Development of Short Films

Cinema Extreme is a major UK Short Film funding awards scheme. It was founded in 2002, and is funded by the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund and Film 4. The project has been managed by The Bureau with the aim "to seek out and develop filmmakers with a distinctive directorial voice and cinematic flair."

Since it's launch in 2002, it has been highly successful and has helped many aspiring filmmakers and directors to create a short film, that has actually helped them get into the film industry. The awards that have been given have ranged from £25,000 - £30,000.

One example of this is Andrea Arnold's short film Wasp catapulted Andrea to direct Red Road which won the Cannes Jury Prize in 2006.

A Clip from Wasp

Red Road Trailer

The Cinema Extreme funding scheme allowed Andrea Arnold to create her short film which has then pushed her into creating a British feature film, which won a number of awards.