What is it? First Light Movies provides grants to projects that allow young people to participate in all aspects of film production. Since its launch in 2001, the funds have enabled more than 20,000 young people to write, act in, shoot, light, direct and produce more than 900 films across the UK.
How much is on offer? Three separate funds total £700,000. The script grant provides up to £3,000 to scriptwriting projects that team up young people with professionals. The pilot grant offers funds of up to £5,000 for young people to shoot one short film and the studio grant provides up to £30,000 for projects producing multiple films.
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