UK GSF announces latest awards

The BFI has made 18 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 £413,995 being allocated through the £7m per year fund’s International Distribution strand.

Financial support for International Distribution, open for application and assessed on a rolling basis, provides sales agents and producers from all over the UK with funding via three tracks:

• Film Sales, supporting UK sales agents to increase their international promotion and sales of UK feature film projects

• Prints and Advertising (P&A), supporting UK films to reach international audiences

• Festival Launch, supporting the festival launch of UK films in order to enhance their promotion, reach and audiences internationally

“It is fantastic to see this latest round of awards supporting such a strong selection of UK feature films with ambitious strategies to reach new audiences worldwide,” said Denitsa Yordanova, BFI Head of UK Global Screen Fund and International Funds…