Real people. Real careers. Real stories.
Every day, filmmakers are finding collaborators, landing jobs, and building careers on FILMD. These are some of their stories.
"This is the best online filmmaker's experience I've ever had."
William joined FILMD after struggling to find crew for his debut short film. Within weeks, he'd connected with a DoP, sound recordist, and editor - all local to his area. His short went on to screen at three festivals.
William Simmons
Director
"The platform works! I've already made my first connection and collaboration."
Grace had just graduated from drama school with no industry contacts outside her cohort. FILMD's Members Map helped her find collaborators nearby, leading to her first co-directed short film within months of joining.
Grace Alwyn Ashworth
Writer | Director
"Exactly what young and aspiring filmmakers need!"
Jim had been freelancing for years but relied entirely on word of mouth. After building his FILMD profile and earning Accreditation, he started receiving direct enquiries from productions he'd never have found otherwise.
Jim Trotman
Director of Photography
"I'm so happy a platform like this has finally come about. Having access to this will massively help me in building up a portfolio of work."
Jack was transitioning from theatre to film and needed a way to showcase his skills to a new audience. His FILMD profile became his go-to portfolio link, helping him land his first two film credits.
Jack Stocker
Props Supervisor
"Congratulations on creating such a great platform - kudos for coming up with this amazing idea and implementing it!"
Anisa was juggling acting and writing with no single place to present both sides of her career. FILMD let her build one profile that captured everything - and she's since been contacted by two productions looking for actor-writers.
Anisa Butt
Actor | Screenwriter
"This is a great resource and I'm super pumped about it. It's tough starting over developing a community, but this feels like it's a little inch closer to meeting folks."
Matthias relocated to the UK from abroad and had zero local network. FILMD's community feed and messaging let him introduce himself to the local filmmaking scene and start collaborating within weeks.
Matthias Sundberg
Writer | Director | Editor | Producer