Funding

The FEF supports independent film exhibitors to develop audiences for UK independent and international film and the wider moving image.

Film Exhibition Fund (FEF)

Film Exhibition Fund (FEF) Pitch Pots

Find out how we support films, screenings and filmmakers, that celebrate Wales.

Filmmakers & Distributors

Image © Affairs of the Art / NFB and Beryl Productions International

Made in Wales Funding

We support film festivals running independent UK and international film programmes through the Film Exhibition Fund (FEF). Find an overview of Welsh festivals below.

Cardiff Animation Festival © Chris James

Festivals

Apply for a bursary to access training opportunities, events and consultancy that enhances your skills as a film exhibitor and benefits your organisation.

Apply for a Training Bursary

FHW Bursary Recipients

Find inspiration for your programme from previous themed seasons curated by Film Hub Wales or across BFI FAN.

A Roof of Slate for Every House

A Biodiverse Big Screen: Programming for our Planet

Canada Goes Cymru

Dydd Santes Dwynwen Day

Feminista Film Festival & Tour

India On Film

LGBT50: Gross Indecency

Welsh Witchcraft

Year of Discovery

Year of Indigenous Languages 2019

Year of the Sea 2018

Between 2016-23 BFI FAN supported four new releases each year that deserved to be seen on the big screen. Explore the list of titles with films from across the globe.

Image from Neptune Frost - A close up of a woman looking at the camera from behind a wicker headdress

FAN Support for New Film Releases

Each year, there is a ‘Major Programme’, a UK-wide season that all BFI FAN members can access funding for. Information for 2023 coming soon.

Cinema Unbound Funding: Powell and Pressburger

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