PRANO BAILEY-BOND
PRANO BAILEY-BOND
TOP 5 LIVE ANNOUNCEMENT
FESTIVALS & COMPETITIONS
Open for Submissions on CenterFrame
CenterFrame Selects
is a new, prestigious initiative
for filmmakers designed
to highlight the
next wave of storytellers.
CenterFrame Selects is a new, prestigious initiative for filmmakers
designed to highlight the next wave of storytellers.
Why this initiative?
Breaking into the film industry is challenging, and storytellers need all the support and recognition they can get. CenterFrame Selects offers filmmakers the endorsement of a respected industry professional, helping their work reach key decision-makers.
How does it work?
Writer-Director PRANO BAILEY-BOND will handpick
FIVE STAND-OUT SHORT FILMS
from all submissions.
The chosen films will be revealed in a LIVE stream where she will discuss her selection.
Why this initiative?
Breaking into the film industry is challenging, and storytellers need all the support and recognition they can get. CenterFrame Selects offers filmmakers the endorsement of a respected industry professional, helping their work reach key decision-makers.
How does it work?
Writer-Director PRANO BAILEY-BOND will handpick
FIVE STAND-OUT SHORT FILMS
from all submissions.
The chosen films will be revealed in a LIVE stream where she will discuss her selection.
DATES
TO REMEMBER
MAY 2nd
End of Submissions
MAY 16th
Longlist Announced
MAY 30th
Shortlist Announced
JUNE 6th
TOP 5 Live Announcement
DATES TO REMEMBER
MAY 2nd
End of
Submissions
MAY 16th
Longlist
Announced
MAY 30th
Shortlist
Announced
JUNE 6th
TOP 5 Live
Announcement
WHY SUBMIT?
CHECK THE REWARDS
Once the TOP FIVE FILMS are announced LIVE by Prano Bailey-Bond, each filmmaker will receive exclusive rewards to help elevate their career.
This is your chance to get noticed, celebrated and shared with key industry decision-makers.
Endorsement of your work by
Prano Bailey-Bond
Attend as a special guest at the CenterFrame Industry Showcase where we will announce your selection to Industry guests.
Writer, Director, Producer, and Cinematographer each receive a six months free CenterFrame Pro membership. It will grant you access to CenterFrame’s exclusive networking events and further attention in our industry network.
Promotion on our social media and our mailing list.
Once the TOP FIVE FILMS are announced LIVE by Prano Bailey-Bond, each filmmaker will receive exclusive rewards to help elevate their career.
This is your chance to get noticed, celebrated, and shared with key industry decision-makers.
Endorsement of your work by
Prano Bailey-Bond
Attend as a special guest at the CenterFrame Industry Showcase where we will announce your selection to Industry guests.
Writer, Director, Producer, and Cinematographer each receive a six months free CenterFrame Pro membership. It will grant you access to CenterFrame’s exclusive networking events and further attention in our industry network.
Promotion on our social media and our mailing list.
Landing in the TOP 10 means your film is already among the best emerging talent. While only five will make the final cut, all shortlisted filmmakers receive:
3 month free CenterFrame Pro membership, which will grant you access to CenterFrame’s exclusive industry resources and networking opportunities.
Promotion on our social media.
Landing in the TOP 10 means your film is already among the best emerging talent. While only five will make the final cut, all shortlisted filmmakers receive:
3 month free CenterFrame Pro membership, which will grant you access to CenterFrame’s exclusive industry resources and networking opportunities.
Promotion on our social media.
ABOUT THE GUEST CURATOR
Prano Bailey-Bond is a London-based filmmaker, originally from Wales, known for crafting imaginative worlds that fuse eerie allure with a dark cinematic vocabulary. Her acclaimed shorts and music videos have screened at festivals worldwide, earning her critical recognition and garnering her place among Screen International’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’.
Prano’s debut feature, CENSOR (2021), premiered at Sundance before making its European debut at the Berlinale, earning her a BAFTA Breakthrough title and recognition as a Variety ‘Director to Watch’. Backed by the BFI, Film4 and Ffilm Cymru Wales, CENSOR received nine BIFA nominations, winning the Méliès d’Or at Sitges, and was hailed by critics as one of the best British films of the 21st Century—cementing Prano’s reputation as a bold new voice in cinema.
An alumnus of the Berlin Talent Campus and BFI NETWORK@LFF (initiatives that champion originality, iconoclasm and risk-taking), Prano is currently developing projects with Film4, Element Pictures, Number 9 Films, Anonymous Content, and more.
She is represented by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, and in the US by United Talent Agency.
ABOUT THE GUEST CURATOR
Prano Bailey-Bond is a London-based filmmaker, originally from Wales, known for crafting imaginative worlds that fuse eerie allure with a dark cinematic vocabulary. Her acclaimed shorts and music videos have screened at festivals worldwide, earning her critical recognition and garnering her place among Screen International’s ‘Stars of Tomorrow’.
Prano’s debut feature, CENSOR (2021), premiered at Sundance before making its European debut at the Berlinale, earning her a BAFTA Breakthrough title and recognition as a Variety ‘Director to Watch’. Backed by the BFI, Film4 and Ffilm Cymru Wales, CENSOR received nine BIFA nominations, winning the Méliès d’Or at Sitges, and was hailed by critics as one of the best British films of the 21st Century—cementing Prano’s reputation as a bold new voice in cinema.
An alumnus of the Berlin Talent Campus and BFI NETWORK@LFF (initiatives that champion originality, iconoclasm and risk-taking), Prano is currently developing projects with Film4, Element Pictures, Number 9 Films, Anonymous Content, and more.
She is represented by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, and in the US by United Talent Agency.
SUBMISSION RULES
FILM LENGTH
Up to 20 minutes (including credits)
PROJECT AGE
There’s no limit to the age of a project or film.
MEMBER AGE
Members have to be 18+ to submit.
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS
Yes, multiple submissions are allowed, and yes you can submit the same film to different filmmakers at the same time.
GENRES
All genres, including documentaries, and student films.
AVAILABILITY
Submitted films must be uploaded and viewable on CenterFrame without password.