Supporting organisations to grow audiences in their local area
Published:
20 Apr 2023
Film Hub North reopens funds to support screenings, festivals and skills development in the region.
Following the launch of Screen Culture 2033 - the BFI’s new 10-year vision for UK screen culture - we’re excited to reopen our film exhibition funds for the North of England. Our funds have been redesigned in order to help local film organisations better respond to the ambitions laid out in Screen Culture 2033.
As ever, National Lottery funding will support film exhibitors to grow local audiences and present more British, independent and international cinema in their programmes. And, through our funding activity, we remain committed to championing inclusion and environmental sustainability within the film exhibition sector.
Beyond this, our updated funds will now also focus on:
Empowering children and young people (aged 25 and under) to develop their relationships with screen culture
Providing local audiences with access to stories that reflect their lives
Tackling social, economic and geographic barriers facing audiences
Introducing audiences to screen heritage collections that reflect the diversity of the UK
Our funds are open now and can support a range of activity, including professional development for cinema workers, one-off screening events, and larger-scale film programmes and festivals.
Read on to find out more about the support available.
Bursary Fund
Apply for up to £500 per annum. Rolling fund, apply at any time.
The Bursary Fund helps individuals working or volunteering in film exhibition to access training and professional development opportunities. Funding can support travel and training costs for events such as: festivals, conferences, industry screenings and courses.
Apply for up to £3,000. Supporting projects until March 2024, apply by Friday 16 February 2024.
Pitch Pot provides organisations with quick-fire micro-grants designed to help them start a new screening programme, deliver one-off events, or enhance their existing work with additional audience development activity. Applications are assessed on a fortnightly basis, allowing projects to get up and running as soon as possible.
Apply for up to £10,000 per annum. Supporting projects until March 2026, apply by Monday 1 December 2025.
The Film Exhibition Fund supports ambitious audience development projects that will make a real difference to local screen culture. Long-running projects can access funding for up to three years in order to maximise their impact. Applications are assessed on a monthly basis, and organisations can talk to our team to help develop their plans.
