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Downloads To try and reduce searching time and condense information, First Light has compiled all downloadable documents into one page. Funding: First Light runs two funding schemes: Pilot Award and Studio Award. We have many downloadable assets to be used for funded projects. Click here for a list of them.
Research and Evaluation: First Light's 2004 - 2005 Annual Report. First Light has conducted research into the benefits of the scheme, analysing the reports written by funded organisations and by project mentors between August 2003 and July 2004. Click here for a copy of the report. Click here for a copy of the report covering 2002/2003. The most recent report included a series of individual case studies: Study 1, Study 2, Study 3. Evaluation and outcome of Scottish-based screenwriting competition, First Writes. For more information on First Writes, click here .
Filmmaking Simple guide to filmmaking Screenwriting Kit If you do not have Adobe, a Word version is available. Please Note: This screenwriting kit is no longer available as a hard copy. In some instances, it refers to the original Film and Citizenship competition. The competition has now concluded.

External / Partnership Schemes:

First Light ran the Film and Citizenship campaign between 2002 and 2003. There were four winning script ideas:
The Net
What Goes Around
School Dogs (originally titled 'Too Cool For Our School')
Another Day, Another Fight

The campaign resulted in the publication of a book. The book can be downloaded in three sections:
4 Schools, 4 Ideas and 4 Films
The Filmmaking Process
Filmmaking and the Citizenship Curriculum

More information on the Film and Citizenship scheme.

First Light Newsletters

Download our Autumn 2005 edition here or check out our FL<18 back catalogue.

Adobe Acrobat

Many of the documents on this page are in PDF format. To download the Adobe Acrobat software for free, click here.

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