BUFF 2018 Festival Sponsors

THE MANDY NETWORK

THE MANDY NETWORK

By merging all the pro sites (including Casting Call Pro and Film and TV Pro) with Mandy.com, (the leading film and tv resource across US, Canada and Asia) we are now the largest single platform where top employers can connect with the best creative professionals worldwide, with 2.3million members worldwide. Business Development Officer Abigail Longstaffe said: 'The Mandy Network is really excited to be sponsoring such a valuable and important festival. This is an incredible industry but can also be difficult and initiatives like BUFF that support and nurture talent are crucial to the future of film. I can't wait to see the films on the night and present the Emerging Female award!
TRIFORCE CREATIVE NETWORK

TRIFORCE CREATIVE NETWORK

TriForce Creative Network was built on a strong ethos of inclusion and access, opening doors to the industry to people from all walks of life and providing a trusted and viable avenue for the industry to discover diverse talent. We provide opportunities for actors, writers, directors, producers and crew through the following initiatives: MonologueSlam UK, WriterSlam, TriForce Short Film Festival, and The TCN Writers Incubator, supported by Creative Skillset and the HETV Levy. The TCN are celebrating 15 years in 2018. TCN is the official sponsor of the BUFF Short Films Award and will for the first time, screen the winning BUFF short at BAFTA in Dec 2018.
COLOURFUL RADIO

COLOURFUL RADIO

The only black-owned national radio station, Colourful Radio 'for the culture since 2002' has been a BUFF media partner since 2016. Broadcasting live and podcast catch up to millions of listeners, Colourful covers the BUFF media day and BUFF awards coverage. 

BUFF 2018 Festival Partners

FILM NEWS

FILM NEWS

Film-News.co.uk is a leading independent publisher featuring news, reviews, interviews, competitions, the latest releases and all the gossip from the worldwide film and movie scene. Launched in October 2007 Film-News.co.uk provides breaking news 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
FILM LONDON

FILM LONDON

Film London is supporting the BUFF Awards Live Script Winners 2018. Providing meeting room and rehearsal space for writers and development meetings with the 3 winners starting July 2018 for 12 months to oversee potential /actual production funding to produce their winning script.
GREEN ROOMS HOTEL

GREEN ROOMS HOTEL

HOTEL FOR ARTISTS IN NORTH LONDON - Wood Green welcomes the UK’s first hotel social enterprise - Green Rooms is a pioneering and unique arts hotel that opened in June 2016. An authentic start-up social enterprise and creative hub, it is already an integral part of the arts and local communities, and stands apart in a world of big chain and formulaic hotels. Green Rooms plays host to our filmmakers this year.
MY KIT PLACE

MY KIT PLACE

"MyKitPlace is excited to be involved with this year’s British Urban Film Festival. We are keen to be everywhere real filmmakers can be found. Like BUFF, MyKitPlace offers the perfect platform for developing and emerging film talent. Our aim is to build a truly viable alternative to traditional camera hire facilities. Making it easier, faster and cheaper for filmmakers to access the equipment they need for low budget projects."
FAT LAMA

FAT LAMA

Fat Lama is the world’s fastest growing peer-to-peer film and photography rental community. Lenders are earning up to £4,000/month by renting out their items fully insured and borrowers can rent industry-standard gear from fellow creatives nearby, for approximately 30% less than the cost of traditional rental houses. "The Fat Lama team are really proud to show our support for BUFF and the awesome work that they have been doing for the past 13 years. We chose to support the emerging talent award both because the calibre of contestants is always so high and this aligns with our mission to nurture younger generations."
POST FACTORY GROUP

POST FACTORY GROUP

Post Factory who will be supporting BUFF filmmakers with special rate DCP. Special festival DCP rates: Films 0-5 mins: £90+VAT Films 5-30 mins: £200+VAT Films 30-60 mins: £275+VAT up to 120 mins - £320+VAT (for anything over 120 mins additional charges may apply) Blu-ray screener rate: £60 + VAT (a blu-ray screener is blu-ray encoded and authored to play without a menu selection screen)

The BUFF Awards 2018 

SOTONYE

SOTONYE

Our products always and only contain 100% natural ingredients and are lovingly hand-made. Our aim is to help you live a happy, healthy and therefore fulfilled life by providing natural alternative solutions to the chemical problems lurking on your cosmetic table. Sotonye will be providing products for BUFF Awards Nominee goodie bags.
BFI

BFI

On Monday the 4th of June, the British Film Institute led the tributes, including from black female creatives, actors and peers in saluting director Amma Asante who received this year's honorary BUFF Award from actress Dona Croll.

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