DigiBytes and Digital Nation – Screen East Digital Shorts Scheme 2008/9 – Call for Applications!

Screen East is pleased to announce its Digital Shorts programme for 2008/9: DigiBytes and Digital Nation. The Digital Shorts scheme partners the UK Film Council New Cinema Fund to enable emerging talent to make short digital films with professional support. We are seeking out the most innovative and talented filmmakers in the East of England, who can demonstrate they have a fresh approach to filmmaking. Films can be of any genre within live action fiction, animation and documentary.

Screen East will be choosing eight projects for development, and producing five of those films after the development period. Four films with a cash budget of up to £10,500 and one film with a cash budget of up to £15,000. In addition a sixth film will be commissioned under a new animation strand 4Mations.

Digital Nation (formerly Digital Shorts Plus) is an opportunity to join a nationwide talent pool and participate in an extensive tailored development process designed to hone your script and your filmmaking talent. At the end of the development process six films will be selected to be made at budgets of between £18,000 and £20,000.

How do I apply?
Fill in an application form and send in with all relevant support materials. Please read the guidelines carefully before applying. Deadline for applications is 5pm Monday 10th November 2008.
To apply for the 4Mations strand of the scheme, please visit www.4mations.tv (please note 4Mations is open to applications from 10th October 2008.)

Digital Shorts 2008 Tenner
Written and Directed by David O Neill
Produced by Andrea Bigger and Darren Bender

Digital Shorts Application Form (pdf download)

Digital Shorts Application Guidelines (pdf download)