Sgrin

Tel 029 2033 3300
Fax 029 2033 3320

info@sgrin.co.uk
www.sgrin.co.uk

Eligible Funding Area - Wales

Contact

Berwyn Rowlands, Chief Executive

Pauline Larkkom, Head of Production - 029 2033 3311 - Pauline@sgrin.co.uk

Gaynor Messer Price, Production Co-ordinator - 029 2033 3307 - gaynor@sgrin.co.uk

Overview

Sgrin aims to stimulate and support film and television activity throughout Wales, with a particular emphasis on identifying and nurturing new talent.

In partnership with other funders, such as the Arts Council of Wales, Film Council, the broadcasters and facility providers, Sgrin runs a variety of short film schemes. These schemes offer a range of opportunities for new, intermediate and more experienced film-makers to make challenging and innovative films for the international market.

A range of complimentary support and advice is offered to individuals, including one-to-one meetings relating to specific projects. Invited industry experts and film-makers are brought together for business surgeries, establishing a network of finance and distribution contacts. And, specific advice relating to the Lottery is provided, in conjunction with Sgrîn’s role as assessor and advisor to the Arts Council of Wales.

Wales has an extensive pool of talented television producers, which the Department aims to enhance further via new sources of funding, information and networking.

For individuals and companies outside of Wales, the Department functions as a link to an array of individuals, organisations and potential funders, helping projects to be realised.

Funding and Support

Individual Screenwriter Awards

The launch of a new pilot scheme from the Arts Council of Wales (ACW) is set to directly benefit individuals working within the Welsh film industry.

ACW will be awarding Individual Screenwriter Awards of up to £5,000 in February 2002 to enable new writers to create a first draft film script and for proven writers to break new ground.

As Wales’ film industry builds on the success of features such as The Testimony of Taliesin Jones, One of the Hollywood Ten, Very Annie Mary and Happy Now, ACW is playing an active role in ensuring that screenwriters of the highest quality are being supported in Wales.

For further information, contact Anneli Jones, ACW Lottery Division on 029 2037 6500 or anneli.jones@ccc-acw.org.uk

MEDIA Selective Distribution

This Call for Proposals awards groupings of theatrical distribution companies of recent European non-national films as well as European sales agents or producers acting as the coordinators of such a grouping.

Deadlines: 1 December 2001, 15 March 2002, 19 July 2002, 1 December 2002

MEDIA PLUS Development Funding

Funding is available to develop fiction, creative documentary, animation and multimedia projects, from the European Commission's MEDIA Plus programmes.