UK Global Screen Fund: International Business Development
British Film InstituteUK-wideup to £100k
Who can apply
UK Global Screen Fund: International Business Development | BFI UKGSF International Business Development is open to independent UK screen companies with a track record in creating, acquiring, and/or exploiting IP in at least one of the following categories: feature films – fiction, documentary, animation – for theatrical and/or online release programmes – fiction, documentary, animation – for broadcast television, video-on-demand services or other forms of online release interactive narrative video games for commercial digital platforms, generating revenue from the public consumer market
What it funds
UKGSF International Business Development provides non-recoupable grants for international growth strategies that span three or five years. The funding will support UK companies to develop and expand their turnover and scale of Intellectual Property (IP) creation, exploitation or acquisition.
How to apply
UK Global Screen Fund: International Business Development | BFI
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