BSLBT Zoom Short Film Scheme
SUBMISSION FOR ZOOM 2011 IS NOW OPEN.
Now in its second year, Zoom is a short film scheme to support the production of 6 short films, shot digitally, by up-and-coming British Deaf filmmaking talent. The completed films will be broadcast on the Community Channel by the British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust.
The BSLBT is committed to creating opportunities for up and coming Deaf filmmaking talent. Administered and supported by Neath Films, Zoom will provide successful filmmakers with:
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•£2,000 of funding to make a short film up to 15 minutes in length
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•The opportunity to work with Neath Films to make their film
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•Standard production insurance cover
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•Production support
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•Post-production support including offline edit suites, grade and online edit
For more information on the 6 films produced in 2010 please visit the BSLBT Zoom site here.
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What we are looking for:
Any genre will be considered and the films must be under 15 minutes in length. Genres may include narrative drama, comedy, documentary, animation or experimental.
The films must be suitable for viewing by ALL ages and importantly they must be suitable for 8 am pre-watershed viewing.
The film must be in British Sign Language.
Who we are looking for:
The scheme is open to Deaf Directors and Deaf Writer/Directors resident in the United Kingdom aged 18 or over.
Your project must be British sign language led –the main application must come from a Deaf writer/director or writer director team. For this scheme Non-Deaf directors and writers are not eligible to apply. The ethos behind the scheme is the development of Deaf talent.
We would like applicants to have some experience of filmmaking, however, we are open to applications from inexperienced filmmakers who we feel have an excellent proposal that can be worked with.
Zoom Guidance Notes (Word)
Zoom Guidance Notes (PDF)
Zoom Application Form (Word)
Zoom Application Form (PDF)
enquiries: zoom@neathfilms.com
