UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF)

Targeting support across the screen sector, including film, TV, documentary, animation and interactive narrative games content, the UKGSF is financed by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and administered by the BFI.

Focusing on accelerating export growth and deepening international relationships with the UK, the fund is aimed at boosting the international competitiveness of UK screen content whilst growing the revenues, reach and partnerships of domestic independent businesses. UKGSF provides support for the development and production of projects with international appeal, and supports the worldwide distribution of UK content, encouraging collaboration with international partners.

The UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) is made up of separate open access funds:

International Business Development

Providing non-recoupable grants for international business growth strategies that span three or five years for companies working in film, TV (animation, drama and documentary) and interactive narrative gaming.

• International Business Development fund (currently closed)

Slate Development

Supporting producers to develop slates of projects with international appeal and audience reach.

• Slate Development fund (open and closes at 12pm on 15 October 2026)

International Distribution 

Supporting the sale and distribution of UK projects to reach international territories. 

• Prints and Advertising (P&A) funding (open on a rolling basis)
• Festival Launch funding (open on a rolling basis)
• Video Game Release funding (open for applications)

International Co-production

Supporting UK companies to partner in international productions, sharing IP and revenue on TV (animation and documentary) and film projects with audience potential.

• Minority Co-Production funding (currently closed)

Alongside financial support for UK screen businesses, UKGSF supports ScreenUK, which showcases and celebrates UK screen content internationally. The ScreenUK campaign aims to promote and reposition film, TV, animation, and video games to audiences around the world, reflecting the extraordinary quality and diversity of screen content coming from the UK.

The UKGSF is open to independent screen sector companies registered and centrally managed in the UK.

Funds are intended to support independent companies across the UK, ensuring a UK-wide benefit and addressing geographic imbalance within the industry. Consideration will be given to where companies are based, where projects are made and how projects reflect the culture and talent of Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the English regions outside Greater London.

Eligible screen content varies according to the type of support applied for, which includes:

• feature-length and episodic fiction
• documentary and animated content for film and television
• interactive digital projects with narrative content

For any questions relating to the UK Global Screen Fund, please contact: [email protected].

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