Thanks for the reply Brian Drysdale,
I am actually in the process of checking these routes as well, although it is really hard to get access to these kinds of funds in my Country and would require a lot of steps and time which i feel would be unnecessary. I think i would prefer to take the crowdfunding route and personal funds to make it happen, which would give more flexibility in the whole process rather than having a set of rules in order to gain access to Government or EU funds.
It will still be like other regular Short Film Crowdfunding Campaign but with more in depth explanations on th