2009/I
The Short Film Completion Fund is run by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund.
A fund of £70,000 has been developed to support filmmakers and production companies in securing vital funds for the completion of short film projects that have already been shot but lack the fund to finish.
Maya Vision International is the managing company for the fund.
Short Film Completion Fund
The six films that make up the 2009/I Completion Fund receive their Premiere on Friday 19th June at the 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival.
EIFF
Bale
Bale
(13 mins)
Dir: Al Mackay
Prod: Andrew Ryder
On a long summer’s day in rural England, two groups of teenagers find a remote hide away where fun and games soon lose their innocence.
The Elemental
The Elemental
(12 mins)
Dir: Robert Sproul-Cran
Prod: Katie Crook
Karen’s mother warned her about the dark tenement stair. Years later she returns to the house she loathed to find her parents. But she can't shake off her childhood fears.
Official Selection - Shockerfest International Film Festival
Official Selection - Horror UK
Official Selection - 7th London Short Film Festival
Together
Together
(14 mins)
Dir: Eicke Bettinga
Prod: Zorana Piggott
A year after his brother's death, Rob discovers that the only way to help his father cope with the loss, is to "force" his affection onto him.
Official Selection - Montreal World Film Festival
Official Selection - Critics' Week at 62nd Festival de Cannes
Official Selection - Encounters Short Film Festival
Official Selection - 7th London Short Film Festival
The Hardest Part
(14 mins)
Dir: Oliver Refson
Prod: Adam Shakinovsky
An ageing actor finally secures the audition of a lifetime. But just how badly does he want the role?
Official Selection - New York Film Festival
The Chapel
The Chapel
(12 mins)
Dir: Ben Winter
Prod: Ben Winter
Having found what appears to be a safe refuge in an old church, two strangers struggle to maintain an already fractured relationship.
Furnace Four
Furnace Four
(13 mins)
Dir: Haydn Butler
Prod: Vanessa Arden-Wood & Haydn Butler
Two furnace stokers are supposed to be burning all the music in the world. But, as they discover, some things just won't burn.