RIFE Production and Development Activity
RIFE Production and Development Funding is available through the following awards. Selection is detailed and rigorous by experienced professionals eager to promote imagination, creativity and viability:
1. LARGE AWARDS
Bi Annual Awards for Individual Writer, Producer and Directors (up to £5,000) and Companies (up to £10,000) for Feature (Fiction, Documentary, Animation, Digital) Film Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post Production and Distribution and Marketing support.
2. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE AWARDS
Awards for Producers and Directors to attend International Festivals (up to £350) - this fund has a rolling deadline.
3. SCRIPT ASSESSMENT AWARDS
Awards for Producers, Writers, Directors and Companies to apply for a Script Assessment (up to £55) - this fund has a rolling deadline.
4. SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
These awards are to support feature film writing and include Screen South Script Workshop support (up to £150) and Script Development Bursaries (up to £250).
Applicants must be invited to apply through the one to one process.
5. PROJECT HARDSHIP AWARDS
This is a discretionary fund with a rolling deadline specifically to support projects with unique and excellent time-specific opportunities which applicants are unable to take up due to proven hardship (under £500).
Please make sure you read the ‘Production & Development Overview’ which provides more detailed information as to what we can and can’t fund including eligibility requirements, this can be downloaded below:
Regional Investment Fund for England
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Deadlines and Dates for 2010/11:
RIFE Large Award Applications:
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Outcome Notification
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Friday 28th May
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Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd June
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Friday 9th July
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Friday 22nd October
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Monday 15th & Tuesday 16th November
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Thursday 2nd December
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Script Assessment, International Festival Attendance and Project Hardship Awards have a rolling deadline. Please be aware that from receipt of a completed application (and all requested enclosures) it can take up to four weeks to notify as to its outcome.
Please also note that we cannot fund retrospective activity - if in doubt check whether it will be possible to process your application before the activity you are applying for is due to commence.
Script development applications must be invited and deadlines will be set on an individual basis.
NB. Screen South reserves the right to amend these dates.
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PLEASE NOTE:YOU MUST HAVE A ONE TO ONE ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION WITH THE RELEVANT SCREEN SOUTH EXECUTIVE FOR IT TO BE ELLIGIBLE.
Miranda Robinson (Head of Production and Development) will be returning from maternity leave on the 9th September. We will be scheduling 121 dates from the week of the 13th September onwards. If you would like a 121 you can register here.
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Individual Guidelines and Application forms for the various awards can be downloaded by clicking on the links below:
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| Festival Attendance Award Guidelines |
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| Script Assessment Award Guidelines |
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| Project Hardship Award Guidelines |
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As funding is not available retrospectively, we recommend that you submit your application to Screen South as soon as possible in order to be included in the next panel.