FILMD Grants Round 6 is open
We'll back your short film with £1,000.
Each round, one FILMD Plus member gets £1,000 to make a short film of up to 10 minutes, from a script of up to 10 pages. Submit your script, get funded, crew it through FILMD.
- £5,000awarded so far
- 10 minthe longest the film can run: a script of up to 10 pages
- 5short films funded
- £1,000per round, to one Plus member
The winners
Five rounds. Five films funded.
Every winner started with a script and a FILMD Plus membership. Here's who we've funded so far.
Latest winner · Round 5SolsticeMaya Avidov£1,000 FILMD Grant
Round 4While it LastsKatie Sheridan
Round 3The WinnersMatt Huntley
Round 2Sleep AwakeCarl Earl-Ocran
Round 1Nothing We SayFrancesca de Bassa
How it works
Three steps to £1,000.
One winner each round, with £1,000 towards their short film.
Join FILMD Plus
FILMD Grants are open to FILMD Plus members. Open to UK residents, for a UK-based production.
Submit your script
Tell us your film's title, genre, length and synopsis, and upload your screenplay: up to 10 pages, for a film of up to 10 minutes. You don't need a production to enter.
We review and announce
We review every script for storytelling and originality, then announce the winner to the community.
Open now Round 6, Autumn 2026. We'll back a short film of up to 10 minutes with £1,000. Open to FILMD Plus members.
- Opens
- Friday 23rd October, 8am
- Closes
- Friday 20th November, 11:59pm
Why we run FILMD Grants
Funding is the biggest barrier.
Funding is the single biggest barrier for emerging filmmakers. Talented writers and directors across the UK have stories worth telling, but not the resources to get them to screen.
I've been on sets where people pour everything into a project, their time, their energy and their savings, and still can't get their own story made. FILMD Grants exist to change that.
Every round, we put £1,000 directly into the hands of one member to get their project off the ground. The criteria are simple: stay on FILMD Plus, hire your cast and crew through FILMD, and premiere the finished film in our Screening Room. You write the script; we help fund it.
Five rounds in, five films funded, and we're just getting started. Give people the tools, the community and a bit of funding, and they make remarkable things. I've seen it first-hand.
This isn't charity. It's belief that the next great short film could come from anyone, anywhere in the UK, not just the people with the right connections or the right postcode.
Craig HeyworthFounder and CEO, FILMD
Questions.
Is FILMD Grants free to enter?
No. FILMD Grants are only open to FILMD Plus members. You'll need an active Plus membership when you submit and throughout the review period.
How long can the film be?
Up to 10 minutes on screen, from a screenplay of up to 10 pages (one page is roughly one minute). Longer scripts aren't eligible. Open to UK residents, for a UK-based production.
Do I keep copyright of my script?
Yes. You keep full copyright of your screenplay. FILMD only reads your script to assess it, and never claims any rights over your work.
What happens if I win?
You'll receive £1,000 towards your production. You must keep an active FILMD Plus membership, post your cast and crew roles on FILMD, and your finished film will be added to the Screening Room.
How is my script assessed?
The FILMD team reviews each script on story and originality.
When is Round 6?
Round 6 is open now and closes on Friday 20th November, 11:59pm, UK time. Entries must be submitted in the FILMD app before it closes.
Where are the full terms and conditions?
FILMD Grants are covered by specific terms on copyright, eligibility, the use of AI and winners' obligations. See FILMD Grants in our Terms and Conditions for the full details.
Ready to submit your 10-page script?
Round 6 closes on Friday 20th November, 11:59pm. FILMD Grants are only open to FILMD Plus members.