The Small Awards Fund aims to support and encourage small-scale projects that develop audiences, industry skills and talent throughout the East of England.
Small-scale awards are available of up to £500 for individuals across all priorty areas within Screen East's funding guidelines for RIFE (Regional Investment Fund for England).
Priority areas include:
Priority 1:
Talent and Content DevelopmentPriority 2:
Enterprise and Skills DevelopmentPriority 3:
Audience DevelopmentThis fund is in part a response to the need to widen our reach - in particular to applicants on lower incomes with small-scale or cultural projects.
Examples of Small Awards supportScreen East will fund applications that meet our RIFE objectives, including:
- Archive research or film preservation projects
- Equipment hire for exhibition
- Project research in moving image education
- Research for curatorial projects
- Training courses for individuals
- Travel bursaries where your film has been selected by an international festival, and where you can demonstrate that attendance is crucial to knowledge and skills development
How to apply
Please download the Small Awards guidelines within the opposite download panel for details on how to apply, eligibility and assessment.