The BFI NETWORK South West team couldn’t be more thrilled to be back at Encounters Film Festival for its 31st edition, taking place in Bristol from Wed 23 – Sun 27 Sept.

BFI NETWORK South West, in partnership with Screen Cornwall and Exeter Phoenix, are pleased to announce a new one-month Producer Lab.

BFI NETWORK South West, in partnership with Screen Cornwall and Exeter Phoenix, are pleased to announce a new one-month Producer Lab.

This handbook was commissioned by the BFI, BBC Film and Film4, and developed by Picture Zero to support you as independent filmmakers in reducing the environmental impact of your productions.

Connect with local creative talent & industry to help build sustainable opportunities in animation, film & screen culture across the region.

Join our Script Essentials drop in sessions aimed at deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writers every Thursday lunchtime from 21st May - 25th June

Submit your films for the 31st Encounters Festival in 2026. Open to filmmakers; visit FilmFreeway for application details and opportunities.

BFI NETWORK South West, in partnership with Bournemouth Film School (BFS), is pleased to announce that the Director Lab is back for it’s third iteration, taking place over a whole weekend on Fri 19 an...

ScreenSkills

Talent Executive and author Nadia Attia encourages you to consider the power of your platform.

YouTube video by Film Hub South West

We are looking for a Film Hub South West Comms & Outreach Coordinator to join our team.

Akinola Davies Jr.'s bold and poetic debut follows a father, estranged from his young sons, over the course of a day in Lagos as political unrest threatens their journey home.

On the theme of Change. Five £30,000 grants for UK & Ireland documentary filmmakers. Apply 9 Jan 2026 (10am)–12 Feb 2026 (1pm).

Join us for an online session to explore what it’s like to make a BFI NETWORK-backed film from the perspective of an emerging producer.

Our Working-Class Producers’ Forum, hosted by film and TV producer Sophie Reynolds, will take place online on Tues 3 Feb 2026 from 6pm-7:30pm. This forum is open to producers based in the south west…

Erebus Pictures and Delaval Film are looking for an Associate Producer to join the team on a BBC and BFI backed independent feature film shooting in London in l...

Nada Cirjanic joins Screen Cornwall as Investment Manager as Equity Production Investment initiative opens to boost film and high-end TV production in the region.

Supported by the BFI Network in the south west and SHORTIES, we are hosting a free online script reading! You’ll get a chance to hear actors deliver the short horror scripts our ‘Scream Queens’ cohort...

The BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund supports the early stages of development for debut long-form projects – applications are currently closed.

Join us for a virtual Q&A session with the South West Talent Executives to discuss the Early Development Fund.

A pastor’s daughter in an isolated religious community kills her abusive husband, unleashing the force of a supernatural Beast.

In this article, Euella Jackson reflects on whether Black History Month is a tokenistic gesture or an essential act of storytelling, drawing on personal experiences of community, culture and change. S...

A one day event for the culture sector on speaking up in troubled times.

The BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund supports the early stages of development for debut long-form projects – applications are currently closed.