Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize

The Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize

Glasgow Film is pleased to announce submissions are officially open for the Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize. Now in its third year, the YSFP is an opportunity open to filmmakers from across Scotland from ages 18-25. It will be delivered in partnership with Eden Court Highlands and Glasgow Short Film Festival, supported by BFI Film Academy awarding National Lottery funding and designed in consultation with Short Circuit and GMAC Film.

The shortlist will be made of six short films that will be screened during Glasgow Short Film Festival 2024. There will be two categories of competition for the films submitted. The first category of competition is for filmmakers who completed their short films independently, without any formal funding or support. The second category is for those who made their short film with formal funding or support from their university, college or a film organisation. An initial jury of programmers and professionals from Eden Court Highlands, Glasgow Short Film Festival and Glasgow Film Festival, will watch every submitted film before deciding the six finalists. A young jury of film fans and finalists from last year’s prize, chaired by Short Circuit Talent Executive Wilma Smith, will decide on the winner of each category.

The winning filmmakers from each category will each be awarded £1,500 in funding to further their career in film. All shortlisted filmmakers will receive £250 as well as continual support and guidance from the Glasgow Film team. As well as this, the shortlisted filmmakers will be invited to attend networking mixers and development opportunities, facilitated by the partners of the prize.

The deadline for film submissions is 5pm on November 24th. Full application details can be found below. Read the terms and conditions below and click here to apply.

Terms and Conditions

• You must be 18 or older to submit a film to the Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize Competition.

• You must have been no older than 25 at the time of making the film.

• The short film submitted must be no longer than 20 minutes.

• The short film must have been completed in the last 24 months and cannot have been submitted to this specific prize in the past.

• To be considered the film must have been made in Scotland, and the applicant must be currently based in Scotland.

• Film Submissions will be judged in 2 categories: Film made with funding or organisational support/resources. And film made without funding or organisational support/resources.

• Please make sure you provide the correct information about the circumstances of your film, to ensure the film is considered in the most suitable category.

• To be considered, films must be appropriate for age 15 audiences, please see the age ratings guidance. https://www.bbfc.co.uk/

• Glasgow Film Theatre and Glasgow Short Film Festival reserve the right to place age ratings on the shortlisted films. (For public screening purposes).

• The winners of the prize from each category will be awarded £1,500, the winners will not receive their funding by cash but through funding requests made to Glasgow Film to purchase equipment, travel etc. All funding must be used towards the intentions outlined in the applications, unless an exception is requested and then approved by Glasgow Film. All funding must be used with the intention of furthering the progression of the filmmaker’s or filmmaking team’s career(s). This prize money must be requested by the end of February 2025.

• Each shortlisted filmmaker (6 total) will be awarded £250, this will not be distributed by cash but through funding requests made to Glasgow Film to purchase equipment, travel etc. All funding must be used towards the intentions outlined in the applications, unless an exception is requested and then approved by Glasgow Film. All funding must be used with the intention of furthering the progression of the filmmaker’s or filmmaking team’s career(s). This prize money must be requested by the end of June 2024.

• Shortlisted filmmakers will be expected to contribute to Glasgow Film and BFI Film Academy evaluation processes as part of the Young Scottish Filmmakers prize project.

• This competition is being administered Glasgow Film, in partnership with Glasgow Short Film Festival and funded by BFI Film Academy. By submitting an application, you are therefore consenting to the information you provide in your application being shared between Glasgow Film, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Eden Court Highlands and BFI Film Academy.

• Glasgow Film is the trading name of Glasgow Film Theatre. Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) is registered in Scotland No.SC097369 with its registered office at 12 Rose Street, Glasgow, G3 6RB. Glasgow Film Theatre is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity (No.SC005932) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.

• Glasgow Short Film Festival (GSFF) is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (No.SC049556) with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. The registered office of Glasgow Short Film Festival is at 60 Tradeston Street, Glasgow, G5 8BH.

How to apply to the Young Scottish Filmmakers Prize

• Please follow this link to complete the application and submit your film.
• If you have any questions at all please email rosa.cato@glasgowfilm.org.