List of Film Grants for the UK (2019 edition!)
Beacons (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Beacons gives new and emerging filmmakers the opportunity to test their skills, with awards of up to £15,000 and the chance to raise further funding through crowdfunding or third party deals.
Amount Waiting for 2019 details to be posted!
Contact Info Click here to contact them. Build Your Audience (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal London-based workshops to help filmmakers learn how to distribute, sell and promote their feature film.
Amount Waiting for 2019 details to be published Contact Info You can Contact them here. Credits include Peaky Blinders (link) Eligibility Individuals and organizations.
Goal Development and production funding for filmmakers with a strong regional voice.
Amount not specified
Contact Info Contact them here. Good Luck! Emerging Talent Shorts (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Emerging Talent Shorts supports filmmakers who would benefit from making another short before embarking on their first feature.
Deadline Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Amount Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Contact Info For this grant contact them here. First Feature Development (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Tailored support is available for emerging filmmakers to develop their first feature project. This support may include writers’ fees, story editing, script development, mentoring, work-shopping or other professional development.
Amount Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Contact Info Contact Info is here. Horizons Fund (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal The Horizons Fund will support up to 25 filmmakers to nurture their feature film projects and career development with awards of up to £6,000 each.
Contact Info You can contact them here for more information.
Isle of Man Media Development Fund (link) Eligibility Contact them for more details. Goal The Isle of Man Media Development Fund has a range of funding options available to UK Film and TV productions as well as games, including equity finance investment, gap finance and discounting of the UK tax credit and pre-sales of a project. The Fund has an evergreen budget of £25m and is administered by Pinewood Pictures.
Contact Info For this grant you can contact them here. London Calling (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal London Calling offers awards of up to £4,000 to new and emerging London-based filmmaking teams to produce a short film. Training and mentoring is provided throughout.
Contact Info You can contact them here. London Calling Plus (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal London Calling Plus provides similar support to London Calling, offers production awards of up to £15,000 and is for London-based Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) talent with significant storytelling experience.
Contact Info You can contact them here. Micro Market (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Micro Market connects emerging filmmakers with financiers looking to fund micro-budget and low-budget projects. Selecting 20 feature film projects and teams, it provides crucial training to develop the film’s package and a place at the Market to meet financiers, sales and distribution.
Contact Info You can contact them here. Microwave (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Microwave targets first time feature filmmakers providing industry led training, funded development and production and distribution funds. Over three years Film London will make six new features, while developing a total of 36 projects. The applying producer must be London-based.
Contact Info You can contact them here. MINI Individual Production Awards 2019 (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal MINI Individual Production Awards of up to £2,250 are available to new writers/directors to show what they can do. Contact Info Contact information is right here. Good luck! MINI Development Awards 2019 (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal MINI Development Awards of up to £7,500 will help develop working relationships between emerging writers and directors and production companies who need their talents
Contact Info Contact information is right here. Good luck! Scottish Shorts 2018 (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Scottish Shorts is a comprehensive short film development and production programme for new filmmakers. Five high quality shorts will be commissioned with budgets ranging from £5,000 to £10,000.
Deadline Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Amount Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Contact Info You can contact them here. Talent Programme Bursary (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal SFTN offer a Talent Programme Bursary designed to support writers, directors and producers to attend development programmes, talent labs, single workshops and seminars. Filmmakers can apply for bursaries to support travel, accommodation, fees and accreditation costs.
Contact Info Contact them here. Hope this helps!
Yorkshire Content Fund (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal A private investment fund for the TV, film, video games and digital sectors in Yorkshire and Humber
Deadline Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Amount Waiting for 2019 details to be published
Contact Info You could call or email them at. Phone: +44 (0)113 236 8228 Email: [email protected] FFILM CYMRU WALES (link) Eligibility Individuals and organizations.
Goal Aimst to identify and nurture Welsh filmmakers
Deadline February 28th, 2019
Contact Info Contact them here.
The Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal Exists to secure a creatively ambitious and diverse future for British documentary, by looking beyond television to develop, fund and distribute the work of the next generation of UK documentary filmmakers.
Contact Info For this Documentary grant click here for more information. BBC FILMS (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details Goal Finding and developing new talent, working with some of the foremost writers and directors in the industry.
Contact Info Contact BBC here for more information. Into Film (link) Eligibility "Contact them for more details: Sam Wainstein, Communications Director [email protected] Charlie Wainwright, PR & Editorial Manager [email protected]"
Goal Funds and enables young people (aged 5-19) to realise their potential through digital film and media projects.
Contact Info Send them a message here. CREATIVE EUROPE DESK UK (link) Eligibility Varies for each program, visit the link.
Goal Providing funding for the cinema and audiovisual sector.
Amount Varies per program, visit the link CREATIVE SCOTLAND (link) Eligibility Individuals and organizations.
Goal Supports talent creating work promoting Scotland's creativity. Several grants available.
Deadline Varies per program
Amount Varies
Contact Info You can contact them here. FILM LONDON (link) Eligibility "Call 020 7613 7683 Email [email protected]"
Goal Supports the growth and development of film, TV, video, commercials and interactive media.
Amount Varies
Contact Info Contact them at Phone:+44 (0)20 7613 7676 Email: [email protected] BFI FILM FUND (link) Eligibility Check the link on the right:
Goal The BFI is the lead agency for film in the UK. The BFI Film Fund has a number of funding strands, investing over £26m of Lottery funds per year to support film development, production (incl. majority and minority co-productions) and distribution activity in the UK. Our aim is to champion diverse, bold and distinctive films and increase the audiences for them across the UK
Amount Varies
Contact Info Give them a call at +44 (0)20 7255 1444
Short Film Travel Grant (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details
Goal not specified
Contact Info If you need information contact them at [email protected]
West Midlands Production Funding (link) Eligibility not specified, contact them for more details Goal not specified
Contact Info Get in touch with them here.