The programme will support registered SMEs working in ‘moving image’ for storytelling. We will consider companies working with on screen content that tells a story in order to entertain an audience. This includes those working in film, TV, animation, games and immersive media, tech platforms with a narrative focus; and where the content is consumed on screen. Founder working in the Screen sector in England, outside of London Be a Limited Company registered on Companies House Relevant track record in the screen industry * For example trading as a company for at least 12 months, or experience bringing a product to market* Ambitions for company growth and a clear vision for your business

2500

Your organisation’s primary activity is in arts, culture and heritage. We can only work with organisations registered in the UK and primarily benefiting communities in the UK. Digital organisations will need to demonstrate their primary audiences are based in the UK. We do not make loans to individuals, sole traders, partnerships or unincorporated bodies (unless their partners/members are exclusively corporate bodies). Your organisation has to demonstrate that has a clear social mission. When applying, you will need to show how your organisation delivers specific positive outcomes for individuals or communities.

Secured and unsecured finance between £150,000 and £1,000,000

Be based within (live in or have a business address in) England or the wider UK. Activities we support through Project Grants must have a primary outcome that focuses on one or more of these disciplines: Combined arts - including festivals and carnivals, Dance, Libraries - for activity that delivers against at least one of the four Universal Library Offer, Literature, Music, Museums and collections, Theatre, Visual arts. Reach and engage people and communities in England with high quality creativity and culture.

£1,000 and £100,000+

Founder working in the Screen sector in England, outside of London - Be a Limited Company registered on Companies House - Relevant track record in the screen industry *For example trading as a company for at least 12 months, or experience bringing a product to market* - Ambitions for company growth and a clear vision for your business

up to £2500

Only open to individual creative and cultural practitioners applying using an individual profile. You must work in our supported disciplines. Applications must solely focus on research and development. You can apply for £1,000-£30,000, although we generally expect to make grants of up to £12,000. Learn more about how much you can apply for. Your activity can last up to one year. No match funding needed

£1000-£30,000

be delivered and demonstrate impact in one or more of the specified geographic areas addressing a local need or leveraging a local strength - demonstrate clear impact in one or more frontier technologies by enabling local talent into entry level tech jobs and helping SMEs adopt these technologies through skilled workforces - alignment with national and local economic growth plans and skills strategies, such as DWP Jobcentres, the Growth and Skills Levy, LSIPs and local defence plans - demonstrate contribution to the overall TechLocal target of 1,000 new tech jobs. 6 frontiers technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Engineering Biology, Semiconductors, Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT), Quantum. Your project must: have a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £225,000 / last between 6 and 9 months / not start before the 1 July 2026 / end by the 31 March 2027

£100k - £225k

Be led by a UK-registered academic institution / Hold in-house capability to develop new course development and delivery or support local organisations to host students and graduates through graduate traineeships, internships, and live business projects / Commit to carrying out all participation activities within the UK and intend to exploit the results in or from the UK.

£100k - £300k

UK registered SME with PAYE employees engaged in games development work in the UK. Prior founder(s) track record having taken games through to completion and shipping. Overall project costs at least double the requested grant, and strong additionality case, with our funding making a demonstrable difference

£50-£150,000

Applicants must have had a project selected for at least one of the events from the Key Film and Festivals Showcase List. Be over 18 years old. Be a UK resident or UK citizen. Be applying for a project that is an official UK production or co-production. Be applying to attend an event happening in at least 2 weeks time. XR projects can apply for a maximum of three standard travel grant applications to the fund for any one project, and applications must be for a different event each time. XR projects can only apply for one Large XR grant per project. If granted a Large XR grant, the project will only be eligible for up to two additional standard travel grants.

Flights/trains/travel/accommodation/participation fees/disability access support - £1500+

Largely focused on Roblox and Fortnite but all UGC games are eligible for consideration. Entrants must have a working prototype of the game in consideration. If not, entrance must have launched games in the past. Entrants must not be a full time employee of a video game company. Aged 18+

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