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Short Film Fund | Cronfa Ffilm Fer
Application Form | Ffurflen Gais

This practical talent development pilot programme is designed to support the next generation of Welsh filmmaking talent. The programme will bring together a small team of emerging filmmakers to develop and produce an original short film in Wales with a production budget of £18,000. The script must be a short film in the English-language that reflects Wales through an authentic Welsh lens.
1.Please provide your details
2.Which specialism are you applying for?
3.Are you applying as part of a Writer/Director team?
4.Please tell us in your own words why you wish to apply to the short film fund. (250 words max)
5.Have you lived in Wales for three years or more?(Required.)
6.If you answered yes to Q5, please submit a collaborative statement highlighting your rationale for working together.
7.Please upload proof of address (i.e. bank statement, utility bill, driving licence)(Required.)
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8.Please upload your CV with details of your professional work and filmograpy.(Required.)
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9.Please submit a PDF of no more than three pages that explains your passion for your chosen discipline. This may be a mixture of text and images, but however you choose to present it, the document must communicate your experience, influences and ambitions.(Required.)
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10.SCRIPT SUBMISSION: WRITERS or WRITER-DIRECTORS ONLY
Please submit an original, narrative script for a short film you would like to make as part of the Short Film Fund, comprising no fewer than 8 and no more than 15 pages.
We are looking for short film in the English-language that reflects Wales through an authentic Welsh lens. The script must be in an industry-standard format and submitted as a PDF.
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11.If you submitted a script in Q10, please confirm that this script is your own original work, and is not plagiarised or copied.
12.WRITERS or WRITER-DIRECTORS ONLY
Please submit a one-page treatment / director’s statement relating to the submitted script.
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13.Scripts should contain a content warning where applicable. A script content warning is a written statement that proceeds potentially sensitive content which people many find triggering or distressing.

Please note below if your script contains a content warning and if there is anything we should be aware of.
14.Would you like to be added to our mailing list to hear about more NFTS opportunities which are similar to this?
15.Declaration agreement
Please read the following and click 'I agree' to continue with your application.

Your submission of this form to the NFTS will constitute your confirmation of the following declaration:

I confirm that the information given in this form and the accompanying material is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation will render this application null and void, and could result in my place on the course being withdrawn.

I agree to be available, if requested, for an online interview with NFTS Cymru Wales.

I confirm that I understand that the programme could be cancelled up to two weeks before the start date and sometimes closer to this in exceptional circumstances.

I confirm that, if admitted to the School, I agree to be bound by the School’s Terms and Conditions.

If my application is to this course, then additionally, since I will have access to confidential information from third parties, I confirm that if admitted to the School I shall be bound by specific non-disclosure terms.

I understand that NFTS has the right to reject applications at any stage without giving specific reason and that any decision of the NFTS to reject an application is final.

I have read and accept the School’s Privacy Policy.

I consent to receiving relevant information from time to time about the School, its courses and events.

You have the right to withdrawn this consent at any time by emailing wales@nfts.co.uk(Required.)