British Film Institute

BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund

The BFI National Lottery Audience Projects Fund awards National Lottery funding to support the exhibition and distribution of nationally significant audience-facing independent film and immersive projects. The fund supports ambitious, audience-facing film and immersive projects activity that brings independent UK and international films to audiences across the UK in a dynamic and original way. Projects must be high-profile and able to attract national press and media coverage. With a focus on increasing access and encouraging audiences to take risks in the viewing choices they make, supported projects will grow the participation of audiences that are representative of the UK population. Equal priority is given to the cultural and social ambitions of projects. The fund supports organisations with multi-year and short-term projects as well as smaller pilot projects from organisations new to the fund. Supported activity also includes sector-facing projects that support the industry to adapt, innovate and develop ambition and resilience.