Thanks to good cause National Lottery funding, we not only co-finance and offer development funding but also support filmmaking teams throughout the lifecycle of a project, from development and production to launching their films.
The Filmmaking Fund supports both live-action and animation shorts and features, documentaries – through our partner Doc Society – as well as talent and professional development. Our team have a wealth of experience gained at leading independent screen companies and major film studios.
We’re proud of the diverse range of projects supported through the fund, many of which have won major awards, including Oscars, BAFTAs and leading festival accolades such as the Palme d’Or.
Read about the priorities which guide our funding decisions.
Production and development

Mia Bays – Director of the Filmmaking Fund
The fund and team are led by Director Mia Bays, who has over 32 years of experience across the filmmaking process, from development and production to international sales, distribution and audience development, across live action and animated, fiction and documentary. She has produced an Oscar winner, received two BAFTA nominations and is a recognised champion of under-represented voices and stories. Her tenure of the fund runs from 2021 to 2024.

Ama Ampadu - Senior Production and Development Executive

Louise Ortega – Senior Production and Development Executive

Vicki Brown - Senior Executive, Sales and Distribution

Anna Hintzen – Senior Production Executive

Morgana Melvin - Senior Inclusion and Industry Manager

Liz Warren - Fund Manager (Development, Creative Challenge, Future Takes)

Phoebe Sutherland – Development and Production Executive

Aoife Hayes – Development and Production Executive

Kate Maxwell – Development Executive

Charley Fox – Production Manager

James Collins – Story Editor and Development Coordinator

Sarah Westby – Production Coordinator

Kate Rawson – Story Editor and Development and Production Coordinator

Alessandro Torresi - Filmmaking Fund Administrator
BFI NETWORK

Alice Cabañas – Head of BFI NETWORK

Shaun Harrison – BFI NETWORK Programme and Funding Manager

Naomi Rhodes – BFI NETWORK Coordinator
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