Launching BFI NETWORK Midlands Feature Ideas Lab
An opportunity for experienced writers to develop ideas for their debut feature.
BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund returns
Our annual funding opportunities for short films is now open. Deadline: 18th March 2026, 11am.
Meet the Immersive Storytelling Lab Cohort 2026
Introducing the ten Midlands filmmakers selected to be part of our immersive storytelling lab
In Development: Producers Lab Cohort 2025
Meet our cohort of exciting new Midlands producers as part of In Development: Producers Lab 2025
Meet the Early Development Fund Filmmakers 2025
Supported in 2025/26 by BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund
Midlands Filmmaker in Focus: Rebekah Fortune
For our September Filmmaker in Focus feature, we spoke with Rebekah Fortune, director of the upcoming feature film Learning to Breathe Underwater, selected for the…
BFI NETWORK x Film Hub Midlands Stories to Shorts: Script Development Programme
An exciting training opportunity for writers based in the Midlands, developing an idea for a short film into a script.
Launching In Development: Producers Lab
Applications are now open for our residential producers lab in partnership with Film Hub North
