The fund supports ambitious, audience-facing independent UK and international film and broader screen activity of national scale.
Key Criteria
Projects should be focused on increasing access and growing the participation of audiences that are representative of the UK population. Equal priority will be given to the cultural and social ambitions of projects. The fund will support film exhibitors, film distributors, and other organisations delivering audience development activity with multi-year and short-term projects as well as research and development.
Applications are accepted all year round but must be submitted 16 weeks before the start of any funded activity. They can support projects of any duration but all activity must be completed by 31 March 2026 unless you have approval from the Audiences team prior to making an application.
