Filmmakers
What we look for
We are not chasing a formula. We are looking for films that know what they want to say.
Six things that catch our eye
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01A point of viewTurn →
01We back films that have something to say and a clear voice saying it.
02Craft over budgetTurn →
02A small film made with care beats a glossy one made with none. Money is not the point.
03Stories that travelTurn →
03Something rooted in one place that still finds its way to people who have never been there.
04A reason to existTurn →
04The sense that this film could only have been made by this person, right now.
05HeartTurn →
05Warmth, humour and humanity go a long way with us, in whatever form they take.
06New voicesTurn →
06First films are read with exactly the same care as everyone else’s.
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Show us something only you could have made.
How we watch
Every film is watched properly, by people who love cinema, all the way through. There is no algorithm and no quota.
We programme across a broad range of categories, and we are just as happy to be surprised by something we did not expect to love as we are to find exactly what we hoped for.
If your film fits the rules, has a point of view and earns its running time, we want to see it. The rest is up to the work.