Welcome to First Light Movies Online

First Light Movies funds and inspires film projects with five to 19-year-olds throughout the UK.

Since launching in 2001, we have enabled over 12,000 budding young filmmakers to write, act, shoot, light, direct and produce over 800 films. Working with filmmakers and organisations, First Light Movies films cover a diverse range of topics and genres, and make use of accessible digital film technology.

For an overview of First Light Movies including interviews with the young filmmakers, a glimpse at our annual Awards ceremony in London's Leicester Square and our visit to Downing Street to meet the Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP - click here

Also check out  the films section to see some of the amazing results that we are very proud to have been involved with. The young people's ideas and dreams will make you laugh and they'll make you cry - click here to let us know what you think! 

Mediabox

First Light Movies is the lead organisation, alongside the Media Trust, the UK Film Council and Skillset, of a new youth initiative called Mediabox, funded by £6 million from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Mediabox offers 13 to 19-year-olds, in England, the opportunity to develop and produce creative media projects including film, television, radio and online platforms.

First Light Movies Research

First Light Movies conducted some research into the many benefits of the scheme. Annabel Jackson analysed the reports written by funded organisations and by project mentors written between August 2003 and July 2004. The report also contained five in-depth case studies - download the report on the right hand side of this page.

First Light Movies Annual Review

To find out more about what First Light Movies got up to last year download our current annual reveiew on the right hand side of this page.

Click here to find out how you can help raise funds for First Light Movies now!

Film: 21st Century Literacy

First Light Movies is one of the organsiations leading the new UK-wide film education strategy, Film: 21st Century Literacy. Click here to find out more and how this new strategy could benefit you.