FX provides a unique and tailored set of activities that respond to the important trend of visual artists bringing new vision and strong innovation to feature film production. This new generation of filmmakers is expanding the terrain of the traditional audiovisual industry bringing new audiences, partnerships and structures including museums and cultural centres exploiting film production and distribution internationally. A six-month programme of masterclasses, case studies, workshops, screenings, one-to-one meetings and pitching sessions for directors and producers to develop their first feature film, participants acquire essential new skills and expertise to advance their early stage feature film projects for theatrical distribution and exhibition. This is the first specifically designed course for directors and producers developing feature film from a visual art background.Residential workshops in Manchester and Florence give participants an opportunity to work on project development, respond to set tasks and use online consultancy on the specific topics. Participants are then directed to collaborations with relevant festivals, markets and other partners. Training activity is peer-led by industry experts working currently in this field with several feature film credits. The course covers script development, non-script based production, project pitching, co-commissioning and financing, working with actors and participants, distribution and exhibition involving digital platforms. Includes several presentations and screenings of feature film case studies produced and directed by visual artists and their models of production.Participating directors and producers are also brought together on specific actions to stimulate future collaboration and networking within the group itself.