Bring film to a wider UK audience

We want to help film exhibitors and distributors show bold films to diverse audiences.

NFT3 auditorium during one of the Woman with a Movie Camera events in 2019

Applicants for funding should read the BFI Diversity Standards, which encourage equality of opportunity and address underrepresentation in the screen industries.

Our main areas for providing distribution and exhibition support are:

If you are looking for production and development support see Production and development funding.

For information and resources on community cinema see Cinema For All’s My Community Cinema.

For details of the funding awards made by the BFI for films, projects and organisations, please see our Funding awards page.

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