About Us, Membership Details, and how to Join Surrey Border Movie Makers
Surrey Border Movie Makers
Farnham, Surrey
We are an eclectic group of enthusiasts, who meet monthly in Farnham Surrey, and enjoy making and watching our own videos, as well as viewing the works of others.
Our meeting room contains an excellent projection and sound system, ensuring that videos can be showcased to their full potential, and the large venue also makes it ideal for chatting together and sharing ideas.
We can offer help and support to members wanting to further their abilities, as we have access to high quality video making equipment, as well as a diverse range of talent within the club. However, in the rapidly changing world of video, just having a mobile phone can be enough to produce some a top flight videos, and several from our club are already producing their videos in this way.
Our members have won awards and recognition for their work from other video clubs such as Reading, Bristol, as well as achieving success in several UK regional IAC competitions. We have also received awards at BIAFF, which is the largest film festival for non professional film and video makers in the UK. SBMM regularly communicate with other clubs around the country via zoom, and have hosted, judged, and directly participated in many external video competitions.
We usually meet on the first Friday of the month at: St Joan’s Centre, 19 Tilford Road, Farnham Surrey, GU9 8DJ – Check our programme for details.
If this easy going, relaxed, and friendly type of club interests you, then please come along and see what we do. The first visit is Free, and after that you can either pay £5 on the night, or subscribe to become a full club member.
Find out more by using the Contact Us Form or if you are ready to join our club, please complete the Membership Form below:
Membership Details 2025
Being a member of Surrey Border Movie Makers carries with it a wide range of benefits.
• We regularly run Competitions and Challenges, where only Club Members work can be entered and shown.
• Our biggest event is the Annual Members film Competition, usually held in December, where there are nine awards on offer! This is usually judged by outside respected film makers, and provides the opportunity to hear their independent reviews of the films.
If that has wet your appetite, check out the details of the awards, together with the rules and requirements for entry!
• We organise Group Projects for Members, when teams are challenged to make a film in a specified period of time. Members can also participate in our Club Group Films that don’t have any time restrictions.
• Members can easily submit their own films for consideration to be shown on our laser projection video system and see their work in cinema style wide screen, whilst listening in top quality audio. At the same time, they can elect to receive feedback on their work – we are always encouraging and constructive!
• We have a comprehensive website, which acts as a repository for Members work and club events. It also includes a resource section containing features on Ai as well as our own SBMM Brain which contains information on a range of useful topics, such as these handy links also featuring many Ai utilities to help with making films. Whilst access to the website is public, being a Member affords the option to have your work showcased in your own section.
• We frequently have expert outside speakers attend our meetings, either in person or via Zoom, and have arranged trips to outside venues, such as a photographic studio where we were shown the different effects created by varying the lighting setup, and also a visit to Farnborough Studios to see their working cinema stages, with actors and sets in place.
• Of course, its not all about films, we do also have Social Events for Members only, such as the Summer Social and the Christmas Lunch.
There’s lots to do!
Read our Members Handbook for more information…
Please view our Members Handbook to explore more about the benefits of joining our club
Subscription Rates
(includes pdf Border Post by email, monthly)
The rates for the club year (1st March 2025 to 28th February 2026) are –
Single member £42
If you bring your partner it is £5 on the door for them. It may be cheaper to have a family membership.
Family member, two at the same address £60
Students in full time education without regular income £15
Joining mid-way through the year will result in a pro-rata membership fee.
Please contact our Club Secretary if you require more details about joining.
Otherwise please complete the online application form below:
Membership Application and Renewal Form 2025
NOTE: Any item on the form with a red * is a required field. The form will not be submitted if all the required fields are not completed. Please check carefully. You will receive a confirmation note on the screen when your entry has been successfully sent.
There might be a very slight delay between pressing ‘Submit’ and receiving confirmation.
If you still need help, please contact the Membership Secretary