Has anyone here, applied for funding from the UK film council?

Has anyone here applied for funding from the UK film council to film your script or to finish financing your film ?

If so , were you succsessfull? Were you unsuccsessfull? How long did it take to get a response?

I ask because im considering applying for UK film council funding for a particular project and would like to hear about some other peoples experiences with the council.

And yeah , i am aware that the UKFC only seem to give money to filmmakers who are established enough not to need hand outs and wouldnt know a commercialy viable product if it bit 'em in the ass but hey its worth a shot.

Any usefull input would be much appreciated!

Don't send your application by Royal Mail when the fuckers are on strike.

God damn that was a fast reply ! Miker, are you speaking from experience or was that just a general bit of advice?

The timing of my reply was purely coincidental.

Sort of from experience - I was part of a team putting a project forward for "Digital Shorts" but everything got delayed by 18 days during the strike, and we missed the application deadline by a wide margin!!!

never applied for funding but have found them most useful in locations, let us know how you get on