• Every Place is for Me

    A dark comedy about the lengths one woman will go to for external validation, set in a gym where old age is the social currency. The script has been shortlisted for multiple funding competitions, including becoming a finalist in the Slick Films funding competition.

  • The Nachzehrer

    The Nachzehrer is a creepy horror about three friends living and working in Newcastle. They have their lives ripped apart when the youngest is found brutally murdered. As they come to terms with their loss, they learn of an old Germanic curse that links all three to the death. Set in amongst the stunning scenery of Northumberland.

  • The Black Cat Festival Fundraiser

    Poe's haunting short story, reimagined by young filmmakers. This project was independently funded with savings, and in-kind assistance. Donate to support our team and our festival campaign (scroll down to see our rewards).

  • ON CALL

    Far from home, in a café in central London, awaiting news of her new-born's surgery, a young mother is haunted by a passing couple, triggering memories from her past and a secret she has kept from her partner.

  • A Drop In The Ocean

    A Drop in the Ocean follows Neil and Ellie, an ordinary couple living detached from the climate crisis, until one night, when Ellie has a disturbing vision. Through one couple’s fears about their future, the film explores the contradiction between the need to act and the feeling that individual action may ultimately be pointless in the face of large-scale industrial pollution.

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£1,830 funded
42 days left

Stevi

Film
Development

A sun-drenched psychological road drama about the scars of complicated love, and the past that refuses to let go. It’s achingly human - ugly and beautiful, all at once.

Written by Charlotte Rose Ainsworth & Maisie Blake
Directed by Charlotte Rose Ainsworth

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£3,769 funded
Ongoing

Little Big Brother

Comedy
Completion

LITTLE BIG BROTHER is a comedic and heartwarming tale of two brothers trying to repair their broken relationship on a chaotic road trip to university. Old tensions and lingering grief turn their journey into a hilarious yet heartfelt reckoning with their past — and each other.

Producer: Lily Allmark
Director: Max Meadows
Cinematographer: Chris Tailor
Writer: Ellis Waynforth

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£9,000 funded
Funded

The Bay

Animation
Production

The Bay is a stop-motion animation written & directed by Sophie Simnett. On a remote coastline, GIRL struggles to let go of her mother’s ashes. Across the sea, BOY lives trapped, isolated in a lighthouse by OLD MAN. When a beam of light catches GIRL's face one night, a fragile connection sparks across the waves. Produced by Benjamin Jacob Smith, animated by Studio Linguini and shot on 16mm.

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£5,680 funded
Ongoing

Annoying Blonde Americans

Comedy
Production

Annoying Blonde Americans is a satirical, heartfelt exploration of identity, culture clash, and womanhood, viewed through the lens of two unapologetically chaotic American cousins, Cam & Lana, who are thrown into the emotional minefield of London life. Sophie & Aria, our American actor/writers met British born Joy (Director) & Holly (Producer) whilst all four read for their MAs at MetFilm School.

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£250 funded
Funded

Road Kill

Film
Production

Road Kill is a near-future drama set in a Britain where jobs have been replaced by AI, tech corporations passively control all modern living, and the state monitors your waste. Cast includes professional child actor who has worked with directors such as Stephen Daldry, and has named roles in 2 major studio films releasing this year

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£4,360 funded
Ongoing

A Drop In The Ocean

Drama
Production

A Drop in the Ocean follows Neil and Ellie, an ordinary couple living detached from the climate crisis, until one night, when Ellie has a disturbing vision. Through one couple’s fears about their future, the film explores the contradiction between the need to act and the feeling that individual action may ultimately be pointless in the face of large-scale industrial pollution.

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$3,652 funded
Funded

LOVE IS THE MESSAGE- DJ Nicky Siano and the club that changed music forever

Documentary
Production

Love is the Message is a film that combines the history of 1970's New York, dance music, nightclubs, social unrest & the gay rights movement into one story.

Nicky Siano is a founding father of disco. A club owner at 17. A drug addict. A world famous DJ. An AIDS advocate. A legend.

And his story leaves audiences understanding that his theme song and way of life IS fact; LOVE IS THE MESSAGE.

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£14,190 funded
11 days left

A Thirty Something's Guide to Your First Miscarriage

Film
Production

What’s it really like to lose a baby? This short film offers a raw, darkly funny and deeply personal answer. Inspired by the real-life miscarriage of one of our writer/directors, it follows a thirty-something woman through the chaotic, surreal reality of her first loss. Blending theatre and film, with bold humour and honesty, it challenges stigma and breaks the silence around pregnancy loss.

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