EXCLUSIVE: The British Unbiased Movie Awards (BIFAs) is launching a second iteration of its Springboard programme for 2025, supporting UK-based filmmakers engaged on their second movie.
Operating from Could 2025 to February 2026, BIFA Springboard will assist as much as 30 administrators, producers and writers. It can supply technical {and professional} coaching, mentoring, networking and entry to assets to higher equip individuals for business challenges.
It’s supported by Prime Video, as a part of its Prime Video Pathway initiative, a spread of collaborations with business companions to assist the event, reskilling and upskilling of freelancers to assist guarantee new entrants have pathways to the business.
Extra assist comes from the ScreenSkills Movie Expertise Fund, with additional assist from Movie Funds Worldwide.
The scheme will run alongside the Springboard: Style scheme, which chosen its 14 individuals final month.
BIFA Springboard is open for purposes now, with a deadline of Could 5, 2025.
“In an business the place solely a minority of first time writers, producers and administrators go on to make a sophomore characteristic, Springboard’s aim is to assist the subsequent wave of British filmmakers to be bold, pondering in the direction of long run, visionary careers with world impacts,” stated a BIFA assertion.