HITCHCOCK PRODUCTION FUND 2007-2008
Waltham Forest Arts Council through its Hitchcock Production Fund has three grants of £2000 for Waltham Forest filmmakers to produce a new short film. In addition three grants of £1000 are available for young people aged 18 or under to produce a short film. One of these grants will be given to films specifically themed around the Olympics.
Films can be shot on any of these formats Mini DV, DVCam, HDV, HD, Beta SP, 16mm, or 36mm. They can be any genre: Documentary, Thriller, Drama, Comedy, Musical etc….
You can enter up to two synopses. The deadline for submission of synopses is Thursday 28 June 2007. Three copies of your submissions should be sent to the following address
Martin O’Connor
Waltham Forest Arts Council
Silver birch House
Uplands Business Park
Blackhorse Lane
London
E17 5SD
If successful you will be invited to submit a full script, detailed budget and shooting schedule. All films must be completed by 31 March 2008.
Free Film Workshops
Leytonstone Library, 6 Church Lane, Leytonstone, London E11 1HG,
- Nearest tube Leytonstone Central Line, British Rail High Rd Leytonstone buses 257, W14, W15, W16, W19, 66, 145. All workshops are free and filmmakers are encouraged to attend.
Workshops all start at 7pm
- Monday 4 June: Lighting ‘Cirro lite’ the lighting experts for all Cinematographers
- Tuesday 5 June: Working with Movie Tube, Makes your miniDV, DVCam and HDV look like film
- Thursday 7 June :Preparing a Short Film Budget delivered by Rebecca Knapp New Producers Alliance
