SWIF digest ๐ฌ 25 November 2025
Lots of jobs in production depts in this digest...
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Hereโs your weekly digest for independent film in the South West:
๐ธ BTS from a student shoot with a stick insect main character. - Instagram
๐ฟ Cardiff Animation Nights returns with a screening of amazing animated shorts on 26 Nov. - Eventbrite
๐ Filmmaker christmas party coming up in Bristol. Open invite. 2 Dec. - Partiful
๐ฑ๐จ An evening of Caribbean cinema takes place in Bristol on 3 Dec with a free screening & Director Q&A of Heartfall. - Eventbrite
๐ค Screen Cornwall have launched an equity production investment initiative and have an explainer webinar on 3 Dec. - Screen Cornwall
๐ eXeFilm presents 'Kismet Connections'; an immersive short film festival on 4 Dec in Exeter. - Eventbrite
๐น Bristol Doc Club's next screening is A Want In Her on 5 Dec. - Watershed
๐ป Channel 4 & NFTS are hosting a series of webinars on 'script to screen'. 8-12 Dec online. - NFTS
๐ฆ Bristol made feature film The Fence has a screening & Director Q&A on 11 Dec in Salibury. - Eventbrite
๐ฝ An LGBT romantic sci-fi short film is crowdfunding right now. I'll be 1st AD on this one. - Indie Go Go
๐ If you're a Writer who loved and misses Coverfly, then new submission platform Scrybe might be worth a look. - Scrybe
๐ Want to read more professional scripts from hit films? Hive's script database is now live. - Script Hive
๐จ๐ฝโ๐ซ Applications are open for Directors UK's 'Inspire' peer-to-peer mentoring programme. Deadline 16 Jan. - Directors UK
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Welsh speaking Production Coordinator needed at Tinopolis in Llanelli. Deadline 1 Dec. - Screen Alliance Wales
๐ค Test Valley Borough Council is looking for an Arts Officer. Deadline 1 Dec. - Arts Jobs
โก๏ธ Self Shooting Assistant Producer needed at Voltage TV in Bristol. Deadline 2 Dec. - The Talent Manager
๐๏ธ Production Coordinator needed in the art & design departments at Aardman Bristol. Deadline 3 Dec. - Aardman
๐ Creative UK need a Finance Administrator in Bristol. Deadline 5 Dec. - Arts Jobs
๐จ๐ฝโ๐ป Studio Technical Operator needed in the virtual production team at GDS in Bristol. - LinkedIn
๐ข Casting & crew call for a drama short film about inheritance and agency. Filming in Jan in Bristol. - Tabb
โ๏ธโ๐ฅ The 'Gatecrashers' genre feature lab for writers from working class or low socio-economic backgrounds has its deadline this week on 27 Nov. - Sona Films
๐ BBC Writers script open call has its deadline next week on 2 Dec. - BBC
๐ฎ Upcoming film festival submission deadlines: Watch Africa, Forbidden Worlds (both 30 Nov), Screams by the Sea (15 Dec), Carmarthen Bay (23 Dec) & Encounters (31 Dec). - FilmFreeway
๐ Cornwall Film Festival takes place 11-30 Nov in Falmouth. - Mor Media
๐ต๐ธ Bristol Palestine Film Festival takes place 28 Nov - 7 Dec. - BPFF
โก๏ธ No Reason Short Film Festival takes place 29 Nov in Bristol. - NRSFF
๐พ Cardiff Mini Film Festival takes place 18 Jan. - CMFF
๐ฉโโค๏ธโ๐ฉ The personals: Nothing this week. Get in touch for a free listing.
๐ฟ On film club: Hyenas dir. Djibril Diop Mambรฉty (on DVD) & My First Summer dir. Katie Found (on NowTV).
๐ฃ Have something to share on the next digest? Could be an event, workshop, behind the scenes updates, crew call, showcasing your work or a personal ad. Get in touch! hollyholdsworth@gmail.com
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Until next week!
Holly Holdsworth (she/her)
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