent producers working on documentaries outside of commercial structures, unscripted or factual TV formats.

Z arts seed funding
Deadline: Sun 31 Mar
Z-arts is  looking for 2 artists who are making/want to make work for children and families in Greater Manchester. The support package include £1000 seed funding, studio space, mentoring, feedback and more.

The BFI Doc Society RAD (Research and Development) Fund
Rolling
Early Development Feature Documentary Funding up to £10,000


APR 2024

BFI NETWORK Filmmaker Mixers York
Wed 3 Apr, 16:00
Informal meet-ups for filmmakers based in the North of England touring different venues across the region.

Bolton Film Festival April deadline
Thu 4 Mar
After that it gets more expensive :)


MAY 2024

Manchester Animation Festival Early Bird deadline
Wed 1 May
After that it gets more expensive :)

Aesthetica Festival Submission deadline
Fri 31 May
After that it gets more expensive :)


JUN 2024

Coming soon


JUL 2024

Coming soon


AUG 2024

Coming soon


SEP 2024

Coming soon


OCT 2024

Bolton Film Festival
Wed 2 – Sun 6 Oct


NOV 2024

Manchester Animation Film Festival

Aesthetica Short Film Festival
6 – 10 Nov


 

These packs were commissioned for the Manchester Open 2022 but still remain relevant if you are looking for some advice or inspiration.

Trans Creative: MAKE Packs

Venture Arts: MAKE Pack

Fuse: MAKE Pack

Short Supply: MAKE Pack