Pocket a £2k prize

Competition call for filmmaker entries from northern England

by Amber Wilkinson

Pocket Shorts, the UK's only independent mobile phone film production fund, will be celebrating its first birthday this November by commissioning up to ten short films.

Pocket Shorts is aimed at filmmakers who have graduated in the last five years and live in Yorkshire, the North West and the North East of England.

The competition is open to applications from all forms of moving image makers working in animation, games design, advertising, 3D design, music video, motion graphics, graphic design as well as traditional artists and filmmakers.

Successful applicants will be awarded up to £2,000 production funding to create short films of four x 15 seconds or 60 seconds in length. Awardees will also be matched with a compatible industry partner to provide mentoring and guidance through the production process. Last year's award winners premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The deadline is November 30. For more informatin visit www.pocketshorts.co.uk.

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