Award-winning production company, founded by #LeapYearBaby, Chris Lane.
Joined April 2015
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17 Mar 2025
Here's the trailer for SOFTY! Catch it on the big screen at Odeon Great Northern this Wed, 6pm, as part of #ManchesterFilmFestival
🎟️ Get your tickets tikt.link/NorthWestShorts2
📺 Watch the trailer youtu.be/lpfOIZc8FbY
Made with support of @BFINETWORK #NationalLottery
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7 Feb 2025
SOFTY kicks off its festival run at the BAFTA & BIFA accredited @mcrfilmfestival in March, followed by the BIFA accredited @BeestonFilm in April.
Huge thanks to @bfinetwork, the #NationalLottery and our brilliant cast and crew!
#MFF25 #bff2025
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1 Jul 2024
Look what landed on #AsteroidDay! 🌠
Our OSCAR long-listed short film, ‘Inertia,’ written and directed by Mat Johns and funded by @bfinetwork, is now available to watch online.
youtu.be/VEDUE5cqhQw
#NationalLottery #ShortFilm
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29 Feb 2024
Thanks for having us @bbcmerseyside @beezoradio!
Full #leapyear doc can be viewed here 🐸
youtu.be/5RVG9ys4vp8
29 Feb 2024
A “Leapling”, is someone born on the 29th February?
Documentary filmmaker Chris Lane is now 40, or 10 in Leapling years, describes his film made on a Leapling cruise
More on @BBCSounds - bbc.in/3wyT3iB
@leaplingfilms #LeapYearBaby #leapyear #leapling
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Leapling Films retweeted
9 Aug 2023
We've just revealed the dates for our next Open Call script submission window.
This is our main annual opportunity, it's open to any writer aged 18 or over and based in the UK or Republic of Ireland. There is no need to have prior experience or credits 1/3 bit.ly/3OtPaAB
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9 Jun 2023
Best Picture win for ‘Inertia’ @OkotoksFilmFest! Big thanks to Katie and her team! 🎉🏆
#LotteryFunded #ShortFilm
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4 Jun 2023
We're thrilled to announce that our @bfinetwork funded short film ‘Inertia’ has now been selected for 50 film festivals, including 8 OSCAR or BAFTA qualifying events! 🏆✨
Tonight, the film screens @OkotoksFilmFest where it's up for Best Picture and Best Cinematography 🙌
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Leapling Films retweeted
23 May 2023
We've got two training programmes for early-career filmmakers live right now:
📝 FHN x @bfinetwork Script Lab
🎥 FHN x @NFTSLeeds Director Training
Applications for both close in just under 2 weeks, Monday 5 June!
Find out more: bit.ly/40YJMtA
ALT Jakob Lancaster directs a cast member on a location shoot for THE LAST COWBOY IN SALFORD
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Leapling Films retweeted
6 Oct 2022
Learn how to succeed at international film markets with our intensive business development programme, Market Trader!
📽️ For #filmproducers and sales and distribution executives
📌 English regions outside London
⏰ Apply by Mon 17th Oct
Find out more 👉 hubs.ly/Q01n_Ggl0
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Leapling Films retweeted
11 Oct 2022
Congratulations to our 2022 @cltfilmfest Best Narrative Short Film: Inertia, directed by Mat Johns. @leaplingfilms @bfinetwork
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10 Aug 2022
Applications are open for our Media Trust & @UKScreenSkills Early-Stage Talent Mentoring Programme. You’ll take part in mentoring circles with topics such as:
🗣 The Art of the Pitch
🎥 Anatomy of a Scene
📣 Leadership Skills
Apply by 4 September ⬇️
mediatrust.org/youth-program…
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28 Jun 2022
We're thrilled that from this weekend the 15 Best British Shorts from Iris21 will be screening on @Channel4 - check your TV guides for times!!
If you don't catch them live then they're also available as part of the @All4 Pride Collection: bit.ly/3ynZiUN
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Leapling Films retweeted
15 Mar 2022
We're delighted to announce that we've partnered with @Channel4 for the second season of our Media Trust & @UKScreenSkills Early-Stage Talent Mentoring Programme! The programme will match 40 early career mentees working in the screen industries with experienced mentors.
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Leapling Films retweeted
17 Mar 2022
We're back on the box! The 15 LGBT films shortlisted for the 2021 Iris Prize Best British Short Supported by @Film4 will be broadcast again on @Channel4 on 3 consecutive days from Mon 28 March. If you can't watch live then head to @All4 from Tue 29 March & catch them there!
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Leapling Films retweeted
11 Mar 2022
💫@nfts launched their Black British Woman Cinematographer Scholarship Award for the NFTS Cinematography MA in 2023. The Netflix UK supported scholarship will cover the full fee and living expenses for the duration of the course. Apply now!
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nfts.co.uk/blog/nfts-marks-i…
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Applications are now open for @togetheruktv Diverse Film Fund, which we support 🎞️
The £100k fund will give five emerging filmmakers the opportunity to make five 20-min documentaries on Queer Lives Today.
Apply here and learn more: togethertv.com/together-tvs-…
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1 Mar 2022
Our @bfinetwork funded short 'Inertia' is still going strong on the festival circuit with 20 selections! 🙌
Couple of premieres this month; Florida on the 10th @TWEfilmfestival and Netherlands on the 11th at the 25th edition of @rozefilmdagen
Tickets: leaplingfilms.com/inertia
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Leapling Films retweeted
17 Feb 2022
MULTIPLE roles available for a new TV drama shooting in #Mancester, folks. Are you based in the North West?
Pre-production: 7th March-15th April
Shoot: 18th April-29th May
Email samantha.rifkin@creativeengland.co.uk for more info 🎬
@Screen_Mcr
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Leapling Films retweeted
1 Feb 2022
Come work with us!
31 Jan 2022
✨ Film4 are hiring a development assistant. Sounds like an amazing role & opportunity to join a great team. Spread the word! careers.channel4.com/4jobs/f…
#development #filmjob #filmjobs #hiring #developmentjobs #jobsinfilm
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Leapling Films retweeted
10 Dec 2021
The Creative Enterprise are excited to announce the new Market Trader cohort for 2021/22! The 12 participants are embarking on an intensive development programme to help them take their projects to markets across the world.
Meet this year's cohort: hubs.ly/Q010CKJx0
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