UK Global Screen Fund

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards ahead of expansion from 2026-29

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The BFI has announced its latest UK Global Screen Fund awards.  Financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards allocate over £1.64 million through the fund’s International Co-production, International Distribution and International Business Development strands. The latest round of International Co-production awards, which support UK producers to work as … Read more

UK Global Screen Fund backs further 11 international co-productions

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The BFI  has made a further 11 awards through its UK  Global Screen Fund, boosting global opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. Financed through the  UK  government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards allocate over £1.7 million through the fund’s International Co-production strand, supporting  UK  producers to work as partners on international co-productions and … Read more

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards to support the UK’s independent screen sector

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The BFI has made 19 new awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting international opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. Financed through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards see a further £527,563 being allocated through the £7m per year fund’s International Business Development and International Distribution strands. Financial support … Read more

UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards for international promotion of independent UK feature films

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The BFI has made 10 new awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting international opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. Financed through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards see a further £208,217 being allocated through the fund’s International Distribution strand. To date, this strand has now made 57 awards … Read more

UK Global Screen Fund Data Hub to provide UK indie sector with international VOD insights

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The BFI has launched the UK Global Screen Fund Data Hub, a brand-new resource providing the independent screen sector with international VOD data and insights on global demand for and value of UK content. The UK Global Screen Fund Data Hub has been created to provide international audience data, including VOD consumption patterns, with the … Read more

UK Global Screen Fund: BFI backs nine more projects

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The BFI has made a further nine awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, boosting global opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. Financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards allocate over £1.2 million through the fund’s International Co-production strand, supporting UK producers to work as partners on international co-productions and help create new global projects. To date … Read more

BFI and DCMS support 24 more companies through UK Global Screen Fund

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The BFI has made 24 new awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting international opportunities for the UK’s independent screen sector. Financed through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards see a further £2,148,688 being allocated through the £7m per year fund’s International Business Development strand. Financial support will provide 24 companies from … Read more

BFI appoints Chris Filip as international business development fund manager for UK Global Screen Fund

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The BFI has announced Chris Filip as the new International Business Development Manager for the UK Global Screen Fund. Reporting into Denitsa Yordanova, Head of UK Global Screen Fund, Chris will be responsible for the management of the strand, including the assessment of international company growth strategies, analysis of companies’ business plans, assessment of corporate structures … Read more

BFI & DCMS announce latest UK Global Screen Fund awards

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The BFI has made a further 10 awards through its UK Global Screen Fund, supporting UK screen content businesses to export UK content globally and grow international partnerships. Financed through the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards see a further £273,000 being allocated through the fund’s International Distribution strand, designed … Read more

BFI and DCMS support UK sales companies at Cannes in first awards from UK Global Screen Fund

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The BFI has kicked off the UK Global Screen Fund with two early awards to support UK features in the Official Selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The first tranche of money from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) funded £7m pot is being allocated through the fund’s international distribution strand, designed to … Read more

BFI appoints Denitsa Yordanova as head of UK Global Screen Fund

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The BFI has announced Denitsa Yordanova as the new head of the recently launched UK Global Screen Fund. Starting on 12 July, Denitsa will lead the UK Global Screen Fund team in promoting, delivering and growing the pilot fund, engaging with industry across the UK to support independent screen content to compete effectively in the international … Read more