Funding and industry

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Create films, TV or new formats of storytelling

The BFI provides funding for film and TV development and production, which includes international co-productions and completion funding.

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Develop skills and progress your career in the screen sector

Whether you're starting out in your career, growing your business or delivering skills and workforce development activity, apply for funding to build skills and experience in the screen sector.

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Bring film to a wider UK audience

We want to help film exhibitors and distributors show bold films to diverse audiences.

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Funding and support for international activity

Promoting international engagement and collaboration with UK filmmaking.

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BFI National Lottery Screen Heritage Fund

We want to ensure that more people can engage with heritage collections that better reflect the diversity of the UK.

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UK Global Screen Fund

A fund designed to boost international development and distribution opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector.

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Open call for BFI Film Academy partners to provide short and specialist courses

We are funding partners to deliver short and specialist courses that provide opportunities for young people to develop new skills and build a career in the screen industries.

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Working in the screen industry

Apply for British certification and expenditure credits

Find out how to qualify your film, high-end television (HETV) programme, animation television programme, children’s television programme or video game as British.

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Inclusion in the film industry

Encouraging equality of opportunity and addressing under-representation in the screen industries.

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Industry data and insights

Read free research data and market intelligence on the UK film industry and other screen sectors. We publish the annual BFI Statistical Yearbook, and produce official statistics and bespoke research throughout the year.

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