South West Filmmakers share in £100,000 payout South West Filmmakers share in £100,000 payout18 young filmmakers from Swindon and Bristol are getting the help they need to realise their dreams thanks to a share in a £100,000 lottery payout. The funding will support a total of 29 films, including 2 from the South West, and is being dished out through the UK Film Council's First Light scheme. 8 children from Nyland Special School in Swindon, aged 10 and 11 years, are working on a digital short entitled "Making Choices". The film is a largely improvised drama which will tie in with an Emotional Awareness Week that the school is running. Ten youngsters aged between 12 and 18 from Action Time Vision Co-Operative Limited in Bristol are producing a real time suspense drama called "Break" which is about a woman who awakes to find her house being burgled. Each of these South West projects have received grants of £4,000. check out the funding info section for more information about First Light or go to www.firstlightmovies.com
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