The second edition of Take Three’s North Star Shorts and Next Wave has now begun, with nine new short film project ideas selected across both programmes.
The twenty-one emerging filmmakers will be supported to develop their films through masterclasses, editorial feedback and 1-2-1 sessions and awarded £25,000 in production funding, alongside £3,000 in development funding.
The chosen shorts showcase Scottish and Scotland-based talent across a variety of genres including sci-fi, dystopia, comedy and drama.
The year two selected projects and filmmakers are:
North Star Shorts
Bittu
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- Ciarán Pasi, Writer/Director
- Steven Jeram, Producer
High Score
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- Declan Dineen, Writer/Director
- Olivia Clark, Producer
Latch
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- Meg Wriggles, Writer/Director
- Guto Portugal, Co-Writer
- Misha McCullagh, Producer
Ripe
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- Jessica Barnfield, Writer
- Ainsley Bowman, Director
- Josie Neasham, Producer
Transcendence
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- Shian Denovan, Writer/Director
- Ruth Aitken, Producer
Wrestle
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- Ryan Williams, Writer/Director
- Penny Davies, Producer
Next Wave
A Boy’s Best Friend
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- James Ley, Writer/Director
- Laura McBride, Producer
Fear a’ Rèidio
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- Kevin MacNeil, Writer
- John Murdo MacAulay, Director
- Shona Mackenzie, Producer
Oath of Allegiance
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- Razan Madhoon, Writer/Director
- Katharine ‘KK’ Kennedy, Producer
North Star Shorts is supported by Screen Scotland and BFI NETWORK (awarding funds from The National Lottery); Next Wave is supported by Screen Scotland and MG ALBA.