SWIF digest 📬 29 September 2026

👋 Hello filmmakers. So great to catch up with so many of you at Encounters last week. Sadly somebody gave me cold, so the digest is a little short this week. Sorry for that.

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

📸 BTS from recent a short film, courtesy of the Make-Up Artist Boróka Duka. - Instagram

🎂 The Cube Cinema Bristol are celebrating their 28th birthday on 3 Oct. Free entry but limited capacity. - Cube

👀 Watch a screening of short films about consent on 4 Oct in Bristol. - Substack

📽️ Chapter Cardiff's next monthly showcase of short films and conversations with the filmmakers behind them takes place on 5 Oct. - Chapter

🤩 Bath Film Festival's industry day takes place on 20 Oct. Hear from Bristol based Producer/Director Sarah Dawes on bringing her short film Text Me When You're Home to the festival, plus more sessions to be announced. - Bath Box Office

🍻 Film & creative industries networking drinks take place on 23 Oct in Bristol. - Eventbrite

🕵️‍♀️ Film Noir Festival has announced its programme for 30 Oct - 1 Nov in Weston-super-Mare. - Ti.to

👖 Bristol based Producer seeking a Co-Producer for a low budget online series set in retail work. - Email Emily Edwards

👯 HR Administrator needed at Aardman in Bristol. Deadline 9 Oct. - Aardman

🧑‍💼 Producer needed at North Somerset Creative People and Places. Deadline 2 Nov. - Arts Jobs

📺 Channel 4's screenwriting course for TV Writers has its entry deadline on 5 Oct. - Script Consultant

🏃🏿‍♀️ Applications to ScreenSkills' entry-level training programme 'Trainee Finder', open on 7 Oct. Find out more on their webinar on 7 Oct. - ScreenSkills

🙋‍♀️ Lab Films' pitch development program for displaced women working in film has its regular deadline on 17 Oct. - Lab Films

🧮 Peak TV Productions in Cardiff are hiring an Accounts Trainee. Deadline 8 Oct. - Screen Alliance Wales

🤑 Last few days to apply for Women in Film & TV's short film fund. Deadline 5 Oct. - WFTV

💸 Look Aside Films' short film fund has its regular deadline on 1 Nov. - FilmFreeway

📮 Upcoming film festival submission deadlines: Portsmouth Shorts::Cut, Pigeon Laughs (both 30 Sep), Southampton Film Week (9 Oct), International Film Festival of Wales (7 Oct) & Screams by the Sea (8 Nov). - FilmFreeway

↗️ Elevation Film Festival takes place 3-4 Oct in Devonport. - EFF

🍂 Gloucester Film Festival takes place 3-4 Oct. - GFF

🌴 Bournemouth International Film Festival takes place 9-10 Oct. - BIFF

🏳️‍🌈 Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival takes place 12-18 Oct in Cardiff. - Iris

🎥 Bath Film Festival takes place 16-25 Oct. - Film Bath

🗣️ Poetry Film Festival takes place on 17 Oct in Bristol. - Eventbrite

🍿 On film club: Uncle Frank dir. Alan Ball (on Amazon Prime) & Five Broken Cameras dir. Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi (on BFIplayer).

📣 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)
Writer/Director
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