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COMMISSIONS AND MICRO GRANTS
LADFN offers grants for films and creative projects for artists based in Liverpool.
In 2025, we put a call out offering 3 Micro Grants to black filmmakers.
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We are excited to announce our awardees!

Phina Oruche
Micro Grant Awardee
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Phina Oruche is a British-Nigerian actress, radio presenter and former model. She is best known for her performance as Liberty Baker in the ITV series Footballers' Wives, for which she won a Screen Nations Award for Favourite TV Star.

Sarah Abusin | Gaia Tree
Micro Grant Awardee
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Sarah runs Gaia Tree and is a multi-disciplinary creative working across sound healing, music and more.

Darren Brady
Micro Grant Awardee
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Darren Brady is a Liverpool based filmmaker and DoP. He has been working in film production for 15 years and has produced films across the UK and Africa.
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