The winning filmmaker will be announced at the BFI London Film Festival 2021.
7 May 2021
Wildfire, directed by Cathy Brady, winner of the IWC Bursary in 2020
The IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI returns in 2021 with a strong focus on representation and inclusion. For the first time, all films applying for the bursary award will have to meet the BFI Diversity Standards.
With this step, the BFI and IWC Schaffhausen aim to support opportunity for underrepresented filmmakers and raise awareness of the drive towards greater inclusion in the film industry. Created to support filmmakers early in their careers, the £50,000 bursary award has established itself as the most significant bursary of its kind in the UK.
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