From the region that bought the world Massive Attack, Roni Size, Almost Human and Cary Grant, now comes the opportunity for filmmakers to hone their talents, develop a feature as part of a team and-with any luck-have their project greenlit.

And the good news is, you don’t have to come from Bristol!

South West Screen and BBC Films’ commitment to nurturing cinematic talent is underlined by the launch of ‘iFeatures’, a brand new digital film initiative that will see 3 full-length features developed and shot in Bristol over the next eighteen months.

Open to writers, directors and producers from across the UK, each film will be produced on a budget of £300,000 and be drawn from a slate of 12 projects which the partners will support through an intensive six-month creative and commercial development process. Filming is scheduled for summer 2010 for the films to premiere in early 2011. Each film must be produced in and around Bristol on a budget of £300,000.

As a Bristol native, I have always liked to think that there’s nowhere quite like it in terms of charm and creative inspiration.  So if you aren’t from Bristol, and you are interested in this scheme, I would strongly advise you to go West and seek inspiration.  If it was good enough for The Wurzels…

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