Songs of Praise co-producer Avanti Media and Around the World in 80 Days indie Slim Film+TV are among 25 companies set to receive BFI funding to grow their international profile.
The BFI has invested £2.1m of its £7m UK Global Screen Fund in international business development grants for film, TV and gaming companies, each of between £50,000 and £117,600. The grants are non-repayable and will span three years.
Other primarily TV producers receiving funds include Glasgow’s Two Rivers Media, drama indies Warp Films, The Ink Factory and Synchronicity Films, and children’s producer Alphablocks.
The BFI’s fund, financed through the DCMS, has already invested in 18 projects for international distribution and 11 for co-production in its inaugural year.
The business development grants will variously be used for research and development, key hires and foreign dubs of English-language shows.
Grants in full:
Alphablocks Limited £100,000
Avanti Media Limited £89,000
The Black Camel Picture Company Limited £100,000
Blazing Griffin Limited £100,000
Bohemia Club Ltd £50,000
Cantilever Group Limited £117,600
Digital Media Distribution Ltd £80,000
Dog Ears Limited £115,000
Dorothy St Pictures Limited £100,000
Good Chaos Ltd £80,000
Ida Rose Ltd £50,000
ie ie Productions Ltd £50,000
The Ink Factory Limited £100,000
Little Door Productions Ltd £80,000
Number 9 Films Limited £80,000
Outsider Games Ltd £50,000
Rebel Television and Media Limited £50,000
Revolution Software Ltd £80,000
SFB Games Limited £116,000
Sketchbook Games Ltd £50,000
Slim Film & TV Limited £113,000
Synchronicity Films Limited £115,000
Two Rivers Media Limited £90,000
Warp Films Limited £100,000
Water & Power Productions Limited £50,000
