The Emerging Voices Film Foundation aims to promote the art of film for the public benefit by providing grant funding and mentoring support to emerging filmmakers from under-represented groups in the UK film industry.

For the purpose of this clause, under-represented groups in the film industry include people from the global majority, disabled people, women and non-binary people, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, people from lower socio-economic groups and those from outside London.

The fund is aimed at directors, although producers can apply on their behalf.

Yes. Starting from 2024 we will have one fund which will be UK wide entry and one fund that is East Anglia applicants only. The director needs to provide proof of address for the East Anglia fund. The East Anglia region includes Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge and Essex.

We do award grants to filmmakers who have already raised a proportion of their budget and are looking for completion funds, as well as filmmakers for whom the total grant money will make up their entire budget.

If you have already raised funds for your short film then we will need to see contracts you have with other bodies or individuals to make sure that our principles align with theirs.

We will consider short films with any budget, however please note that the £1,000 that we can offer needs to either fully fund the film, or be completion funds with no more remaining funds required.

We fund short films. We are open to all genres, including animation.

The project has to have a director attached. A director can submit, or a producer can submit on the directors behalf.

Funds are released after a contract is presented and signed between the director and Emerging Voices Film Foundation. Typically this is around October / November.

The Emerging Voices Short Film Fund is free to enter.