The UK Film Council Completion Fund is a major UK short film funding awards scheme, funded by the UK Film Council, and managed by Maya Vision International.
Originally a £50,000 fund awarded on an annual basis to a slate of 8-10 film, from 2008 onwards[1] the fund has been increased to £70,000 to be awarded on a bi-annual basis to around 14 films of the most promising UK short films "that have already been shot but lack the funds to finish".
After the winding down of Film Four Ltd as a separate entity and the scaling down and re-integration of film production into Channel 4 drama in 2002, the UK Film Council took over sole funding of the completion fund.
Since 2004, the finished films have played at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in a section called First Past the Post and also have a central London showcase at the Curzon Mayfair.
Completion fund films have been official selections at numerous film festivals worldwide, gathering over 150 major international awards,[4] and many more nominations, including: [14] [14] [14] [14] [20] [14] [21] [11] [14] [14] [24] London Screening: Curzon Soho, Monday 7 April 2003 at 6pm[25] [14] [26]