Prints and Advertising Fund
The Prints and Advertising Fund is designed to help Independent British & Specialised films find a wider/broader UK audience by increasing access to and awareness of these titles, in order to increase overall viewing of both Independent British & Specialised film. The BFI's Prints and Advertising Fund has an annual budget of £4 million.
Recently supported films have included Oscar®-winning/nominated features such as Another Year, Animal Kingdom, The Skin I Live In, Biutiful and In a Better World; Bafta-winning features Shame, We Need to Talk about Kevin and Tyrannosaur as well as a range of acclaimed and recognisable titles from around the world including The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus, One Day and Monsters.
Visit our funding section to find out more about our Prints and Advertising Fund.
Exit Polls
The BFI requires Exit Polls to be carried out on films supported by the Prints and Advertising Fund. They are used to find out about the audience for the film, who they are and what motivated them to come and see it with the results helping distributors to refine their marketing and publicity campaign for the film and inform distribution strategies for future releases.
Visit our Exit Polls page to find out more.
Digital Innovations in Distribution
The UK Film Council piloted an application process in 2009 that allowed a film's distributor to seek funding to cover the cost of online media and website promotion.
Please note that the Digital Innovations in Distribution Pilot Scheme has now been closed. For an overview of our key learnings and observations, please visit our Digital Innovation in Distribution page.
