UK Global Screen Fund awards more than £1.7 million
The BFI backs seven international co-productions and 13 distribution projects.
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The British Film Institute is awarding more than £1.7 million in the latest round of the UK Global Screen Fund. The support goes to international co-productions, distribution and the further development of ScreenUK.
The British Film Institute, the UK organisation for film and the moving image, announced new awards from the UK Global Screen Fund on 9 October. The fund is distributing £1,233,203 through the International Co-production Fund and £510,109 through the International Distribution Fund.
The co-production support is going to seven projects from UK independent companies. They are working with partners from 13 territories. The round comprises two animated series and five feature films, including two documentaries. For the first time, the fund is supporting co-productions with North Macedonia, Malaysia, India and Portugal.
The projects also include partnerships with, among others, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Mexico and Spain. One of the supported productions is If Love Should Die, a UK-Irish minority co-production with Spain, France and Norway, directed by Mia Hansen-Løve.
The distribution awards are intended for UK producers and sales companies. They comprise contributions towards festival premieres and print and advertising costs in several international territories. The BFI names the films & Sons, Everybody Digs Bill Evans, On the Sea, Sunny Dancer and Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day, among others.
The new round follows a substantial expansion of the fund. According to the BFI, the annual budget will rise from £7 million to more than £18 million for the 2026-2029 period. New funding streams focus on the international launch of video games, slate development and minimum guarantees for international film sales.
The BFI has also appointed the operators of the new ScreenUK framework for 2026-2029. The framework brings together the international promotion of UK film, television, animation and games at festivals and markets such as Berlin, Cannes, Annecy, Toronto and FILMART. For UK producers, the round means more scope for co-productions and international sales, but also a further emphasis on projects with demonstrable cross-border potential.
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The financial figures and project numbers were checked directly against the BFI announcement. The text remains cautious about the consequences for individual productions because not all project budgets are publicly available.
- Confirmed The fund is distributing £1,233,203 for co-productions and £510,109 for distribution. — These amounts appear in the BFI announcement of 9 October 2026.
- Confirmed The co-production support is going to seven projects working with 13 territories. — The BFI names seven projects and collaboration with 13 territories.
- Confirmed The round comprises two animated series and five feature films, including two documentaries. — This composition is stated by the BFI.
- Confirmed The annual fund budget will rise from £7 million to more than £18 million for 2026-2029. — The BFI describes this expansion as part of the Screen Growth Package.
Editor’s note
The amounts, project numbers and expansion of the fund come from the official BFI announcement. The precise individual amounts per project and the conditions for each co-production are not fully broken down in the announcement.Sources
- UK Global Screen Fund announces over £1.7m of support in latest awards — British Film Institute
- UK Global Screen Fund — British Film Institute