Details of who we awarded development funding to

From the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund (formally BFI Film Fund)

From 2024/25, we’ll have geographical data to report on both ‘London’ and ‘Outside London’ for Black and Global Majority targets. The current statistics are UK-wide.

2023 to 2024

Type of role
Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Black and Global Majority
46%
52%
25%
40% London
30% outside London
Disabled
23%
20%
9%
18%
Female (gender binary)
60%
60%
57%
50%
LGB+ (sexual identity)
26%
28%
23%
10%
Working class background
9%
20%
13%
39%
Caring responsibility
26%
36%
45%
 
Returning to work
0%
4%
2%
 

2022 to 2023

Type of role
Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Black and Global Majority
35%
19%
33%
20%
Disabled
26%
31%
7%
12%
Female (gender binary)
57%
75%
77%
50%
LGB+ (sexual identity)
9%
13%
13%
10%
Caring responsibility
9%
25%
50%
 
Returning to work
0%
0%
0%
 

2021 to 2022

Type of role
Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Ethnically diverse
49%
54%
25%
20%
D/deaf and disabled
7%
14%
9%
12%
Female and non-binary
73%
54%
66%
50%
LGBTQIA+
22%
21%
21%
10%
Caring responsibility
39%
43%
51%
 
Returning to work
0%
0%
0%
 

2020 to 2021

Type of role
Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Ethnically diverse
30%
32%
21%
20%
D/deaf and disabled
9%
12%
4%
11%
Female and non-binary
51%
52%
62%
50%
LGBTQIA+
18%
14%
19%
9%
Caring responsibility
33%
26%
38%
 
Returning to work
2%
3%
1%
 

2019 to 2020

Type of role
Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Ethnically diverse
24%
24%
14%
20%
D/deaf and disabled
1%
0%
2%
7%
Female and non-binary
57%
47%
63%
50%
LGBTQIA+
14%
15%
14%
9%
Caring responsibility
24%
30%
35%
 
Returning to work
3%
6%
3%
 

2018 to 2019

Type of role
Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducer
Ethnically diverse
24%
22%
13%
D/deaf and disabled
1%
3%
3%
Female and non-binary
57%
50%
49%
LGBTQIA+
14%
21%
24%

Our figures are derived from the most up-to-date data available. This is self-identified data taken from monitoring forms which are voluntarily completed, so we can’t always guarantee a 100% return rate.