Alumni Fund
Round One 2022
Our first year of the Alumni Fund saw fierce competition with an exceptionally high standard of applicants and teams.
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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)
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Awarded:
- Chickenshit
(Ellie Rogers & Peter Riches)
- Realness with a Twist
(David Giles & Charlie Jenkins)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Amy Mobley & Jess Loveland)
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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.
Alumni Fund
Round Two 2023
Our second year of the Alumni Fund returned with a wealth of strong teams, compelling productions and evoking stories.
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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 )
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Awarded:
- Good Vibes Only
(Christopher Rogers & Kia Little)
- IT Girl
(Tom Abbosh & Ria Lina)
(Guest Awarding Panellist's:
Amy Mobley, Victoria Emslie & Nadia Attia)
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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.
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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)
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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)
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