BFI welcomes £75 million funding boost

The BFI welcomes the government’s £75m Screen Growth Package for the UK’s film and TV industry as part of its Creative Industries Sector Plan which focused on international development, growing the sector’s talent pool and strengthening creative clusters nationwide.

The package includes funding boosts across BFI activities and programmes over three years, that are vital to supporting the growth of the sector in these key areas including

• Expanding the UK Global Screen Fund which the BFI administers on behalf of the DCMS to £18 million annually (2026-2029) to develop international business capabilities, enable co-productions and showcase independent UK screen content worldwide.
• Opening pathways for young people from underrepresented backgrounds through a significantly expanded BFI Film Academy, providing hands-on filmmaking experience and specialist training for 16-25 year olds…