Returning for the third year running, we are delighted to present our Filmmaker Challenge 2024. Six early-career UK filmmakers have been selected to undertake the challenge of making a film on the fly, with a micro budget and equipment support, as well as mentoring from Oscar and BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Julie Cohen (RBG, Every Body, My Name is Pauli Murray). Working to a tight deadline, filmmakers will respond to the festival theme of Reflections on Reality, with only the deadline as a commissioning constraint. All filming is to be undertaken in a single day in and around Sheffield. This year's cohort of filmmakers joining the challenge will be: Asena Nour, Hannah Ava Dahl, Julia Mervis, Louisa Rechenbach, Marta Miskaryan and Tanicha Toro-Oloto.
Join us for a screening of the finished films + Q&A with the filmmakers and mentor, and see Sheffield through the eyes of our exciting new talents.
Principal Supporter Prime Video
Supported by Prime Video, Sheffield Hallam University, Warner Chappell Production Music, Canon and Sticks and Glass
