SWIF digest 📬 28 July 2026

👋 Hey filmmakers! If you have a friend who likes films but would never go to a shorts night, invite them to the SWIF x St. Anne's House short film night on 27 Aug in Bristol. Let's get a whole new audience together for our filmmakers.

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Here’s your weekly digest for independent film in the South West:

📸 BTS in the edit suite for short sci-fi Roisin & Raela, with a little one sitting in too. - Instagram

💙 Bluescreen short film night in Bristol on 29 Jul is not yet sold out. This is rare, grab your ticket quick. - Headfirst

🙋🏿 Join CAST in Helston on 29 Jul for a free afternoon of film, conversation & creative making exploring archives, belonging and African presence in Cornwall. - Eventbrite

☕️ Creative Cardiff's creative cuppa to meet, connect and learn from other creatives, takes place on 29 Jul. - Creative Cardiff

🤗 Filmmakers Plymouth Social's meet up is 30 Jul, where filmmakers can workshop ideas, share work and connect. - FotoNow

👀 SWIF presents short films with Q&As at St Anne's House Bristol on 27 Aug. Drama, documentary & art films from SWIF filmmakers. Pay what you can option available. - Headfirst

🎂 SWIF's 3rd birthday party & filmmaker mixer takes place on 11 Sep in Bristol. - SWIF

🌦️ Support a documentary from filmmakers in Cornwall, focussing on disability & the climate crisis. - Chuffed

👩‍🔬 BFI Network South West, Screen Cornwall & Exeter Phoenix's Producer Lab is open for applications until 25 Aug. - Watershed

⬆️ Mid-level freelancers working in HETV can apply to Screen Skills' programme for support progressing to head of department or other senior decision-making leadership roles. - ScreenSkills

👩🏽‍🔧 Operations Coordinator needed at Creative Kernow in Redruth. Deadline 29 Jul. - Creative Kernow

🏃🏿‍♀️ Love Productions in Bristol need an office based Runner. Deadline 31 Jul. - Production Base

📆 Diary Assistant for the head of BBC Studios Natural History Unit in Bristol needed. Deadline 31 Jul. - BBC

🐅 Edit Assistant needed in Bristol for a wildlife series for CBBC. Deadline 2 Aug. - Talent Manager

🐊 Internships in comms and events are open for applications at Wildscreen Festival in Bristol. Deadline 3 Aug. - Wildscreen

👨🏽‍🏫 Partnerships Teaching Assistant needed at Aardman in Bristol. Deadline 6 Aug. - Aardman

💻 Online Producer needed at Aardman in Bristol. Deadline 6 Aug. - Aardman

🌎 Producer needed at BBC Studios Natural History Unit in Bristol to cover parental leave on The Americas II. Deadline 6 Aug. - BBC

🍊 Boomsatsuma Film School in Bristol are hiring a Front of House & Admissions Co-ordinator and a Learning Support Practitioner. Deadlines 17 Aug. - Boomsatsuma

🚴 Content Manager needed at Whyte Bikes in Cheltenham. - Bristol Creative Industries

🪖 Filmmaker needed at TMP268 creative agency in Bristol. - Bristol Creative Industries

🎭 Freelance Drama Facilitators needed in Bristol & Gloucestershire for One Day Creative. Deadline 14 Aug. - Arts Jobs

📱 First Flight's Vertical Pilot Fund closes for submissions on 31 Jul. - First Flights

🗣️ Applications for the Kernewek Creative Residency close on 3 Aug; a six day residential to explore how the Cornish language can inspire and influence your creative practice. You don’t need to speak Cornish to take part. - Endelienta Arts

🏡 Sea Change Animated is open for applications until 10 Aug. A new residency supporting six women & marginalised gendered animators to develop animated feature film projects. - Screen Argyll

🇦🇺 Writers in Exeter can apply for the Melbourne City of Literature virtual writer in residence programme. Deadline 17 Aug. - City of Literature

🏆 Last few days to submit your film free for the BIFA awards. Early deadline 31 Jul. - BIFA

📮 Upcoming film festival submission deadlines: Two Short Nights, Pigeon Laughs, Pompeywood Genre (all 31 Jul), International Film Festival of Wales, Bournemouth International (both 1 Aug), Screams by the Sea (9 Aug), Cardiff Mini (11 Aug), Bath & Bristol Radical (both 15 Aug). - FilmFreeway

🏔️ Bristol Documentary Film Festival takes place 3-5 Sep. - BDFF

😺 ANiMiNSPO Mini Animation Festival takes place on 12 Sep in Bristol. - Animinspo

🎬 Encounters Film Festival takes place 23-27 Sep in Bristol. - Encounters

🍿 On film club: Black Swan dir. Darren Aronofsky (on Disney+) & Boys State dir. Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss (on Apple TV).

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Until next week!
Holly Holdsworth (she/her)
Writer/Director
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