Script Competitions | Creative Opportunities | Castings

Your script could be our next film.

We're looking for emerging screenwriters with stories to tell.

Through our open calls, we discover new creative voices, develop original ideas and create opportunities for independent talent to take their first step into production.

Have you written a short film that deserves to be seen?

Then we want to read it!

Enter our latest script competition and be in with a chance to have your script selected by the First Step Films team and acquired for £100, with the intention of developing it for production.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 31st 2026 @ 12:00PM

Bring your skills to the screen.

We’re looking for emerging VFX artists to join the creative team on our upcoming short film.

This is an opportunity to work alongside an experienced production team and build portfolio experience while seeing your work through from production to final delivery.

The role is a voluntary. We’re particularly interested in artists looking to take their first steps into the industry, develop their craft and collaborate with other emerging filmmakers and creatives.

Think you could bring something to the film? We’d love to hear from you.

Industry opportunities. Funding. Deadlines. Your next step.

The creative industry is full of funding opportunities, open calls, development programmes and schemes designed to support emerging artists — but finding them, keeping track of deadlines and knowing where to start can be difficult.

That’s why we’re putting together The First Step Newsletter — a regular roundup of opportunities worth knowing about.

We’ll share funding, grants, open calls, competitions, development programmes and key industry dates throughout the year, bringing opportunities for filmmakers, writers, actors, artists and other creatives into one place.

Sign up and stay in the loop. Your next opportunity could be the one that takes you further.