Pitch Pot Proposal Form

Submit a proposal to support your next screening project.

Please make sure you read the Pitch Pot Guidelines before you submit this proposal. This form is also available as a PDF and Word Doc.

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Section 1: Key details

Name of Applicant*
Email*
Organisation*

Section 2: Proposed Activity

Please let us know how many people you expect to attend your event(s) and screening(s).
Which audience development area will your project focus on?*
All activity we support needs to outline how it will contribute to the Film Audience Network priorities outlined in BFI's National Lottery strategy. These priorities are: 1) Engaging with children and young people; 2) Accessing a wider choice of film; 3) Tackling social, economic and geographic barriers; and 4) Engaging with heritage collections that reflect the diversity of the UK. Please see the guidelines for more details on each area.
If your titles are not yet confirmed, please tell us as much as possible about the types of films you would like to show, with examples where possible.
Tell us about your planned activity. Please add information about the film/event programme, the venue(s), any partners you will be working with, and how this activity fits in to your organisation’s overall audience development aims. (Up to approx. 500 words)
If you are applying for £300 or less, please provide a brief breakdown of how you will use the funding below. If you are applying for more than £300, please attach a budget in the following section. The Budget Template can be found in the Downloads section of the Pitch Pot webpage.
If you are applying for more than £300, please upload your completed Budget Template. If you are unable to upload your budget document, please email it to info@filmhubscotland.com.
Max. file size: 20 MB.
Please briefly tell us how your activity responds to the BFI Diversity Standards. This could be through your staff team, the films selected for screening, the partners you aim to work with, as well as the audiences you are targeting. Please let us know of any Descriptive Subtitles, live captioning, BSL interpretation, or other access measures you are planning to include.
Who is your target audience and how do you intend to reach them? Please detail any partners you will be working with, what marketing channels/platforms you will use, and how this activity fits into your overall audience development aims.

Data Protection

Please note that the information you supply will be held in computer files. It may be used to prepare statistics and summary data. We may be obliged to share information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Applicant Confirmation*
I confirm that all of the information provided on this form and in any material submitted in support of it is truthful and accurate. I agree that this information can be stored by Film Hub Scotland and used for statistical and monitoring purposes.