Derbyshire Makes History: call for filmmakers

Animate is excited to be working with Local and Derbyshire County Council on Derbyshire Makes History – commissioning six short films by three filmmakers, exploring the county’s heritage of making.

Derbyshire Makes History is part of Derbyshire Makes, an ambitious county-wide creative community programme, celebrating the past, present and future of making and creativity in the county. The films – live action and/or animated – will tell the stories of the people, processes and skills involved in some of Derbyshire’s key historical and industrial products.

We’re looking for three filmmakers to make two films each, focused on one of three key industries: Textiles/Knitting, Ceramics, Mining/Quarrying.

The total fee/production cost for the two films per filmmaker is £16,000. The deadline for submissions is noon, 24 November 2025.

Follow this link for guidelines and to submit through CuratorSpace.

You can find additional Q+A (including questions from the online briefing) here: Derbyshire Makes History – additional Q+A

We had an online briefing on 5 November.
You can read an AI generated transcription here: Derbyshire Makes Work briefing session 051125 transcription

You can watch a recording of our online briefing here:

Derbyshire Makes is led and funded by Derbyshire County Council, with additional support from the Arts Council England Place Partnership programme, which uses money from the National Lottery.

Derbyshire Makes History is made possible with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players.

Follow this link to find out more about Derbyshire Makes History: Derbyshire Makes | Derbyshire Makes History