Slick Films Fund 2025
Opportunity type: Fund
For: Filmmakers
Deadline: 24/06/2025
Rewards: £10,000 + Mentorship + Production Support + More
Location Eligibility: Worldwide
About this opportunity
The Slick Films Fund, in association with Bolton Film Festival, is offering an incredible opportunity for emerging filmmakers worldwide to bring their short film projects to life. Recognized for their storytelling excellence and an Oscar® win for “The Silent Child”, Slick Films is committed to championing new voices in cinema through this fund.
Two funding opportunities are available:
Main Fund: £10,000 production funding, mentorship from Oscar®-winning filmmakers, production support (banking, legal, insurance, accounting), festival strategy, and extensive post-production services including color grading and VFX consultation.
First-Time Filmmaker Fund: £3,000 production funding, script development with Oscar®-winning filmmakers, production support, and post-production services.
Winners will also receive consultations with top industry professionals and the opportunity to pitch their projects at Bolton Film Festival on 03/10/2025.
Rewards
- Production Funding: £10,000 (Main Fund) or £3,000 (First-Time Filmmaker Fund).
- Mentorship: Guidance from Oscar®-winning filmmakers.
- Production Support: Access to banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
- Festival Strategy: Comprehensive plan with Festival Formula.
- Post-Production Services: Color grading by OnSight, VFX consultation, and technical support.
- Industry Exposure: Consultations with NITV, Bolton Film Festival director Adrian Barber, and publicist Catherine Lyn Scott.
- Promotion: Featured article in Directors Notes and visibility across Slick Films’ network.
- Pitching Opportunity: Finalists will pitch their projects at Bolton Film Festival on 03/10/2025.
Eligibility
Open worldwide to writers, directors, and producers aged 18 and older.
Submissions must be original, unpublished works in English.
Scripts must not exceed 25 pages.
Participants must provide a budget and cost breakdown.
Directors and writers can submit independently, but producers must have at least one attached. Team
All genres of live-action short films are welcome (documentaries and animations are not eligible).
Winning projects must enter production within 12 months of receiving the fund.
Entry Fee:
Free
How to Apply
Apply using the link: Slick Films Fund 2025
All questions regarding this award should be sent to fund@slickfilms.co.uk
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