Freelance Production Consultant

BFI and Film4 Future Takes are seeking to engage a small pool of highly experienced, supportive Production Consultants/Mentors to work with filmmakers. This freelance role is designed to provide high-level, advisory support to funded producers and projects, helping them navigate the development and production process with confidence.

Project Outline

The BFI is the UK's lead organisation for film and a globally recognised cultural institution. As a government arm's length body and distributor of National Lottery funding, BFI support the cultural, creative, and economic development of film across the UK.

Driven by a shared commitment to support audacious emerging talent to build sustainable and remarkable careers, BFI and Film4 have joined forces to offer Future Takes. Future Takes offers support for higher-budget live action, short-form projects from teams of writers, directors and producers based in the UK. After a successful pilot round, the second round of the fund will support six films in production between April 2026 until March 2027.

Role Outline

The role is for candidates who have: a 'producer' or 'produced by' credit on at least one UK-funded theatrically distributed feature film to provide consultancy and mentoring support to the Future Takes awarded teams across development, production, and delivery of their funded projects.

The consultants will be required to apply their hands on production experience to assist producers in delivering projects on time, on budget, and in line with BFI and Film4 processes and industry standards.

This freelance role is designed to provide high-level, advisory support to funded producers and projects, helping them navigate the development and production process with confidence. This includes providing comprehensive production support in a mentorship role: reviewing and analysing production materials and paperwork and overseeing projects through pre production, shoot, and post production.

The role is for individuals with a strong understanding of the UK film landscape, a passion for talent development, and a track record of producing impactful and successful work. This role is ideal for those who enjoy mentoring and empowering emerging producers, and who can offer strategic, creative, and practical guidance across development, production, and delivery.

Interviews will be held on Monday 23 March 2026

Successful candidates will be appointed on a freelance basis with a set fee of £2,000 per film and fixed day rate of £300 for adhoc consultation and/or any additional work required. A set number of non consecutive days per project will be negotiated, with scope for contingency days if required. The candidate must be available to work flexible hours and payments will be agreed against set objectives throughout the course of the contract.

Future Takes want to ensure that a wide range of perspectives and lived experiences are represented in our support structures so welcome applications from individuals who identify with the BFI inclusion targets and those based outside of London.

They support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse.

The closing date for this position is 02/03/2026 at 23:59