Scottish Film Talent Network is today, Thursday 31 August 2017, delighted to announce details of six short films commissioned for the New Talent Scottish Shorts 2017 programme.

Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland and the British Film Institute, the talent development programme is targeted at Scottish based writers, directors and producers with the imagination to create thrilling, engaging stories to share with international audiences. The following six shorts will receive individual budgets of £15,000 and go into production later this year:

BUNNY (Psychological Drama)
Writer/Director: Shaun Hughes; Producers: Alysia Maciejowska & David Brown

I WAS HERE (Black Comedy/Drama)
Writer: Morna Pearson; Director: Joe Carter; Producers: Dave Gillies & Susannah Armitage

MY LONELINESS IS KILLING ME (Drama)
Writer: Michael Richardson; Director: Tim Courtney; Producer: Siobhan Fahey

SLINGSHOT (Drama)
Writers: Mandy Lee & Claire Nicol; Director: Robin Haig; Producer: Lindsay McGee

TREADING WATER (Drama/Sci-Fi)
Co-Writer/Director: Josefa Celestin; Co-Writer: Max Barth; Producer: Margarita Veberaite

WIDDERSHINS (Animation/Sci-Fi)
Writer/Director: Simon Biggs; Producer: Will Adams

The six shorts were selected from 20 filmmaking teams who undertook a series of development workshops and master classes throughout July focussing on story, script and production led by producer Paul Welsh, DigiCult, and supported by producer Carolynne Sinclair Kidd, Hopscotch Films. The 20 teams pitched their productions to an industry panel comprising of representatives from Scottish Film Talent Network, the Centre for the Moving Image, DigiCult, Hopscotch Films and Creative Scotland.

For further details, visit: Scottish Film Talent Network.