London Calling and London Calling Plus are back! Building on over a decade of experience and numerous industry and festival awards, Film London's annual short film schemes will produce 20 films this year. Both initiatives offer far more than production funding; the schemes also deliver a comprehensive programme of training and expert mentoring, helping to nurture and champion the capital’s most exciting new and diverse breakthrough talent.
Shorts produced through last year's scheme include the BAFTA nominated Three Brothers, actor Riz Ahmed's Sundance–selected directorial debut Daytimer and LSFF and Aspen Shortsfest winning Two Dosas.
London Calling
A continuation and expansion of the London Borough Film Fund Challenge, London Calling is open to all new and emerging filmmaking teams resident in the capital. Run across nine months, highlights of the scheme include:
- 15 short films are awarded a maximum of £4,000
- Training and mentoring is provided to all filmmaking teams
- Match funding can be sought for any film being produced through London Calling
London Calling Plus
For talent with a track record across film, television or theatre, London Calling Plus is open to black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) writers and directors resident in any of London's 33 boroughs. Run across nine months, highlights of the scheme include:
- Five short films are awarded a maximum of £15,000
- Training and mentoring provided to all filmmaking teams
- Match funding can be sought for any film being produced through London Calling Plus
The deadline for both funds is 12 noon Wednesday 21 October 2015.
Good luck!
