New Shorts Focus
NEW SHORTS FOCUS is a fiction development scheme specifically for under-represented new and emerging Northern Ireland resident writer and writer/director talent. Eligible applicants must have at least one previous independently made or funded writer or writer/director credit at short film level
The development process is a writer-led initiative. It will be facilitated by a development producer over a six-month period from October 2022 to March 2023.
New Shorts Focus will be delivered online with monthly development meetings. The participants will be asked to deliver projects drafts monthly, normally a week prior to each monthly meeting. Participants are supplied with script coverage to assist in the re-drafting process each month.
The Scheme is not open to animation or factual creative talent.
Participants from previous years cannot re-apply to the Scheme.
New Shorts Focus is the only short film fiction development scheme which Northern Ireland Screen currently operates.
Applicants are asked to submit up to a maximum of two, one-page outlines for initial consideration. Completed scripts are not accepted at the application stage. The submitted idea(s) must be able to stand alone as a short. It must not be an extended trailer for a potential feature project.
The scheme will be facilitated online. Participants must be available to attend each online monthly development session.
The full guidelines are available here.
To apply for New Shorts Focus please click here.
Deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 30th September 2022.
