CompetitionActor Ncuti Gatwa, filmmaker Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and journalist-turned-screenwriter Terri White, who’s memoir “Coming Undone” is being adapted for Netflix, will serve as judges on the BMW Filmmaking Challenge.
The competition is the result of a partnership between BMW and the BFI that aims to support aspiring U.K.
filmmakers and uncover fresh perspectives in the film industry.The initiative was launched earlier this year by BAFTA winner Michaela Coel (“I May Destroy You”).
The BFI has shortlisted five teams from some 400 applications, awarding each a £10,000 production budget, access to 8K camera equipment and mentoring from Coel.
Inspired by the all-electric BMW i7 and its ultra-wide 31.3-inch rear-passenger theatre screen, the challenge is designed to stretch filmmakers artistically and bring their stories to life in 90 seconds under the theme Evolving Perspectives.The films are now in production, judging will take place in September, with the winning short premiering…
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