York-based documentary filmmakers are invited to apply for funding from the BFI Doc Society Fund, which supports and nurtures independent, immersive non-fiction films made in Britain.
Notable films that have previously been made with BFI Doc Society Funds support include the arresting biopic of late X-Ray Spex frontwoman and original Riot grrrl, Poly Styrene (Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche (2021, Paul Sng / Celeste Bell-Dos Santos)),the vibrant study of Haiti and its annual Jacmel Mardi Gras carnival, Kanaval: A People’s History of Haiti in Six Chapters (2022, Leah Gordon / Eddie Hutton-Mills), and the interactive VR documentary Child of Empire (2022, Erfan Saadati / Sparsh Ahuja), which focuses on the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan. Recent works completed with BFI support include the acclaimed documentaries Grand Theft Hamlet (2024, Sam Crane / Pinny Grylls) and Undercover: Exposing the Far Right (2024, Havana Marking), as well as the groundbreaking, mixed-reality experience Built by Sound (2025, Shehani Fernando), which focuses on the influence of British South Asian disaporas in Bradford and West Yorkshire.
So, whether you’re an aspiring Alfred Hitchcock, a burgeoning Bloomfield, or a Tarantino in training, you could benefit from unparalleled, expert support for your documentary project – get the BFI ball rolling today!
Visit www.bfi.docsociety.org/bfi-doc-immersive to find out more. To apply for funding, visit www.app.docsociety.org/login/?next=/apply/new/bfi-doc-society-fund-eoi-2022-2026/ and sign up today.
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