Alumni Fund - Round 6 - NOW OPEN!
Alumni Fund
Round Five 2026
Round 5 was as competitive and versatile as always! Things came full circle with several projects submitted by industry experienced alumni who once participated in the Alumni Fund as students, gaining some of their earliest work experience and industry connections. It was brilliant to see our ecosystem of alumni support complete a full cycle.
Shortlisted:
- Overload
(Kieran Wall, Tom Haines, Annie Turner, Caitlin Ross)
- Restaurateur
(James Hollinworth, Katie Brown, Matthew Watson, Luke Hancock)
- ROPE
(Scarlett Pivaro Monaghan, Tyler Harvey, Jed Warren, Tom Wright)
- Shampoo
(Ted Dracott, Calvin Lupton, Arnav Sharma, Eddie Mould)
- The Parrot Room
(Rhory Danniells, Henry Heffer, Kia Fern Little, Tom Ringsby)
- DOUGH
(Karin Kavanagh, Rhory Danniells, Kia Fern Little, Jabez Bartlett)
Awarded:
- ROPE
(Scarlett Pivaro Monaghan, Tyler Harvey, Jed Warren, Tom Wright)
- DOUGH
(Karin Kavanagh, Rhory Danniells, Kia Fern Little, Jabez Bartlett)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Nadia Attia, Jess Wheeler)
ROPE
Genre: Drama, Horror
Self-discipline or destruction? What is Jonah’s pursuit of the perfect body costing him?
DOUGH
Genre: Dark Comedy
Two men spot an opportunity others wouldn’t - to claim their late friend's benefits. The only thing that stands between them and their deceased friend’s small fortune is the staff at their local Job Centre.
Alumni Fund
Round Four 2025
Our fourth year of the Alumni Fund cemented our position as a 'must apply' in the funding calandar, with our highest number of applicants yet.
Shortlisted:
- A Party for Time Travellers
(Harry Jackson, Karin Kavanagh, Nona Valkova)
- A Hair's Breadth
(Kieran Wall, Tom Haines, Annie Turner, Fintan O'Conor)
- Animals
(Duncan Christie, Ali Paterson, Al Eales)
- Small Spaces
(Jona Headon, Simon Halsall)
- Try
(Lewis Bayley, Rebekah Cubbin, Nina McCallum)
- Internal Comms
(Adam Neale, Reshel Shah)
Awarded:
- Animals
(Duncan Christie, Ali Paterson, Al Eales)
- Small Spaces
(Jona Headon, Simon Halsall)
- Try
(Lewis Bayley, Rebekah Cubbin, Nina McCallum)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Nadia Attia, Jess Wheeler, Ellie Rogers)
Alumni Fund
Round Three 2024
Round 3 saw our highest number of backed films yet! With an abundance of tantalising projects and teams, both fresh and returning, our job to choose the worthiest was harder than ever before.
Shortlisted:
- Afterglow
(Arvind Jay, Anj Noor, Purnota, Athena Papworth, Olivia Morrison)
- Inebriated
(Max Lincoln, Milo Beyts)
- Baby on Board
(Jamie Winslow, Jamie Milligan, Chloe Kilby, Conor Chalk)
- Sweet, Bitter Sweet
(Joshua Gan, Nicolee Tsin)
- Move On
(Anastasiya Cherkasyuk, Linda Dorigo, Owain Morgan, Vicky Turner)
- Shrike
(Anna Karenina Teixeira, Daisy Leigh-Phippard, Lewis Bayley)
Awarded:
- Afterglow
(Arvind Jay, Anj Noor, Purnota, Athena Papworth, Olivia Morrison)
- Inebriated
(Max Lincoln, Milo Beyts)
- Sweet, Bitter Sweet
(Joshua Gan, Nicolee Tsin)
- Shrike
(Anna Karenina Teixeira, Daisy Leigh-Phippard, Lewis Bayley)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Nadia Attia, Jess Wheeler, Ceci Mazzarella)
Alumni Fund
Round Two 2023
Our second year of the Alumni Fund returned with a wealth of strong teams, compelling productions and evoking stories.
Shortlisted:
- Lonely Black Forest
(Josh Gan & Nicole Tsin)
- Good Vibes Only
(Christopher Rogers & Kia Little)
- Where the fuck is my Husband's Penis
(Chole Brown, Niamh Farelley & Will Gething)
- 13 Minutes
(Naomi Smith, Jamie Milligan, Chloë Kilby & Benn Capon)
- Been a While
(Max Lincoln)
- IT Girl
(Tom Abbosh & Ria Lina )
Awarded:
- Good Vibes Only
(Christopher Rogers & Kia Little)
- IT Girl
(Tom Abbosh & Ria Lina)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Amy Mobley, Victoria Emslie & Nadia Attia)
Alumni Fund
Round One 2022
Our first year of the Alumni Fund saw fierce competition with an exceptionally high standard of applicants and teams.
Shortlisted:
- The Ordeal
(Harry Jackson & Tom Abbosh)
- Chickenshit
(Ellie Rogers & Peter Riches)
- Where the fuck is my Husband's Penis
(Chole Brown, Niamh Farelley & Will Gething)
- Realness with a Twist
(David Giles & Charlie Jenkins)
- The Death of Ian Basic
(Karin Kavanagh, Gwen Sena & Ilana Gerrard)
Awarded:
- Chickenshit
(Ellie Rogers & Peter Riches)
- Realness with a Twist
(David Giles & Charlie Jenkins)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Amy Mobley & Jess Loveland)
Development Workshops
BFS Funding Futures has provided bespoke development workshops, with coach Kate Maxwell, for the runner-ups of Round One of the Alumni Fund. Kate has been working with the teams of 'The Ordeal', 'W.T.F.I.M.H.P' and 'The Death of Ian Basic'. The aim of the workshops is to support the filmmakers with their personal career and funding next steps, be that to further develop the project they applied to the scheme with or a new project.
