Details of who we awarded development funding to

From the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund (formally BFI Film Fund)

Before 2024/25, the statistics against our Black and Global Majority target are UK-wide.

The language we’ve used for inclusion targets since we started reporting reflects best practice at the time and we’ve ensured this data is comparable (where possible).

2024 to 2025

Those identifying as 

Writer 

Director 

Producer 

Target 

Black and Global Majority 

62% 

64% 

47% 

40% London 

 

29% 

50% 

31% 

30% outside London 

Disabled 

20% 

17% 

38% 

18% 

Women (gender binary) 

43% 

41% 

82% 

50% 

Sexual identity (other than heterosexual) 

33% 

30% 

39% 

10% 

Working class background 

39% 

38% 

29% 

39% 

Caring responsibility 

54% 

50% 

52% 

  

Returning to work 

3% 

5% 

0% 

 

2023 to 2024

Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Black and Global Majority
46%
52%
25%
30%
Disabled
23%
20%
9%
18%
Female (gender binary)
60%
60%
57%
50%
Sexual identity (other than heterosexual)
26%
28%
23%
10%
Working class background
9%
20%
13%
39%
Caring responsibility
26%
36%
45%
 
Returning to work
0%
4%
2%
 

2022 to 2023

Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Black and Global Majority
35%
19%
33%
20%
Disabled
26%
31%
7%
12%
Female (gender binary)
57%
75%
77%
50%
Sexual identity (other than heterosexual)
9%
13%
13%
10%
Caring responsibility
9%
25%
50%
 
Returning to work
0%
0%
0%
 

2021 to 2022

Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Ethnically diverse
49%
54%
25%
20%
D/deaf and disabled
7%
14%
9%
12%
Female and non-binary
73%
54%
66%
50%
Sexual identity (other than heterosexual)
22%
21%
21%
10%
Caring responsibility
39%
43%
51%
 
Returning to work
0%
0%
0%
 

2020 to 2021

Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Ethnically diverse
30%
32%
21%
20%
D/deaf and disabled
9%
12%
4%
11%
Female and non-binary
51%
52%
62%
50%
Sexual identity (other than heterosexual)
18%
14%
19%
9%
Caring responsibility
33%
26%
38%
 
Returning to work
2%
3%
1%
 

2019 to 2020

Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducerTarget
Ethnically diverse
24%
24%
14%
20%
D/deaf and disabled
1%
0%
2%
7%
Female and non-binary
57%
47%
63%
50%
Sexual identity (other than heterosexual)
14%
15%
14%
9%
Caring responsibility
24%
30%
35%
 
Returning to work
3%
6%
3%
 

2018 to 2019

Those identifying asWriterDirectorProducer
Ethnically diverse
24%
22%
13%
D/deaf and disabled
1%
3%
3%
Female and non-binary
57%
50%
49%
Sexual identity (other than heterosexual)
14%
21%
24%

Our figures are derived from the most up-to-date data available. This is self-identified data taken from monitoring forms which are voluntarily completed, so we can’t always guarantee a 100% return rate.