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The UK Film Council Completion Fund is a major UK short film funding awards scheme, funded by the UK Film Council , and managed by Maya Vision International. Originally a £50,000 fund awarded on an annual basis to a slate of 8-10 film, from 2008 onwards[ 1]
the fund has been increased to £70,000 to be awarded on a bi-annual basis to around 14 films of the most promising UK short films "that have already been shot but lack the funds to finish".[ 2]
Screenings
At the scheme's launch in 2002, the 2003 slate of films were co-funded by Film4 Productions ' Filmfour Lab and screened on Channel 4 , Film 4 and a selection are still available on the Film 4 website. After the winding down of Film Four Ltd as a separate entity and the scaling down and re-integration of film production into Channel 4 drama in 2002, the UK Film Council took over sole funding of the completion fund. Since 2004, the finished films have played at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in a section called First Past the Post and also have a central London showcase at the Curzon Mayfair . A selection of the films are available to screen on the BBC Film Network.[ 3]
Archive
The UK Film Council takes delivery of a Digibeta copy of each film for preservation in its national archive in Sheffield and DVD copies are stored by the Edinburgh International Film Festival as part of the Film UK Guide to British Film archive.
Awards and nominations
Completion fund films have been official selections at numerous film festivals worldwide, gathering over 150 major international awards,[ 4] and many more nominations, including:
2009(I)
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2008(II)
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2008(I)
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Writer(s)
Recipient
Date
Award
Dead Dog
Edward Jeffreys
Loren Slater , Kerry Kolbe
Edward Jeffreys
Signal Films
12/03/2008
£4,270
Domestics
Rob Curry
Colin McKeown
Anthony Fletcher
Fifth Column Films Ltd
12/03/2008
£5,975
Hatemail
Frazer Churchill
Mark Murrell
Frazer Churchill
2FC Ltd
12/03/2008
£6,600
The Hero's Journey (formerly known as The End of the Affair )
Jack Herbert
Barrington Robinson
Jack Herbert
Redbag Pictures Ltd
12/03/2008
£4,975
Ralph
Alex Winckler
Olivier Kaempfer
Alex Winckler
Parkville Pictures Ltd
12/03/2008
£5,800
Unborn
Justin Trefgarne
Francine Heywood , Laura Giles , Ernest Riera , Sarah Parfitt
Justin Trefgarne
Trinamite Productions Ltd
12/03/2008
£4,955
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2007
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Writer(s)
Recipient
Date
Award
A Fitting Tribute
Daniel Cormack
Daniel Cormack
Ben Clover
Actaeon Films Ltd
£5,000
Church Going
Ashley Inglis , Russell Inglis
Ashley Inglis , Russell Inglis, Daniel Swain
Ashley Inglis , Russell Inglis
Russell Inglis
£4,100
Walking Away
Joanna Carrick
David Newborn
Joanna Carrick
Red Rose Chain Ltd
£6,000
Beyond
Gavin Boyter
Gavin Boyter
Gavin Boyter
Strange Attractor Films Ltd
£5,920
Juvenile
China Moo-Young
Jess Ensor
Glenn Doherty
Wanted Films Ltd
£6,500
One of Us
Clint Dyer
Julian Bennett , Mark Straker
Mark Straker
PK Films Ltd
£4,880
Writing Dachau
Genevieve Simms
Genevieve Simms
Genevieve Simms
Genevieve Simms
£2,409
Jehovah's Witness
Alain Kramer
Alain Kramer
Alain Kramer
NoZone Films Ltd
£4,000
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space
Chris Boyle
Laura Tunstall
Mike Lesslie
Laura Tunstall
£3,115
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2006
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Writer(s)
Recipient
Date
Award
Savage
Hannah Gal
Hannah Judah
Hannah Gal
Hannah Gal
29/3/06
£4,499
Normal For Norfolk
Gareth Lewis
Adrian Sturges , Damian Lewis
Picture Farm Ltd
15/3/06
£7,750
Dog Flap
Jack Herbert
Wendy Bevan-Mogg
Kubista Ltd
15/3/06
£5,800
Exit the Situation
Lilja Ingolfsdottir
Jeremy Campbell
Balfe Campbell Productions Ltd
15/3/06
£7,935
The Sofa ]
Marcus Shepherd
Teun Hilte , Jonathan Taylor
Clockwork Pictures
15/3/06
£5,380
Dad
Daniel Mulloy
Amber T-Finlayson , Verity Wislocki
Daniel Mulloy
Sister Films Ltd
22/3/06
£5,500
The Other Man
Dictynna Hood
Simon Onwurah
Dictynna Hood
Likely Story Ltd
15/3/06
£7,500
Kochana Café
Philip Illic
Elisabeth Charbonneau
Elisabeth Charbonneau
15/3/06
£5,290
100th of a Second
Susan Jacobson
Alex Boden
Pistachio Pictures
15/3/06
£5,930
In the Mood
Hannah Robinson
Jeremy Redhouse , Jonathan Hall
Redhouse Lane / Perfect World
22/3/06
£2,425
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2005
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Writer(s)
Recipient
Date
Award
Lucky
Avie Luthra
Bex Hopkins
Avie Luthra
Avie Luthra
2/3/2005
£6,245
The Little Thief
Adam Sharp
Simon Cornish
BAF Animation
2/3/05
£4,510
Pitch Perfect
J Blakeson
Sacha Guttenstein
Sacha Guttenstein
2/3/05
£8,510
Mockingbird ]
Joe Tunmer
Ben Timlett , Penny Nagle , Richard Landy
Bill and Ben Productions
2/3/05
£7,230
Antonio's Breakfast
Daniel Mulloy
Howard Stogdon , Amber T-Finlayson
Sister Films
2/3/05
£5,950
Starry Night
Ben Miller
Thomas M. Fickling , Rebecca Farhall
Thomas M. Fickling
2/3/05
£6,990
The Clap ]
Geoff Lindsey
Hugh Welchman , Alan Dewhurst
Breakthru Films Ltd
2/3/05
£4,203
Rare Books and Manuscripts ]
Bruce Webb
Wendy Bevan-Mogg , Elisabeth Pinto
Sister Films Ltd
2/3/05
£5,640
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2004
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Writer(s)
Recipient
Date
Award
Mercy ]
Candida Scott Knight
Emily Man
Tina Walker
Maya Vision International Ltd
3/3/04
£7,800
No Deposit, No Return ]
Dallas Campbell
Farah Abushwesha, Pippa Mitchell , Kerry Appleyard
Dallas Campbell , John Edwards
Rocliffe Ltd
3/3/04
£4,360
6.6.04 ]
Simon Hook
Andrew Wilson
Simon Hook , Jayne Kirkham
Andrew Wilson
3/3/04
£1,939
Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
Susan Jacobson
Alex Boden
Susan Jacobson , Anna Reeves
Pistachio Pictures Ltd
3/3/04
£3,386
Jamaica
Martin Scanlan
Mark Norfolk , Jacquie Beaumont
Martin Scanlan
Prussia Lane Productions Ltd
3/3/04
£6,947
Flowers and Coins
Joshua Neale
Joshua Neale , Neil Henry
Neil Henry , Joshua Neale
Joshua Neale
3/3/04
£3,740
Moving On
Albert Kodagolian
Albert Kodagolian
Dusan Tolmac
Albert Kodagolian
3/3/04
£6,504
Stalin, My Neighbour ]
Carol Morley
Cairo Cannon
Carol Morley
Cannon and Morley Productions Ltd
3/3/04
£5,750
Hotel Infinity ]
Amanda Boyle
Adrian Sturges
Amanda Boyle
Picture Farm Ltd
3/3/04
£9,549
Traffic Warden
Donald Rice
Teun Hilte
Donald Rice
Clockwork Pictures Ltd
3/3/04
£6,947
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2003
London Screening: Curzon Soho , Monday 7 April 2003 at 6pm[ 25]
Film
Director(s)
Producer(s)
Writer(s)
Recipient
Date
Award
Jetpac Willy ]
David Palmer
Lithium Films Ltd
4/9/02
£3,000
Cracks
Joelle Berbe
Cracking Film Productions
20/11/02
£3,500
The Day of the Subgenius ]
Chris Hopewell
Andy Leighton
Bolex Brothers
16/7/03
£1,250
Whacked!
Jake West
Sarah Townsend
Haylon Films
4/9/02
£2,500
List 3
D.W. Mault
Sal Papadopolous
Hurricane Films
20/11/02
£4,500
F2point8
Paul Hills
Carole Hayman
Carole Hayman
Provocative Pictures
18/12/02
£2,500
Friday Night In ]
Ruth Coulson
Ruth Coulson , Kevin Kolovich
Rumour Productions
20/11/02
£4,000
Divine ]
Angela M. Murray
Rebecca Knapp
Synergen Films
18/12/02
£2,500
Ozone ]
Nicholas Brooks , Laura Kelly
Nicholas Brooks , Laura Kelly
Nicholas Brooks , Laura Kelly
20/11/02
£6,164
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