The Short Film Completion Fund
About the Fund:
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 responsible for short-listing and selecting the films, in consultation with the New Cinema Fund. We oversee all aspects of the completion process to contractual and physical delivery.
Individual filmmakers and production companies will be invited to apply with films that have been completed to a rough-cut stage or later. The scheme is intended for films with a final running time of up to 10 minutes. Exceptional films of up to 15 minutes might be considered. The films can either be on film stock or tape.
Completion Funding News Updates:
31 March 2008 - Completion Fund Call 2008/II Launches.
Application Forms and Guidelines both now active and available for download - Good Luck with your entries!
You have plenty of time to get your entries into us, as this call closes on:
Friday, 30 May 2008.
Application Form 2008.docApplication_Form_2008II.doc
(1.8 MB)
Completion Fund 2008 Guidelines
Completion_Fund_Guidelines_2008II.doc
(128 KB)
London Premiere of The UK Film Council 2007 Completion Fund
Join us at the Curzon Mayfair, 18:30 on Thursday 11th October for the London Premiere of the nine films funded through this year's Short Film Completion Fund.
Tickets are available from the Curzon Box Office
£10 Adults / £7 Concessions / £8 Curzon Members 
“A gripping collection of nine short films that all project an effective message with a shower of creativity and originality. Each film possesses a unique quality to touch and captivate with a lasting impression in no more than 15 minutes.
'Juvenile', 'One of Us', and 'Walking Away' explore the gritty streets of London and the race divide that exists in multicultural Britain but although they follow similar themes the style of direction is distinct and innovative.
'Beyond' deals with loss and love with sensitive humour whereas 'Jehovah's Witness' explores a family domestic with a sinister and capricious eye. 'A Fitting Tribute' is a satirical story about a young journalist who is confronted with an unusual circumstance when he meets a grieving mother.
Akin to the standard of directing the acting too is a far cry from amateur; nine little gems that all twinkle with artistic imagination.”
Natacha Kaufman, Time Out No.1938, October 10-16, 2007
Completion Fund 2008
The UK Film Council 2008 Completion Fund will relaunch on Monday 15th October 2007
From 2008, the Completion Fund will expand to become a bi-annual call. Full details to follow.
The fund is currently closed to applications, but it is anticipated the next call will be made in October 2007.
August 2007:
The 2007 Completion Fund successfully launched on Monday 20th October at the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The London Premiere of the films will take place at Curzon Mayfair, 18:30 on Thursday 11th October 2007.
The Completion Fund is currently closed for submissions. The deadline for entries was Friday 17th November 2006.
We hope to shortly announce the programme of our funded films.
October 2006
First past the post
Thanks to everyone involved that helped make the London Premiere of the Completion Fund films a great success! The event took place at the Curzon Mayfair in the West End on Thursday October 5th.
August 2006
The ten films that make up the 2006 Completion Fund received their World Premiere on Tuesday 22nd August at the 60th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Congratulations to all involved - especially Dictynna Hood, Simon Onwurah and their team on 'The Other Man', which picked up the festival prize for Best British Short!
February / March 2006 - London – Films Selected for 2006 Fund
We've now selected the ten films we wish see through to completion through the 2006 Fund. We are excited about the potential of all these films and shall be working closely with the respective teams over the coming months. We look forward to premiering them in Edinburgh later in the year.
Successful training sessions were held with our new team of filmmakers between 27th Feb – 1st March. Many thanks to De Lane Lea, The Farm and all the individual speakers that took part.
February 2006 - London – BAFTA Success!!
Many congratulations to Daniel Mulloy's 'Antonio's Breakfast', which scooped the gong for Best Short Film at the recent BAFTA Awards ceremony and to Avie Luthra's 'Lucky' for being nominated for the same award. Both films were part of the 2005 Completion Fund programme.
January 2006 - Completion Fund closed to submissions
This year saw the largest number entries so far. We're diligently working our way through them and can now see at least some of the office floor once again. We're hoping to be able to notify those who have been short-listed by the end of this month (January, 2006).
Short-listed directors will be invited to attend a post-production, marketing and distribution training programme that will be held in London on 13/14th March, 2006.
October 2005
The 2006 Short Film Completion Fund is now open. We are calling for applications for short films that have been cut to a rough cut stage and will have a maximum final duration of ten minutes. Applications are open to individuals over 18 and production companies. Full details, guidelines and downloadable application forms are now obtainable below. The closing date for all applications is Friday 2nd December 2005.
October 31st 2005
A special screening of the 2005 Completion fund films will take place at the Curzon Mayfair cinema on 31st Oct 2005 at 6.30pm.[/table]
Tickets are £7.00 and available from the Curzon Box Office. 020 7495 0500
Completion Fund Archive News:
August 2005
This eight films that make up this year’s Completion Fund were premiered as part of the Programme of the 59th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
March 2005
We are pleased to announce that eight films have been selected to receive awards from the 2005 Completion Fund. It is anticipated that a new round of funding will become available in the autumn. Please keep checking this sight and that of the UK Film Council, for details.
September 2004
The 2004/05 Short Film Completion Fund is now open. We are calling for applications for short films that have been cut to a rough cut stage and will have a maximum final duration of ten minutes. Applications are open to individuals over 18 and production companies. Full details, guidelines and downloadable application forms are now obtainable below. The closing date for all applications is Friday 22nd October 2004.
August 2004
This year's slate of Completion Fund films are to be shown at a public screening on Friday 27th August. This forms part of the Programme of the 58th Edinburgh International Film Festival. The venue is Cameo 1 and the event is scheduled to begin at 14:00.
July 2004
Congratulations to the recipients of this year's fund, all of whom have had their films entered for competition at next month's Edinburgh International Film Festival.
April 2004
It is anticipated that the Completion Fund will re-open for applications in the autumn of 2004.
October 2003
The films have been selected for 2003. No new submissions are being accepted currently. A London screening of our ten selected films is anticipated in autumn 2004.
May 2002
The films have been selected for 2002. No new submissions are being accepted currently.
8 February 2002 - London
Short Film Completion Fund launched