Guidelines and application form
All applicants are required to complete an online application form and Financial Summary Form.
Before applying please read the Guidelines, available for download below. Please note the following eligibility criteria:
- Applications will be accepted from UK and European sales companies. Producers of eligible films may apply, but if the UK Film Council choose to support the application the producer will be required to attach a sales company to represent the film and any offer of funding will be made to the sales company and not to the producer. Such a sales company will need to have been appointed prior to commencement of the relevant festival.
- The applicant must be a company registered and centrally managed, controlled in the UK or in another state of the European Union/European Economic Area. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications from individuals.
- The film for which support is sought must:
- qualify as British, EITHER under Schedule 1 of the Films Act 1985 (as a 'culturally' British Film) OR under the European Convention on Co-production OR under one of the UK's official Co-production Treaties
- in the case of a co-production, have a 35% or more UK film-making contribution
- receive one of the following premieres at the festival: World / European / North American / Asian
Download
International Festival Sales Support Guidelines
To apply for IFSS, please complete the online application form by clicking on the link below. Please note that you will also be required to complete and attach a Financial Summary form, which can be accessed by clicking on the relevant link below.
