Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s new BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund, the latest iteration of its Film Fund, is now open.
The fund has £36.6 million ($44.8 million) available over three years for fiction feature films and a further £17.4 million ($21.3 million) to support documentary, shorts, talent development and immersive projects.
The fiction feature funding will be available through four focused funds: Development; Creative Challenge – funding labs; Discovery – backing debuts; and Impact – for second features and beyond.
All funding decisions will be guided by new fund priorities. Revised fund priorities see an increased focus on equity, diversity and inclusion, the introduction of audience impact and environmental sustainability, alongside talent development and progression, creative risk taking and U.K.-wide reach.
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