UK Film Council Completion Fund


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
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".

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.

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, and many more nominations, including:
FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
Bale Al MackayAndrew RyderAl MackayElephant Gun Films25/03/2009£7,600
The ElementalRobert Sproul-CranKatie CrookRobert Sproul-CranNorthlight Productions Ltd25/03/2009£7,120
TogetherEicke BettingaZorana PiggottEicke Bettinga, Zorana Piggott001 Productions Ltd, Piggott-Bettinga Filmproduktion GbR25/03/2009£6,730
The Hardest PartOliver RefsonAdam ShakinovskyOliver RefsonAgile Films Ltd25/03/2009£2,500
The ChapelBen WinterBen WinterBen WinterNo Papercuts Ltd25/03/2009£3,785
Furnace FourHaydn ButlerVanessa Arden-WoodAli Muriel25/03/2009£4,685

2008(II)

FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
The Devil's WeddingDan CadanLoren SlaterDan CadanH.S.I London22/10/2008£7,000
The WakeLoren Slater & Kerry KolbeLoren Slater & Kerry KolbeLoren Slater & Kerry KolbeSignal Films22/10/2008£5,800
The AppointmentJ BlakesonSacha GuttensteinJ Blakeson22/10/2008£8,575
Girl Like Me Rowland JobsonZoe Webster, Peter Devonald and Rowland JobsonPeter DevonaldSeefood Ltd22/10/2008£8,850

2008(I)

FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
Dead DogEdward JeffreysLoren Slater, Kerry KolbeEdward JeffreysSignal Films12/03/2008£4,270
DomesticsRob CurryColin McKeownAnthony FletcherFifth Column Films Ltd12/03/2008£5,975
HatemailFrazer ChurchillMark MurrellFrazer Churchill2FC Ltd12/03/2008£6,600
The Hero's Journey Jack HerbertBarrington RobinsonJack HerbertRedbag Pictures Ltd12/03/2008£4,975
RalphAlex WincklerOlivier KaempferAlex WincklerParkville Pictures Ltd12/03/2008£5,800
UnbornJustin TrefgarneFrancine Heywood, Laura Giles, Ernest Riera, Sarah ParfittJustin TrefgarneTrinamite Productions Ltd12/03/2008£4,955

2007

FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
A Fitting TributeDaniel CormackDaniel CormackBen CloverActaeon Films Ltd£5,000
Church GoingAshley Inglis, Russell InglisAshley Inglis, Russell Inglis, Daniel SwainAshley Inglis, Russell InglisRussell Inglis£4,100
Walking AwayJoanna CarrickDavid NewbornJoanna CarrickRed Rose Chain Ltd£6,000
BeyondGavin BoyterGavin BoyterGavin BoyterStrange Attractor Films Ltd£5,920
JuvenileChina Moo-YoungJess EnsorGlenn DohertyWanted Films Ltd£6,500
One of UsClint DyerJulian Bennett, Mark StrakerMark StrakerPK Films Ltd£4,880
Writing DachauGenevieve SimmsGenevieve SimmsGenevieve SimmsGenevieve Simms£2,409
Jehovah's WitnessAlain KramerAlain KramerAlain KramerNoZone Films Ltd£4,000
Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in SpaceChris BoyleLaura TunstallMike LesslieLaura Tunstall£3,115

2006

FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
SavageHannah GalHannah JudahHannah GalHannah Gal29/3/06£4,499
Normal For NorfolkGareth LewisAdrian Sturges, Damian LewisPicture Farm Ltd15/3/06£7,750
Dog FlapJack HerbertWendy Bevan-MoggKubista Ltd15/3/06£5,800
Exit the SituationLilja IngolfsdottirJeremy CampbellBalfe Campbell Productions Ltd15/3/06£7,935
The Sofa]Marcus ShepherdTeun Hilte, Jonathan TaylorClockwork Pictures15/3/06£5,380
DadDaniel MulloyAmber T-Finlayson, Verity WislockiDaniel MulloySister Films Ltd22/3/06£5,500
The Other ManDictynna HoodSimon OnwurahDictynna HoodLikely Story Ltd15/3/06£7,500
Kochana CaféPhilip IllicElisabeth CharbonneauElisabeth Charbonneau15/3/06£5,290
100th of a SecondSusan JacobsonAlex BodenPistachio Pictures15/3/06£5,930
In the MoodHannah RobinsonJeremy Redhouse, Jonathan HallRedhouse Lane / Perfect World22/3/06£2,425

2005

FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
LuckyAvie LuthraBex HopkinsAvie LuthraAvie Luthra2/3/2005£6,245
The Little ThiefAdam SharpSimon CornishBAF Animation2/3/05£4,510
Pitch PerfectJ BlakesonSacha GuttensteinSacha Guttenstein2/3/05£8,510
Mockingbird]Joe TunmerBen Timlett, Penny Nagle, Richard LandyBill and Ben Productions2/3/05£7,230
Antonio's BreakfastDaniel MulloyHoward Stogdon, Amber T-FinlaysonSister Films2/3/05£5,950
Starry NightBen MillerThomas M. Fickling, Rebecca FarhallThomas M. Fickling2/3/05£6,990
The Clap]Geoff LindseyHugh Welchman, Alan DewhurstBreakthru Films Ltd2/3/05£4,203
Rare Books and Manuscripts]Bruce WebbWendy Bevan-Mogg, Elisabeth PintoSister Films Ltd2/3/05£5,640

2004

FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
Mercy]Candida Scott KnightEmily ManTina WalkerMaya Vision International Ltd3/3/04£7,800
No Deposit, No Return]Dallas CampbellFarah Abushwesha, Pippa Mitchell, Kerry AppleyardDallas Campbell, John EdwardsRocliffe Ltd3/3/04£4,360
6.6.04]Simon HookAndrew WilsonSimon Hook, Jayne KirkhamAndrew Wilson3/3/04£1,939
Susan JacobsonAlex BodenSusan Jacobson, Anna ReevesPistachio Pictures Ltd3/3/04£3,386
JamaicaMartin ScanlanMark Norfolk, Jacquie BeaumontMartin ScanlanPrussia Lane Productions Ltd3/3/04£6,947
Flowers and CoinsJoshua NealeJoshua Neale, Neil HenryNeil Henry, Joshua NealeJoshua Neale3/3/04£3,740
Moving OnAlbert KodagolianAlbert KodagolianDusan TolmacAlbert Kodagolian3/3/04£6,504
Stalin, My Neighbour]Carol MorleyCairo CannonCarol MorleyCannon and Morley Productions Ltd3/3/04£5,750
Hotel Infinity]Amanda BoyleAdrian SturgesAmanda BoylePicture Farm Ltd3/3/04£9,549
Traffic WardenDonald RiceTeun HilteDonald RiceClockwork Pictures Ltd3/3/04£6,947

2003

London Screening: Curzon Soho, Monday 7 April 2003 at 6pm
FilmDirectorProducerWriterRecipientDateAward
Jetpac Willy]David PalmerLithium Films Ltd4/9/02£3,000
CracksJoelle BerbeCracking Film Productions20/11/02£3,500
The Day of the Subgenius]Chris HopewellAndy LeightonBolex Brothers16/7/03£1,250
Whacked!Jake WestSarah TownsendHaylon Films4/9/02£2,500
List 3D.W. MaultSal PapadopolousHurricane Films20/11/02£4,500
F2point8Paul HillsCarole HaymanCarole HaymanProvocative Pictures18/12/02£2,500
Friday Night In]Ruth CoulsonRuth Coulson, Kevin KolovichRumour Productions20/11/02£4,000
Divine]Angela M. MurrayRebecca KnappSynergen Films18/12/02£2,500
Ozone]Nicholas Brooks, Laura KellyNicholas Brooks, Laura KellyNicholas Brooks, Laura Kelly20/11/02£6,164