The Short Film Toolkit

In early 2022, I designed and creatively produced a major new free-to-access short film toolkit designed to help filmmakers navigate their journeys with their films. The project is funded by BAFTA, BFI NETWORK and British Council.

The first of its kind (I think!), this comprehensive digital guide contains 70 pages packed with insights from over 40 filmmakers, funders, festival programmers and distributors, and is designed to unlock vital industry insights and advice. Each video is closed captioned and includes accompanying BSL interpretation (provided by Terptree), as well as written summaries of each of the recorded conversations.

For me, the conversation format felt like the most accessible and open way of sharing knowledge. In this form, there’s an acknowledgement that nothing set in stone. There is no singular way to make and exhibit work, & we'll keep building it as we go...I hope this new resource shows how exciting & multi-dimensional making short films can be!

Take a look here: https://film.britishcouncil.org/resources/short-film-toolkit