When you can apply
Applications for International Distribution P&A Support are currently open.
Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
We will aim to provide a funding decision within eight weeks of the date of application.
Please read the International Distribution P&A Support guidelines before making an application.
What you can apply for
- Funding towards certain eligible P&A costs for the release of a single UK film across a grouping of at least four international territories
- Up to £100,000 in total, in the form of non-recoupable grants, across an eligible territory grouping
- Within the £100,000, up to £30,000 for a single territory as part of the eligible territory grouping
More detail on eligible costs and activities can be found in the guidelines.
Who can apply
UK companies who have been appointed as the sales agent selling the international rights of a UK film, or who have acted as the lead UK producer of the UK film.
The UK applicant company will apply for P&A Support funding on behalf of international distributors who are releasing a UK film across a grouping of international territories outside of the UK.
Applications must include a minimum of four international territories, of which at least two must be ‘key territories’ as defined in the guidelines, available to download below.
Please read the guidelines for a full list of eligibility criteria, including what constitutes an eligible applicant, eligible film, eligible distributor, and eligible territory grouping.
Apply for funding
If this is your first application to the BFI, please create an account.
- Read the full 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.
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.
Speculative submissions
We will only consider funding projects that have been submitted to us through the formal application process. This means that we cannot accept, or read, informal submissions such as scripts or application materials submitted by any means other than via the online application portal.
