Funding:



There may also be funding available from your local borough for filmmaking e.g.



London Borough of Enfield    www.enfield.gov.uk/arts/artscomm.htm   



London Borough of Newham    www.newham.gov.uk/filmfund  



London Borough of Tower Hamlets    filmsoffice@dial.pipex.com  



London Borough of Waltham Forest    www.walthamforestartscouncil.org.uk  



Another fund is the Awards for All (Arts Council England) http://www.awardsforall.org.uk/england/england_main.html which awards 500 - 5000UKP for visual arts projects.



And, http://www.unltd.org.uk/home.php and http://www.unltd.org.uk/template.php?PageName=awards_intro which is a fund awarding upto 15K for projects as a legacy of the Millennium Awards.



Other funding links:



http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/



http://www.nesta.org.uk/support/useful_links_other_funders.html



Courses, training and weblinks:



First Film Foundation - Script feedback service, development & showcasing (look at New Directors and Jerwood Shorts scheme - although they are closed now for this year) http://www.firstfilm.co.uk/



(Also produce the book: First Facts2 - providing information on funding, courses & training organisations)



The script factory - short courses and script feedback services

http://www.scriptfactory.co.uk/



Scriptunities http://www.xerif.com/ or http://www.xerif.com/html/ny2004.html - summary of schemes - opportunities for writers



Rocliffe http://www.rocliffe.com/homepage.htm - forum for showcasing work of writers with performed readings - industry presence - chaired by leading industry player



Britfilms www.britfilms.com British Council website - with good links to festivals, resources and courses for filmmakers



The Directors guild - run a series of masterclasses and events - new directors welcome http://www.dggb.co.uk/ contact Saskia van Roomen on saskia@dggb.org



Shooting people - mailing list for filmmakers www.shootingpeople.org

(also have a book on funding for films)



Berlin talent campus - excellent chance to meet filmmakers from all over the world and share debate, masterclasses and seminars and filmmaking experiences - look out for the participatory workshops and 1-to-1 script clinics that you need to apply to before in advance. http://www.berlinale-talentcampus.de



Community channel - screen filmmakers work - giving you a broadcast screening credit on a sky digital channel



http://www.communitychannel.org/



Feature development programmes:



Sources2



http://www.sources2.de/



STEP BY STEP www.masterschool.de



Binger Institute http://www.binger.nl/  



Sources2 http://www.sources2.de/



The script factory http://www.scriptfactory.co.uk/



Trigger street www.triggerstreet.com (Kevin spacey script site for writers - have an online festival)



We wish you all the best with your filmmaking career and will keep in touch regarding future funding and training opportunities at b3.