UK Global Screen Fund announces over £1.7m of support in latest awards

The BFI has announced its latest UK Global Screen Fund awards. Financed through the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the awards allocate a further £1,233,203 to seven new projects through the International Co-production fund and £510,109 through the International Distribution fund.

This latest round of international co-production awards, which support UK producers to collaborate with international partners and create new global projects, sees the seven UK independent companies collectively collaborating with 13 territories, and will be the first time the fund has supported co-productions with North Macedonia, Malaysia, India, and Portugal. The funding, which supports two animated television series and five feature films, including two documentaries, will also back partnerships with Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Mexico and Spain. To date, this strand has now awarded over £11.6 million to 73 co-productions, supporting partnerships with 37 territories.

The latest round of International Distribution funding, which supports UK producers and sales agents with the promotion and distribution of UK feature films in international territories, is allocated through Festival Launch and Prints & Advertising (P&A) grants.

Festival Launch grants supported premieres at major international festivals including Venice International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival…