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:

BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund

The BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund supports ambitious, audience-facing independent UK and international film and broader screen activity of national scale.

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BFI Film Audience Network

The BFI Film Audience Network (BFI FAN) is a collaboration of 8 film hubs, managed by leading film organisations and venues around the UK.

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Culture Recovery Fund for Independent Cinemas: Round 3

Part of the UK Government’s cultural recovery package providing support for world-class cultural, arts and heritage institutions.

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BFI National Lottery Open Cinemas

This is a new pilot activity which aims to boost attendance of new audiences at independent cinemas and grow engagement with independent film.

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If you are looking for funding for international activity see Film Export Fund .

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 .

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Taking VR stories to UK audiences: Common Ground, a UK touring report

A report looking at the distribution and exhibition of VR projects in the UK through a proposed tour of VR documentary, Common Ground.

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