What is First Light in 2010?

What is First Light in 2010?

Watch & hear from young filmmakers who have made films with First Light's young film fund, as well as the other exciting schemes that we run...

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Film Nation Shorts

Film Nation Shorts

First Light is delighted to be a part of Film Nation: Shorts - a nationwide competition that is engaging young people in all the various creative and practical elements of filmmaking, with great prizes at the end of it, not least the chance to have their film shown at the London 2012 games, to a worldwide audience of millions. Keep checking the First Light website for further information.

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Apply for funding through First Light

Apply for funding through First Light

First Light is the UK’s leading initiative enabling young people to realise their potential via creative digital film and media projects. It operates a number of youth funding schemes: The Young Film Fund, distributing £1.1 million pounds of UK Film Council National Lottery cash each year, Second Light and Mediabox.

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  2. Lynne they don,t stop dancing here! excellent film the essence was captured perfectly.

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  3. very emotive and enlightening......like to use it in schools to provoke discussion and as stimulus for…

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  4. Having taught both these girls it is wonderful to see them doing so well. What a great piece of directors…

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First Light is the UK’s leading initiative enabling young people to realise their potential via creative digital film and media projects

Since launching in 2001, we have enabled over 30,000 budding young filmmakers to write, act, light, direct and produce over 1000 films and media projects.

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Second Light - Young people visit Pinewood Studios

Second Light - Young people visit Pinewood Studios

Trainees were shown around the site visiting a Harry Potter set, the Underwater Set where films such as Casino Royale, Da Vinci Code, and Elizabeth: The Golden Age were filmed and Pinewood Studios television sets. They met with Callum McDougall (executive producer “Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban”, “007-Casino Royale” and “007-Quantum of Solace” as well as James Bond producer, Barbara Broccoli (007-The World Is Not Enough, 007-Die Another Day, 007-Casino Royale” , “007-Quantum of Solace, amongst other speakers. Find out more …

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