The UK Film Council Completion Fund is a major UK short film funding awards scheme, funded by the
UK Film Council, and managed by Maya Vision International. Originally a £50,000 fund awarded on an annual basis to a slate of 8-10 film, from 2008 onwards[1]
the fund has been increased to £70,000 to be awarded on a bi-annual basis to around 14 films of the most promising UK short films "that have already been shot but lack the funds to finish".[2]
Screenings
At the scheme's launch in 2002, the 2003 slate of films were co-funded by
Film4 Productions'
Filmfour Lab and screened on
Channel 4,
Film 4 and a selection are still available on the
Film 4 website. After the winding down of
Film Four Ltd as a separate entity and the scaling down and re-integration of film production into
Channel 4 drama in 2002, the
UK Film Council took over sole funding of the completion fund. Since 2004, the finished films have played at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival in a section called
First Past the Post and also have a central London showcase at the
Curzon Mayfair. A selection of the films are available to screen on the
BBC Film Network.[3]
Completion fund films have been official selections at numerous film festivals worldwide, gathering over 150 major international awards,[4] and many more nominations, including:
The UK Film Council Completion Fund is a major UK short film funding awards scheme, funded by the
UK Film Council, and managed by Maya Vision International. Originally a £50,000 fund awarded on an annual basis to a slate of 8-10 film, from 2008 onwards[1]
the fund has been increased to £70,000 to be awarded on a bi-annual basis to around 14 films of the most promising UK short films "that have already been shot but lack the funds to finish".[2]
Screenings
At the scheme's launch in 2002, the 2003 slate of films were co-funded by
Film4 Productions'
Filmfour Lab and screened on
Channel 4,
Film 4 and a selection are still available on the
Film 4 website. After the winding down of
Film Four Ltd as a separate entity and the scaling down and re-integration of film production into
Channel 4 drama in 2002, the
UK Film Council took over sole funding of the completion fund. Since 2004, the finished films have played at the
Edinburgh International Film Festival in a section called
First Past the Post and also have a central London showcase at the
Curzon Mayfair. A selection of the films are available to screen on the
BBC Film Network.[3]
Completion fund films have been official selections at numerous film festivals worldwide, gathering over 150 major international awards,[4] and many more nominations, including: