GRANT
BFI National Lottery Development Funding
BFI (National Lottery)
Last verified 5 Apr 2026 · 14 days ago
Up to £60K
Sessions/year
2
Reliability
Fair
Bankability
Not bankable
Overview
BFI Development Funding awards money from the National Lottery to support formal development of original live action and animation feature filmmaking from treatments to production-ready screenplays.
Eligible formats
feature film
Eligibility
Producers must apply via limited company registered at Companies House. Full eligibility criteria contained in funding guidelines.
● Co-production eligible● Cultural test required
Upcoming deadlines
30 Apr 2026Application deadline
1 Apr 2027Application deadline
Source: BFI (National Lottery) · verified 5 Apr 2026