Exhibition and Education Funding
Screen Yorkshire is the regional partner for the UK Film Council and works to deliver a number of key initiatives in areas such as education, exhibition, production, screen heritage and training through the Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE) lottery fund.
Screen Yorkshire provides money through the fund for:
Audiences, programming and education
This is aimed mainly at cinemas, festivals, education consortia, archives and the non-theatrical exhibition sector (mobile cinema and film societies). Other organisations with appropriate projects are also welcome to apply.
Through the fund, Screen Yorkshire aims to extend access and opportunities for audiences to experience a diverse range of moving image culture.
Community & youth media projects
This supports projects involving young people and/or under represented or excluded sectors in media or filmmaking projects. The fund gives access to learning opportunities and skills development, allowing young people to express their creativity and raise their aspirations.
Applicants must demonstrate that professionals involved in delivering the project offer relevant experience with regard to both filmmaking and the target groups involved.
* We have recently updated our Lottery funding guidelines for 2008-09. If you are interested in appying to the fund, please read the guidelines thoroughly before completing your application form.
Download the guidelines
Download the application form
For other sources of funding click here.
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2007Best Ever!!
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2007 attracted over 1200 industry delegates from as far away as Japan and Australia. The five day Festival supported by Screen Yorkshire which screened over five days, was the most successful event in its fourteen-year history.
‘The international reputation of the Festival has grown immensely over the last 12 months and the increase in delegates confirms this. The opening night film Joy Division went down a storm, we had two simultaneous screenings just to cope with the crowd. Sheffield and the Yorkshire region have grown to recognize what a great event they have on their doorstep. Our hard work over the last 18 months to grow the Cross Platform business opportunities for Yorkshire is paying off,' says Heather Croall, festival director.
