# 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:
* Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Short Film 2010 Off Season
* Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Short Film 2009 Ralph
* Winner Short Film - Prix UIP Cracow 2007 Dad
* Nominated European Film Awards Short Film – Prix UIP 2007 Dad
* Winner 60th Edinburgh International Film Festival Best British Short 2006 The Other Man
* Winner BAFTA Award for Best Short Film 2006 Antonio's Breakfast
* Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Short Film 2005 Lucky
* Nominated British Independent Film Awards Best British Short 2005 Pitch Perfect
* Runner Up TCM Classic Shorts Film Competition 2005 The Clap
* Nominated British Independent Film Awards Best British Short 2004 6.6.04

## 2009(I)

* Screening: 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival: Filmhouse, Sunday 19 June 2009, 11:30am
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| Bale (formerly known as Hay Bales) | Al Mackay | Andrew Ryder | Al Mackay | Elephant Gun Films | 25/03/2009 | £7,600 |
| The Elemental | Robert Sproul-Cran | Katie Crook | Robert Sproul-Cran | Northlight Productions Ltd | 25/03/2009 | £7,120 |
| Together | Eicke Bettinga | Zorana Piggott | Eicke Bettinga, Zorana Piggott | 001 Productions Ltd, Piggott-Bettinga Filmproduktion GbR | 25/03/2009 | £6,730 |
| The Hardest Part | Oliver Refson | Adam Shakinovsky | Oliver Refson | Agile Films Ltd | 25/03/2009 | £2,500 |
| The Chapel | Ben Winter | Ben Winter | Ben Winter | No Papercuts Ltd | 25/03/2009 | £3,785 |
| Furnace Four | Haydn Butler | Vanessa Arden-Wood | Ali Muriel | | 25/03/2009 | £4,685 |

## 2008(II)

* London Screening: 6th London Short Film Festival, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Friday 16 January 2009, 6.30pm
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| The Devil's Wedding | Dan Cadan | Loren Slater | Dan Cadan | H.S.I London | 22/10/2008 | £7,000 |
| The Wake | Loren Slater & Kerry Kolbe | Loren Slater & Kerry Kolbe | Loren Slater & Kerry Kolbe | Signal Films | 22/10/2008 | £5,800 |
| The Appointment | J Blakeson | Sacha Guttenstein | J Blakeson | | 22/10/2008 | £8,575 |
| Girl Like Me (formerly known as Wasted) | Rowland Jobson | Zoe Webster, Peter Devonald and Rowland Jobson | Peter Devonald | Seefood Ltd | 22/10/2008 | £8,850 |

## 2008(I)

* London Screening: Curzon Mayfair, Thursday 23 October 2008, 7pm
* 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival Screening: Filmhouse, Wednesday 25 June 2008, 5:15pm
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| Dead Dog | Edward Jeffreys | Loren Slater, Kerry Kolbe | Edward Jeffreys | Signal Films | 12/03/2008 | £4,270 |
| Domestics | Rob Curry | Colin McKeown | Anthony Fletcher | Fifth Column Films Ltd | 12/03/2008 | £5,975 |
| Hatemail | Frazer Churchill | Mark Murrell | Frazer Churchill | 2FC Ltd | 12/03/2008 | £6,600 |
| The Hero's Journey (formerly known as The End of the Affair) | Jack Herbert | Barrington Robinson | Jack Herbert | Redbag Pictures Ltd | 12/03/2008 | £4,975 |
| Ralph | Alex Winckler | Olivier Kaempfer | Alex Winckler | Parkville Pictures Ltd | 12/03/2008 | £5,800 |
| Unborn | Justin Trefgarne | Francine Heywood, Laura Giles, Ernest Riera, Sarah Parfitt | Justin Trefgarne | Trinamite Productions Ltd | 12/03/2008 | £4,955 |

## 2007

* London Screening: Curzon Mayfair, Thursday 11 October 2007, 6.30pm
* 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival Screening: Cameo Cinema, Monday 20 August 2007, 2pm
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Award |
| A Fitting Tribute | Daniel Cormack | Daniel Cormack | Ben Clover | Actaeon Films Ltd | £5,000 |
| Church Going | Ashley Inglis, Russell Inglis | Ashley Inglis, Russell Inglis, Daniel Swain | Ashley Inglis, Russell Inglis | Russell Inglis | £4,100 |
| Walking Away | Joanna Carrick | David Newborn | Joanna Carrick | Red Rose Chain Ltd | £6,000 |
| Beyond | Gavin Boyter | Gavin Boyter | Gavin Boyter | Strange Attractor Films Ltd | £5,920 |
| Juvenile | China Moo-Young | Jess Ensor | Glenn Doherty | Wanted Films Ltd | £6,500 |
| One of Us | Clint Dyer | Julian Bennett, Mark Straker | Mark Straker | PK Films Ltd | £4,880 |
| Writing Dachau | Genevieve Simms | Genevieve Simms | Genevieve Simms | Genevieve Simms | £2,409 |
| Jehovah's Witness | Alain Kramer | Alain Kramer | Alain Kramer | NoZone Films Ltd | £4,000 |
| Airlock, or How to Say Goodbye in Space | Chris Boyle | Laura Tunstall | Mike Lesslie | Laura Tunstall | £3,115 |

## 2006

* London Screening: Curzon Mayfair, Thursday 5 October 2006 at 18:30
* 60th Edinburgh International Film Festival Screening: Cameo Cinema, Tuesday 22 August 2006
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| Savage | Hannah Gal | Hannah Judah | Hannah Gal | Hannah Gal | 29/3/06 | £4,499 |
| Normal For Norfolk | Gareth Lewis | Adrian Sturges, Damian Lewis | | Picture Farm Ltd | 15/3/06 | £7,750 |
| Dog Flap | Jack Herbert | Wendy Bevan-Mogg | | Kubista Ltd | 15/3/06 | £5,800 |
| Exit the Situation | Lilja Ingolfsdottir | Jeremy Campbell | | Balfe Campbell Productions Ltd | 15/3/06 | £7,935 |
| The Sofa | Marcus Shepherd | Teun Hilte, Jonathan Taylor | | Clockwork Pictures | 15/3/06 | £5,380 |
| Dad | Daniel Mulloy | Amber T-Finlayson, Verity Wislocki | Daniel Mulloy | Sister Films Ltd | 22/3/06 | £5,500 |
| The Other Man | Dictynna Hood | Simon Onwurah | Dictynna Hood | Likely Story Ltd | 15/3/06 | £7,500 |
| Kochana Café | Philip Illic | Elisabeth Charbonneau | | Elisabeth Charbonneau | 15/3/06 | £5,290 |
| 100th of a Second | Susan Jacobson | Alex Boden | | Pistachio Pictures | 15/3/06 | £5,930 |
| In the Mood | Hannah Robinson | Jeremy Redhouse, Jonathan Hall | | Redhouse Lane / Perfect World | 22/3/06 | £2,425 |

## 2005

* London Screening: Curzon Mayfair, Thursday 31 October 2005 at 18:30
* 59th Edinburgh International Film Festival Screening: Cameo Cinema
* 11th Bristol International Short Film Festival (Brief Encounters) Screening: Watershed Cinema 1, Friday 25 November 2005 at 17:30
* 11th Bristol International Short Film Festival (Brief Encounters) Screening: Watershed Cinema 1, Saturday 26 November 2005 at 11:45
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| Lucky | Avie Luthra | Bex Hopkins | Avie Luthra | Avie Luthra | 2/3/2005 | £6,245 |
| The Little Thief | Adam Sharp | Simon Cornish | | BAF Animation | 2/3/05 | £4,510 |
| Pitch Perfect | J Blakeson | Sacha Guttenstein | | Sacha Guttenstein | 2/3/05 | £8,510 |
| Mockingbird | Joe Tunmer | Ben Timlett, Penny Nagle, Richard Landy | | Bill and Ben Productions | 2/3/05 | £7,230 |
| Antonio's Breakfast | Daniel Mulloy | Howard Stogdon, Amber T-Finlayson | | Sister Films | 2/3/05 | £5,950 |
| Starry Night | Ben Miller | Thomas M. Fickling, Rebecca Farhall | | Thomas M. Fickling | 2/3/05 | £6,990 |
| The Clap | Geoff Lindsey | Hugh Welchman, Alan Dewhurst | | Breakthru Films Ltd | 2/3/05 | £4,203 |
| Rare Books and Manuscripts | Bruce Webb | Wendy Bevan-Mogg, Elisabeth Pinto | | Sister Films Ltd | 2/3/05 | £5,640 |

## 2004

* 58th Edinburgh International Film Festival Screening: Cameo Cinema 1, on Friday 27 August 2004 at 14:00
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| Mercy | Candida Scott Knight | Emily Man | Tina Walker | Maya Vision International Ltd | 3/3/04 | £7,800 |
| No Deposit, No Return | Dallas Campbell | Farah Abushwesha, Pippa Mitchell, Kerry Appleyard | Dallas Campbell, John Edwards | Rocliffe Ltd | 3/3/04 | £4,360 |
| 6.6.04 | Simon Hook | Andrew Wilson | Simon Hook, Jayne Kirkham | Andrew Wilson | 3/3/04 | £1,939 |
| Bushido: The Way of the Warrior | Susan Jacobson | Alex Boden | Susan Jacobson, Anna Reeves | Pistachio Pictures Ltd | 3/3/04 | £3,386 |
| Jamaica | Martin Scanlan | Mark Norfolk, Jacquie Beaumont | Martin Scanlan | Prussia Lane Productions Ltd | 3/3/04 | £6,947 |
| Flowers and Coins | Joshua Neale | Joshua Neale, Neil Henry | Neil Henry, Joshua Neale | Joshua Neale | 3/3/04 | £3,740 |
| Moving On | Albert Kodagolian | Albert Kodagolian | Dusan Tolmac | Albert Kodagolian | 3/3/04 | £6,504 |
| Stalin, My Neighbour | Carol Morley | Cairo Cannon | Carol Morley | Cannon and Morley Productions Ltd | 3/3/04 | £5,750 |
| Hotel Infinity | Amanda Boyle | Adrian Sturges | Amanda Boyle | Picture Farm Ltd | 3/3/04 | £9,549 |
| Traffic Warden | Donald Rice | Teun Hilte | Donald Rice | Clockwork Pictures Ltd | 3/3/04 | £6,947 |

## 2003

London Screening: Curzon Soho, Monday 7 April 2003 at 6pm
| Film | Director(s) | Producer(s) | Writer(s) | Recipient | Date | Award |
| Jetpac Willy | David Palmer | | | Lithium Films Ltd | 4/9/02 | £3,000 |
| Cracks | Joelle Berbe | | | Cracking Film Productions | 20/11/02 | £3,500 |
| The Day of the Subgenius | Chris Hopewell | Andy Leighton | | Bolex Brothers | 16/7/03 | £1,250 |
| Whacked! | Jake West | Sarah Townsend | | Haylon Films | 4/9/02 | £2,500 |
| List 3 | D.W. Mault | Sal Papadopolous | | Hurricane Films | 20/11/02 | £4,500 |
| F2point8 | Paul Hills | Carole Hayman | Carole Hayman | Provocative Pictures | 18/12/02 | £2,500 |
| Friday Night In | Ruth Coulson | Ruth Coulson, Kevin Kolovich | | Rumour Productions | 20/11/02 | £4,000 |
| Divine | Angela M. Murray | Rebecca Knapp | | Synergen Films | 18/12/02 | £2,500 |
| Ozone | Nicholas Brooks, Laura Kelly | Nicholas Brooks, Laura Kelly | | Nicholas Brooks, Laura Kelly | 20/11/02 | £6,164 |