Freelance Production Consultant – Future Takes

Freelance Production Consultant – Future Takes

We are looking to engage a small pool of highly experienced and supportive Production Consultants / Mentors to work with filmmakers funded through the BFI and Film4 Future Takes scheme. 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, we 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. 

We are looking for candidates who have: a ‘producer’ or ‘produced by’ or credit on at least one UK-funded theatrically distributed feature film or television/platform broadcasts 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.

We are looking 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.