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First Light Movies Announces new application deadlines

First Light Movies provides grants to projects that enable young people to participate in all aspects of film productions. Since launching in 2001, First Light Movies have enabled over 12,000 young filmmakers to write, act, shoot, light, direct and produce over 800 films. The funding is available to organisations that work with young people aged between 5 and 18, such as schools, youth services, community groups or voluntary groups

Grants are available through three funding streams. The Pilot Awards which provides grants of up to £5,000 for the production of a 5 minute film, the Studio Awards, which provides grants of up to £25,000 for films up to 10 minutes long and What's the Big Idea Awards which provides grants of £3,000 to develop ideas and stories for films.

The What's The Big Idea? Award and the Pilot Awards will both reopen for applications on 16 July 2008 with a closing date of 16 September 2008. Applicants need to be organisations that work with young people.

deadline: 14 October 2008

Visit http://www.firstlightmovies.com for more information and to download application forms.