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 help create new global projects. To date the strand has now awarded over £8.1 million to 51 co-productions.
This latest round of awards sees the UK co-producing with 15 territories and will be the first time the fund has supported collaborations with Morocco and Switzerland. The funding will also support partnerships with Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain and USA….