Breakthrough Film Fund 2027 (with Manchester Film Festival)

Open for submissions

About

Official site: applications NOW OPEN. Earlybird 31 Oct 2026; final 8 Jan 2027. £5,000 production budget + EP mentorship. Submit via FilmFreeway (linked from official page). Also summarized on manchesterfilmfestival.app/Submit.

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

Deadline

8 January 2027

Fees

Submission via FilmFreeway (fee details on that listing). Official page says applications are now open.

Eligibility

UK-based filmmakers and production. Live-action short scripts of 10 pages or less, producible within a £5,000 cash budget. Mentorship from a BAFTA/Oscar-nominated EP team. Shortlisted nominees pitch live at Manchester Film Festival in March 2027.

Categories

Short, Fiction

Region

Europe

Details checked on

12 October 2026

Details are shown in the original language of the organizer.

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