SWIF digest 📬 30 June 2026

👋 Hey filmmakers! I've just shared the first bts of my sci-fi film Playback on my personal closed email list.

~ After years of carrying out revenge on behalf of other women, a female sniper must decide whether to reconcile with her past or continue her violent spree.

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🥳 SWIF's 3rd birthday party will be Friday 11 Sep from 7pm at Shredenhams Bristol. Bring your film mates, meet some new ones and hear about upcoming opportunities from the region's screen orgs (more have just confirmed). Plus cake, games and zine making. No ticket required.

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

📸 BTS from short film On The Same Earth which has recently been winning awards on the festival circuit. - Instagram

🎊 Bounce Cinema are screening a short film night to celebrate the 78th Windrush anniversary on 1 Jul in Bristol. - Bounce

⚡️ Jolt Gloucester's creative networking for under 30 yr olds next takes place on 2 Jul. - Jolt

🤝 The Kusp creatives meet up in Bristol on 7 Jul is now giving attendees an opportunity to do a 2 min pitch of their creative projects, in case you're looking for collaborators. - Luma

👩‍💻 Devon & Cornwall Screenwriting Group's next online session is 12 Jul. - Heylo

🙋🏽‍♀️ Women in Film & TV are having an in person meet up in Cardiff on 22 Jul. - WFTV

🟦 Bluescreen short film night in Bristol is open for submissions from tomorrow (1 Jul) and takes place on 29 Jul. Always sold out, this is one to get in your diaries. - Bluescreen

📝 Creative UK have a survey out to understand how they can support you better. Closes 31 Jul. - Creative UK

📞 If you're an indie production company you can reach out to BBC commissioners for the regions directly, even if you're small. - BBC

🧑🏽‍🎓 Somerset Film are running a four day filmmaking course 8-16 Aug in Bridgwater. - Somerset Film

✍️ Somerset Film are also running a scriptwriting workshop on skills & techniques, as well as the career and role of a scriptwriter. 26 Sep in Bridgwater. - Somerset Film

🎥 Films@59 need a client-focused Technician for their hires department in Bristol, with some work in Cardiff when required. Deadline 1 Jul. - Films@59

🎆 Motion Graphics / VFX Artist with After Effects experience needed in Bristol. Deadline 3 Jul. - Production Base

🎩 Bristol Dockyards need an Actor to be Brunel this summer. Deadline 3 Jul. - Bristol Dockyards

👨🏽‍🔧 UWE Bristol are seeking a Moving Image Technical Educator to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of technical learning across disciplines. Deadline 6 Jul. - UWE

🤓 Lecturer in Acting for Screen & Future Media needed at Uni of Plymouth. Deadline 13 Jul. - Uni of Plymouth

📷 Blanket Films are taking applications for their BTS Photographer database for upcoming commercials. Email a very brief intro and a link to relevant work. - Email Blanket

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Applications are open for Screen Alliance Wales' development programme for early to mid-career Welsh & Wales-based Writers. Deadline 1 Jul. - Screen Alliance Wales

👥 An HETV production in South Wales have shadowing opportunities for Wales-based Producers and Directors. Deadline 8 Jul. - Screen Alliance Wales

📽️ Culture & Place Manager needed to lead projects such as Creative Kernow’s social cinema programme and to champion audience-first approaches to film exhibition. Deadline 17 Jul. - Creative Kernow

📑 Submissions are open for Script Club Cardiff's next new writing night on 4 Oct. Submit by 6 Aug. - Instagram

🤑 Large Format Short Films Competition is accepting submissions. Submit your script by 16 Jul for their cash fund. - CentreFrame

📮 Upcoming film festival submission deadlines: Cardiff Animation, Pigeon Laughs, Darkroom (all 30 Jun), ANiMiNSPO Mini Animation Festival (1 Jul), International Film Festival
 of Wales (3 Jul), Cardiff Mini (12 Jul), Bath (15 Jul), Gloucester Independent (18 Jul) & Cornwall (24 Jul) . - FilmFreeway

🏳️‍⚧️ Queer Vision Film Festival takes place in Bristol on 26 Jun - 10 Jul. - QVFF

🏕️ Sistaland Festival takes place 10-12 Jul. - Sistaland Festival

🎞️ Cinema Rediscovered Film Festival takes place in Bristol on 22-26 Jul. - Watershed

🏄 Save the Waves Film Festival tours the region this summer. - Save the Waves

🚵 Frontier Sapiens Film Festival comes to Poole on 6 Aug & Porthtowan on 19 Aug. - Eventbrite

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

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

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

🍿 On film club: The Lion in Winter dir. Anthony Harvey (on NowTV) & The Act of Killing dir. Joshua Oppenheimer (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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