Umsizi Fund

  • Filmmaker's Guide

    How I Made a Short Film with Netflix

    From pitching to production, director Seán Mullan joins us to discuss creating a short for Netflix's inaugural Documentary Talent Fund in the first of a new series of Educational posts here on Short of the Week.

  • News

    The Uncertain Kingdom Short Film Fund Returns

    The Uncertain Kingdom short film fund is back and offering five UK-based filmmaking teams up to £20,000 each to make a short film on the theme of ‘belief’.

  • Crowdfunding

    Fund Sean Dunne's Oxyana on Kickstarter

    Sean Dunne—the master of fringe Americana—is looking to make his first feature film. We've featured three of his masterful shorts in the past (The Bowler, Stray Dawg, and the amazing American Juggalo—which took our top prize for Docs in this year's SOTW Awards!).

  • Festival

    Widening the Lens Contest : Encounters & BFI

    Looking to address the issue of a lack of diversity within the film industry the BFI Diversity Fund & Encounters Festival have created an exciting opportunity for new and emerging filmmakers from under-represented groups to create a short film.

  • Play
    Drama Mohamed Echkouna

    Trail of Hope

    On the deserted highway from Nouakchott-to-Nouadhibou, a young self-centered taxi driver meets a woman whose story changes the way he thinks about women’s rights.

  • Play
    Drama Eliot Rausch

    Get Back

    A poetic narrative about a relationship stressed by the distractions of technology. The first branded short to come from the new Vimeo Brand Creative Fund.

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