Northern Alliance - BFI

Short Film Export, a study commissioned by the UK Film Council's Export
Development team in 2008, found that, “UK short films perform very well on the
international stage, with a consistently strong presence at major festivals and at
the Academy Awards®.”
Filmmakers interviewed for the study considered the international circuit to be of
huge importance to their careers, citing, “skills development, confidence-building
and the opportunity to test their work out on an audience,” as some of the
benefits.
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