Written by Kianna Best on Jul 25, 2023. Posted in Awards and Festivals / General Interest

Nine additional recipients awarded through BFI U.K. Global Screen Fund

Today, the BFI announced the nine additional recipients of their UK Global Screen Fund including feature films, documentaries, television series and animation projects. In this latest wave of awarding, 12 territories have received the fund for their co-productions with the UK, with recent partnerships including India and Finland. Up until now, 33 co-productions have received over GBP5 million.

Beast (image courtesy of BFI)

Creative Industries minister John Whittingdale said: “The UK Global Screen Fund has played a starring role in supporting our talented independent film, TV and video games companies to deliver growth and maximise the potential of Britain's creative industries around the world. We're helping even more creators showcase their films to global audiences and grow their international sales. I look forward to seeing these nine new projects achieve international success.” 

Supporting global collaborations between the UK and the rest of the world, the fund is financed through the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), allocating over GBP 1.2 million for the recent recipients. In addition to first time fund recipients India and Finland, other nations supported include Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Greece, Germany, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. 

“It is fantastic to see such a strong and diverse slate of co-production projects from companies across the UK, collaborating with a growing and exciting mix of international territories, many for the first time,” commented Denitsa Yordanova, BFI head of the UK Global Screen Fund. “The UK Global Screen Fund is proud to support the UK independent screen sector with ambitious plans for reaching new international audiences and this range of film, TV, documentary and animation projects has great potential to capitalise on and deepen international partnerships and achieve success in new global markets.” 

Nefeli Zygopoulou, producer at I Made it Films, said: “We are immensely proud of the UK Global Screen Fund award which was pivotal in making this international co-production a reality. It is indeed befitting that 'In the Black', a narrative that elevates and celebrates diversity, is also a testament to the synergy of diverse cultures and minds coming together to create it."  

Productions to receive UK Global Screen Fund International Co-production awards are, Barbie Uncovered, an unofficial majority UK co-production with New Zealand, Beast, a minority UK co-production with Denmark and Sweden made under the European Convention, Chennai Story, a minority UK co-production with India made under the official bilateral UK-India Treaty, In the Black, a UK-Canada co-production made under the official bilateral UK-Canada Treaty, Justice for Magdalenes [working title], an unofficial minority UK co-production with Ireland, Mojo Swoptops, an unofficial majority UK co-production with Belgium, Our Island, a minority UK co-production with France, Belgium and Finland made under the European Convention, Sisters, a minority UK co-production with Ireland, Germany and Greece made under the European Convention, and The Return, a minority UK co-production with Italy, Greece and France made under the European Convention