BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Film & Video\, UK X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Film & Video\, UK deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Film & Video\, UK. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bfi-national-lottery-discovery-feature-funding-2026@artificialnouveau.g ithub.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814 SUMMARY:Deadline: BFI National Lottery Discovery Feature Funding (Debut Fic tion Features) DESCRIPTION:Discovery is the debut-director production strand of the BFI Fi lmmaking Fund\, awarding up to GBP 1 million towards fiction features budg eted between GBP 1 million and GBP 3.5 million. It backs first-time featur e directors working alongside experienced producers\, and is structured so creative risk sits with a team rather than a lone filmmaker. ELIGIBILITY: applications must be made through a limited company registered and centra lly managed in the UK\, so unincorporated individuals cannot apply. A dedi cated lead producer with an established track record must submit\, and tha t producer must be someone other than the writer or director. The director must be making their first fiction feature\, meaning no prior feature at or above a GBP 1 million budget and no prior commercial UK or Ireland thea trical distribution of a fiction feature. At least two people must be cred ited across the writer\, producer and director roles\, all aged 18 or over and not in full-time education. Projects need a fully developed script an d a runtime of at least 70 minutes. LIMITS: one application per production company\, producer and director per round\, and applications must arrive at least 20 weeks before the proposed first day of principal photography. ROUNDS: Round 2 closes at 5pm on Thursday 13 August 2026. Round 3 opens Th ursday 12 November 2026 and closes Wednesday 16 December 2026. Successful applicants must publicly credit BFI National Lottery support.\n\nOrganisat ion: British Film Institute (BFI Filmmaking Fund\, National Lottery)\nLoca tion: United Kingdom (applications must come from a limited company regist ered and centrally managed in the UK)\nAward: Up to GBP 1\,000\,000 of Nat ional Lottery funding towards a fiction feature with a production budget b etween GBP 1\,000\,000 and GBP 3\,500\,000. No application fee.\nDuration: Single production award\; apply at least 20 weeks before the first day of principal photography. Decisions in principle within roughly 12 weeks of the round closing.\n\nMore: https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/cre ate-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/bfi-filmmaking-fund-discovery-imp act-feature-funding?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=refer ral URL:https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-forma ts-storytelling/bfi-filmmaking-fund-discovery-impact-feature-funding?utm_s ource=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:United Kingdom (applications must come from a limited company regi stered and centrally managed in the UK) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bfi-national-lottery-creative-challenge-fund-round-2-2026@artificialnou veau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260922 SUMMARY:Deadline: BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund (Round Two) DESCRIPTION:The Creative Challenge Fund does not fund films directly. It fu nds the organisations that run project-development programmes for UK creat ives working on narrative\, documentary or animation features\, or on narr ative immersive media projects. The BFI's stated aim is to decentralise de velopment away from a small number of London-centric gatekeepers and build a wider\, more resilient ecosystem of talent-development providers across the UK\, with a recently added emphasis on independent producers. ELIGIBI LITY: only legally constituted UK-based organisations may apply. Individua l filmmakers seeking development money should look to the BFI Filmmaking F und's Development strand instead. TIMING: Round One closed in March 2026 a nd has made its first awards. Round Two closes Monday 21 September 2026\, with funded programme activity required to begin between 1 January and 30 June 2027. NOTE: award amounts are not published on the fund page. Success ful applicants must prominently credit BFI National Lottery support.\n\nOr ganisation: British Film Institute (BFI National Lottery)\nLocation: Unite d Kingdom (UK-based organisations running development programmes for UK cr eatives)\nAward: Award amounts are not published on the fund page. No appl ication fee.\nDuration: Funded programme activity must start between 1 Jan uary and 30 June 2027 and\, in most cases\, be delivered within 12 months unless the applicant is running multiple editions.\n\nMore: https://www.bf i.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-formats-storytelling/b fi-national-lottery-creative-challenge-fund?utm_source=artificialnouveaugr antdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-support/create-films-tv-or-new-forma ts-storytelling/bfi-national-lottery-creative-challenge-fund?utm_source=ar tificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:United Kingdom (UK-based organisations running development program mes for UK creatives) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:corridor-daisy-chain-commission-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260804 SUMMARY:Deadline: Corridor: DAISY CHAIN Artist Commission (Adur\, West Suss ex) DESCRIPTION:Corridor seeks a socially-engaged artist based in the South Eas t of England working with moving image / lens-based media for DAISY CHAIN\ , marking the 60th anniversary of Vera Chytilova's experimental film Daisi es (1966). The commissioned artist will work with a group of LGBTQIA+ youn g people aged 15-26 in Adur (West Sussex) to co-create new artworks: a 2-3 minute moving image work and a series of 2D collage or mixed media artwor ks for public exhibition and screenings. DAISY CHAIN commissions six new a rtist moving image works overall (three England-based artists working with older women\, young women and LGBTQIA+ youth\; three artists in Czechia)\ , developed in partnership with the National Film Museum in Prague (NaFilM ) and Brighton-based videoclub\, with results toured across England and Cz echia in 2027. EXPECTATIONS: devise about eight hands-on workshops incorpo rating film\, collage and mixed media (participants won't necessarily have an arts background)\; participate in 4-6 online peer sessions on collabor ative practice led by artist Annis Joslin\; complete exhibition-ready artw orks on time and to budget\; maintain a transparent dialogue on authorship with participants. Artists must have a participatory practice and experie nce of working creatively with young people. Note: to create a safe space\ , workshops will not be publicly labelled as LGBTQIA+. FEE: GBP 4\,200 inc l. VAT plus travel and a materials budget. TIMELINE: shortlist notified 7 August\, online interviews 12 August 2026\; launch event in Adur/Worthing March 2027. DEADLINE: 10am\, 3 August 2026.\n\nOrganisation: Corridor Proj ects\nLocation: Adur and Worthing\, West Sussex\, UK. Open to a socially-e ngaged artist based in the South East of England working with moving image / lens-based media.\nAward: GBP 4\,200 artist fee (inclusive of VAT) paid in instalments\, plus travel\, and an additional budget for materials for creative production\, workshops and exhibition outputs (e.g. print). No a pplication fee.\nDuration: September 2026 to July 2027: workshops Septembe r-January\, post-production to February 2027\, UK and Czech tour March-Jul y 2027\n\nMore: https://www.corridorprojects.org.uk/daisy-chain-commission ?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.corridorprojects.org.uk/daisy-chain-commission?utm_source=a rtificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Adur and Worthing\, West Sussex\, UK. Open to a socially-engaged a rtist based in the South East of England working with moving image / lens- based media. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:film-london-flamin-fellowship-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260602 SUMMARY:Deadline: Film London: The FLAMIN Fellowship 2026 DESCRIPTION:The FLAMIN Fellowship from Film London supports early-career ar tists working in moving image with a development bursary and a structured year-long career-development programme. ELIGIBILITY: England-based moving- image artists with roughly 2 to 5 years of professional practice outside h igher education and at least two prior exhibited or screened works\; exclu des current students\, gallery-represented artists\, those with major solo institutional shows\, and film-industry professionals. Apply via the Film London FLAMIN Fellowship page by midnight on 1 June 2026.\n\nOrganisation : Film London (FLAMIN - Film London Artists' Moving Image Network)\, with Arts Council England\nLocation: England\, UK (year-long programme with in- person workshops)\nAward: GBP 2\,500 project-development bursary per artis t\, plus a year-long programme of monthly in-person workshops\, 1:1 sessio ns with a production advisor\, screening and promotion\, and a peer commun ity. Stage-2 interviewees also receive a GBP 100 interview fee. No applica tion fee.\nDuration: One-year fellowship programme\n\nMore: https://filmlo ndon.org.uk/resource/apply-to-the-flamin-fellowship?utm_source=artificialn ouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://filmlondon.org.uk/resource/apply-to-the-flamin-fellowship?utm_s ource=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:England\, UK (year-long programme with in-person workshops) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bfi-doc-society-expanded-screen-fund@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260623 SUMMARY:Deadline: BFI Doc Society: Expanded Screen Fund (UK\, VR/AR/Immersi ve Non-Fiction) DESCRIPTION:The BFI Doc Society Expanded Screen Fund supports ambitious scr een-based works of non-fiction intended to reach audiences beyond cinemas\ , including VR\, AR\, MR\, and 360-degree experiences. Projects must be gr ounded in real events\, locations\, or narratives and must demonstrate a c lear creative rationale for their technical approach. AMOUNT: £25\,000– £150\,000 non-recoupable grant. ELIGIBILITY: producers with a demonstrate d track record in delivering immersive work\; UK-based\; projects must mee t at least three of six stated priorities: equity/diversity/inclusion\, au dience impact\, talent development\, creative risk-taking\, UK-wide access \, and environmental sustainability. DEADLINE: 22 June 2026 at 1pm UK time . APPLY via the BFI Doc Society website. Contact: hellobfi@docsociety.org. \n\nOrganisation: BFI Doc Society\nLocation: UK (projects must demonstrate UK-wide benefit)\nAward: £25\,000–£150\,000 non-recoupable grant. No application fee.\nDuration: Project-based\; feature-length or series immer sive non-fiction works\n\nMore: https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/expanded- screen?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/expanded-screen?utm_source=artificialn ouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:UK (projects must demonstrate UK-wide benefit) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bfi-doc-society-made-of-truth-short-film-fund@artificialnouveau.github. io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260702 SUMMARY:Deadline: BFI Doc Society: Made of Truth – Short Non-Fiction Film Fund (UK) DESCRIPTION:BFI Doc Society's Made of Truth fund supports early-career UK f ilmmakers making non-fiction live-action or animated short films of 5–40 minutes. Up to 13 projects are funded per annual round. AMOUNT: up to £2 5\,000 per project. ELIGIBILITY: early-career directors and producers who are UK residents\; teams must have at least two people (a producer and a d irector)\; directors cannot have received a commercial distribution deal f or a non-fiction feature in the last five years\; a reasonable proportion of early-career crew is required. Applications must meet at least three of six priorities: equity/diversity/inclusion\, audience impact\, talent dev elopment\, creative risk\, UK-wide access\, and environmental sustainabili ty. OPENS: 18 May 2026 at 1pm UK time. DEADLINE: 1 July 2026 at 1pm UK tim e. APPLY via the BFI Doc Society website. Contact: hellobfi@docsociety.org .\n\nOrganisation: BFI Doc Society\nLocation: UK (both director and produc er must be UK residents)\nAward: Up to £25\,000 non-recoupable grant. No application fee.\nDuration: Short films 5–40 minutes\; up to 13 projects funded per year\n\nMore: https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/made-of-truth?u tm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://bfi.docsociety.org/funds/made-of-truth?utm_source=artificialnou veaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:UK (both director and producer must be UK residents) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR