Independent Film Trust
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The Independent Film Trust is a UK-registered charity which was set up to advance the cause of independent film-making. It works with groups such as the British Independent Film Awards
and the Raindance Film Festival
in fostering, promoting and celebrating independent film-making in the UK.
The IFT is run by the Board of Trustees, which has been chaired since 2006 by Neil McCartney
. It was founded in 2004 by Elliot Grove
.
Its patrons include Sir Alan Parker, Faye Dunaway
, Terence Davies, Bill Forsyth
, John Irvin
, Mike Leigh
, Samantha Morton
, Tim Roth
and Nick Broomfield
.
In 2010, for example, the IFT ran an eight-week filmmaking course for individuals with mental health issues, working jointly with the Raindance organisation and Westminster Mind. In September one of the these films - Night Music, a 12-minute animation by Paul Jacques - was selected for inclusion in the Shorts programme of the Raindance Film Festival
.
However, the IFT does not directly fund the development or production of individual films themselves.
British Independent Film Awards
The Moët British Independent Film Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating achievement in independently funded British film and cinema. Nominations and jury are announced at the beginning of November with the award ceremony taking place in late November or early December.-History:The British...
and the Raindance Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
in fostering, promoting and celebrating independent film-making in the UK.
The IFT is run by the Board of Trustees, which has been chaired since 2006 by Neil McCartney
Neil McCartney
Neil McCartney is a UK-born journalist, consultant, producer and entrepreneur.He has been co-founder of a number of initiatives, including a series of specialist newsletters for the Financial Times in the 1980s, the British Independent Film Awards in 1998, and more recently a group of companies...
. It was founded in 2004 by Elliot Grove
Elliot Grove
Elliot Grove is a Canadian-born film producer who founded both the Raindance Film Festival in 1993 and the British Independent Film Awards in 1998.- Biography :...
.
Its patrons include Sir Alan Parker, Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway is an American actress.Dunaway won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Network after receiving previous nominations for the critically acclaimed films Bonnie and Clyde and Chinatown...
, Terence Davies, Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth is a Scottish film director and writer, noted for his commitment to national film-making.Forsyth first came to attention with a low-budget film, That Sinking Feeling, made with youth theatre actors and featuring a cameo appearance by the Edinburgh gallery owner Richard Demarco...
, John Irvin
John Irvin
John Irvin is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy...
, Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s...
, Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton is an English actress and film director. She began her performing career with guest roles in television shows such as Soldier Soldier and Boon before making her film debut in the 1997 drama film This Is the Sea, playing the character of Hazel Stokes...
, Tim Roth
Tim Roth
Simon Timothy "Tim" Roth is an English film actor and director best known for his roles in the American films,Legend of 1900, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, Skellig, Planet of the Apes, The Incredible Hulk and Rob Roy, receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for...
and Nick Broomfield
Nick Broomfield
Nicholas "Nick" Broomfield is an English documentary film-maker. He is the son of Maurice Broomfield, a photographer.Broomfield works with a minimal crew, recording sound himself and using one or two camera operators...
.
Mission
The IFT supports ventures and initiatives that encourage an interest in film production and help emerging film-makers to develop and express themselves, through financing activities such as basic film courses for the disadvantaged and the provision of training scholarships for those who have demonstrated talent but need monetary or other help.In 2010, for example, the IFT ran an eight-week filmmaking course for individuals with mental health issues, working jointly with the Raindance organisation and Westminster Mind. In September one of the these films - Night Music, a 12-minute animation by Paul Jacques - was selected for inclusion in the Shorts programme of the Raindance Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates from various cities including: London, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels...
.
However, the IFT does not directly fund the development or production of individual films themselves.