New Cinema Fund
New Cinema Fund encourages unique ideas, innovative approaches and original voices. We aim to finance films with passion and verve that connect with a broad range of audiences.
What we're looking for
- Fresh, original and dynamic work in any style or genre
- Diversity and innovation
- New and cutting edge filmmaking talent
- Films from black, Asian and other minority ethnic filmmakers
- Films from across the UK
- Scripts that have been substantially developed
- Films with a secured UK theatrical or high profile digital release – or clear potential to do so
New Cinema Fund films
Among the films that we have supported are:
- The Magdalene Sisters – director Peter Mullan
- Touching the Void – director Kevin MacDonald
- Bloody Sunday – director Paul Greengrass
- A Way of Life – director Amma Asante
- Bullet Boy – director Saul Dibb
- The Wind that Shakes the Barley – director Ken Loach
- Red Road –director Andrea Arnold
- London to Brighton – director Paul Andrew Williams
- This Is England – director Shane Meadows
- Shooting Dogs – Michael Caton-Jones
- Brick Lane - Sarah Gavron
For a full list of please visit the Awards database.












