Artists in Residence
The Artists in Residence programme gives up to 12 Primary and SEND schools, in select boroughs of London, the opportunity to work towards a selected school improvement goal using the arts. In the Summer Term of 2025, schools will unlock the joy of learning and develop key academic and personal skills for their pupils. The […]
BFI Film Academy
BFI Film Academy at Eastside The 2024-2025 BFI Film Academy has now concluded. Eastside has delivered an inspiring and quality learning experience for 21 students who received expert mentorship and had hands-on experience with the filmmaking process, building confidence and nurturing creative expression. Students learned about story pitching, film producing, screenwriting, camera operation, editing and […]
BFI Script Writing Open Call
Applications are now closed for this year’s BFI Script Writing Open Call. We are seeking original scripts from young writers for Eastside’s 14th annual BFI Film Academy. Submit a short script or a spoken word poem and have the chance for it to be made into a short film for the BFI Film Academy 2024! […]
Environmental Filmmakers
We are excited to share short film’s produced by young people on the theme Green Planet. The brief was that the short films should have a national or international outlook putting the environment and environmental causes front and centre. We received a number of applications including mini documentaries, animation, short drama, experimental or infographic style […]
Females in Film
Calling all budding female writers, directors and producers – Join Eastside’s Females in Film programme. Do you have a script or film project you are working on and want to push it forward? Eastside is running a mentoring project specifically for up and coming female filmmakers and writers with the potential for a £200 production budget. Who […]