When you can apply
Applications for International Distribution Film Sales Support are open. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
Please read the International Distribution Film Sales Support guidelines before making an application.
What you can apply for
You can apply for a grant of up to £25,000 to contribute towards costs relating to the international sale, marketing and promotion of a single eligible UK film.
More detail on eligible costs and activities can be found in the guidelines.
Who can apply
UK companies who have been appointed as the international sales agent for a feature-length live action or animation, fiction or documentary film.
More detail on the eligibility criteria for applicants and the types of films that can be supported can be found in the guidelines.
UK films that are represented by non-UK sales agents and that are seeking support for premiere activities at a specific festival should consider the UKGSF International Distribution Festival Launch Support strand.
Apply for funding
If this is your first application, please create an account.
Read the International Distribution Film Sales Support guidelines before making an application.
We can provide assistance to applicants who have a disability, are D/deaf, have a visual or hearing impairment or are neurodiverse, where this support is needed for someone to make an application. See access support for BFI applicants.
Our resources: application outcomes and feedback
If you have any questions relating to the funding or application, please email ukglobalscreenfund@bfi.org.uk.
The extremely competitive nature of our funding means that we have to make very difficult decisions and often have to turn down projects even when they meet some or all of our stated criteria.
We aim to make the application process as fair and transparent as possible. As a result of the volume of applications we receive, we do not have the resources to provide feedback on projects that have been declined.
