[cma-l] Young Film Fund (UK) re-opens applications 15/11/10

[Tamar Millen]

For information

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Young Film Fund (UK)
First Light Movies provides grants to projects that enable young people 
to participate in all aspects of film production has announced that its 
Young Film Fund will re-open for applications on the 15th November 2010.
Since launching in 2001, First Light Movies have enabled over 12,000 
young filmmakers to write, act, shoot, light, direct and produce over 
800 films.

The funding is available to organisations such as:

•Schools
•Youth services
•Community and voluntary groups that work with young people aged between 
5 and 18.

Every year approximately £700,000 of grants are available through three 
funding streams:

•The Studio Awards provides grants of up to £30, 000 for between two and 
four films of up to 10 minutes
•The Script Awards provides grants of up to £3,000 for script writing 
projects that team young people with script professionals
•The Pilot Awards provides grants of up to £5,000 for one short film of 
up to five minutes in duration.

The closing date for applications will be the 11th January 2011. For 
more information visit: 
http://www.firstlightonline.co.uk/fundingstream/young-film-fund

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Tamar Millen
Arts Coordinator
Community Media Association
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield
S1 2BX
0114 2795219

www.commedia.org.uk