SWIF digest 📬 31 March 2026

👋 Hey filmmakers! Great to see so many of you when I came down to Plymouth, Falmouth and Redruth last week. Thanks for the warm welcome. Loving your films. Keep in touch with what's next for you.

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

📸 Reminiscing about Two Short Nights Film Festival in Exeter last month. - Exeter Phoenix

🤯 Get yourself to ReFramed's 'Organise The Chaos' panel event, an insight into working in the Production & AD departments. Tonight (31 Mar) in Bristol. - Headfirst

🪨 Watch a preview screening of Underland on 2 Apr in Bristol, with a Director's Q&A by Bristol Doc Club. - Watershed

🏄 Watch documentary Undercurrents on 11 Apr in Newquay, a story of sisterhood, resilience, mentorship and surfing. - Eventbrite

👁️ City Eye Film Network in Southampton have their next meet up on 14 Apr. - Eventbrite

💚 Join Creative Cardiff's free creative cuppa event on 22 Apr with a focus on finacial wellbeing for creatives. - Eventbrite

👋🏽 Filmmakers Plymouth Social's next meet up takes place on 23 Apr. - Eventbrite

🟦 Bluescreen short film night in Bristol celebrates 25 years on 25 Apr. - Cube Cinema

🌆 Catch Bath Film Office talking about their work managing location filming on 24 Jun. - Eventbrite

🏭 The Bottle Yard Studios has some unusual last minute studio hire availability between Apr-Sept. Take a look at their brochure. - BY

🗺️ BFI have announced their strategic plans for 2026-29. - BFI

⚡️ The Production Guild's free training on VFX management essentials for unscripted HETV & docs has its deadline to apply on 1 Apr. - PG

🧑🏽‍🎓 Make Happen Institute's Creative Practice MA closes for applications in 2 weeks. - MH

🏴‍☠️ Casting call for a pirate short film in Brixham. - Instagram

🦍 Gorilla Post-Production Bristol are looking for a Runner. Deadline today (31 Mar). - LinkedIn

🤠 Bristol Creative Industries are hiring a Managing Director. Deadline today (31 Mar). - BCI

🎞️ A Productions in Bristol are looking for an Assistant Editor & Junior Editor for their slate of animation productions. Deadline 6 Apr. - AP

👨🏽‍🔧 Performance Technician needed at Bath Spa University. Deadline 12 Apr. - BS

🦋 Junior Camera Operator wanted at BBC Studios Natural History Unit in Bristol. Deadline 19 Apr. - BBC

🧰 Wiltshire Creative are hiring an Assistant Producer (12 Apr), Head of Workshop (13 Apr) & Scenic Workshop Assistant (20 Apr). - WC

🧑‍💼 Knowle West Media Centre in Bristol is hiring a Co-Creating Change Alliance Co-ordinator. Deadline 13 Apr. - KWMC

🎆 Senior Compositor needed in Bournemouth. Deadline 30 Apr. - FSTVS

🏡 Somerset artist residency opportunity coming up in Sep-Oct. Deadline 5 Apr. - East Quay

🏪 A commission exploring the heritage of Barnstaple Pannier Market is open for applications until 20 Apr. - Studio Kind

✍🏾 Film & TV Charity's Reel Impact fund to support mid-to-senior level Black and Global Majority individuals and organisations closes for applications on 21 Apr. - F&TVC

📃 Film Expo South's short script competition has its early deadline on 17 Jun. - FilmFreeway

👩‍❤️‍👩 The personals: Nothing this week. Get in touch for a personal listing.

🎭 Cornwall Monologue Competition's final deadline has been extended to 15 Apr. - FilmFreeway

📮 Upcoming film festival submission deadlines: Iris Prize LGBTQ+ (31 Mar), Bournemouth International (1 Apr), Pompeywood Genre (3 Apr), Elevation (12 Apr), Wildscreen (16 Apr), Queer Vision (18 Apr) & Bristol Documentary (30 Apr). - FilmFreeway

🖍️ Cardiff Animation Festival takes place on 23 Apr. - CAF

🤖 Forbidden Worlds Film Festival takes place on 23-26 Apr in Bristol. - FWFF

🟠 Carmarthen Bay Film Festival takes place on 18-21 May. - CBFF

🍿 On film club: The Edge of Heaven dir. Fatih Akin (on Mubi) & Cameraperson dir. Kirsten Johnson (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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