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British Film Institute (BFI)

Funder · United Kingdom

Part of Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

Administers the UK Global Screen Fund providing grants to UK screen content businesses for international business development.

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UK Global Screen Fund: International Distribution (P&A Support)

British Film Institute (BFI)

Non-recoupable grants to help UK films reach international cinema audiences through support for prints and advertising costs.

Amount
Up to £100,000
Deadline
Closes 31 March 2028 at midnight
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-production

British Film Institute (BFI)

Non-recoupable grants of up to £300,000 for independent UK producers to work as minority or majority partners on international co-productions in film, animation and documentary.

Amount
Up to £300,000
Deadline
Closes 31 March 2029 at midnight
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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UK Global Screen Fund: International Business Development

British Film Institute (BFI)

Supporting UK screen content businesses across film, TV, animation and interactive narrative video games to enhance their international activities.

Amount
Up to £100,000
Deadline
Listed on Find a grant until 2029-03-31
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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UK Global Screen Fund International Distribution Festival Launch Support

British Film Institute (BFI)

Non-recoupable grants for UK sales agents and producers to support festival launches of UK films, covering enhanced publicity, marketing and technical costs.

Amount
Up to £15,000
Deadline
Closes 31 March 2029 at midnight
Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 9 out of 10
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BFI

British Film Institute (BFI)

BFI provides funding for film and TV development production, including international co-productions and completion funding. It supports filmmakers and the screen industry.

Area
United KingdomLocal Landscape rating 4 out of 10

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Creative Enterprise Scaling Up

Creative UK

A 5-month business development programme with 6 intensive workshops and 4 coaching sessions for screen sector companies looking to scale, including film/TV, games, immersive and createch businesses.

Amount
£250 +VAT per company to participate; support valued at over £5,000 per person
Deadline
Applications currently closed; sign up for newsletter to be notified when applications open
Area
North East Combined AuthorityLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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