What are the eligibility requirements?

Your application can only be considered if you are able to answer yes to to the below statements:

• My project has incurred unexpected additional production costs due to interruption as a result of COVID-19 that cannot be covered by other sources.
• My project is a “single project” documentary feature length film, which will be at least 69 minutes in length.
• My project has a production budget of no more than £1,500,000, and was already in active late pre-production or filming when it was interrupted.
• My project is independently financed, ie: not fully financed by a studio/quasi or mini studio, another SVOD, other online-platform or commissioning broadcaster.
• I am able to evidence that I have secured all, or a substantial portion of the funding required to cover the production to reach at least rough cut stage of the documentary film (i.e. excluding and COVID-19 related costs) and that such funding will remain available upon resumption of production.
• My application is being made by the lead UK production entity for the project, which is a company registered and centrally managed in the UK.
• My project passes the UK Cultural Test

What the fund can’t support:

• We are unable to provide funding for filmed productions such as a theatre show, filmed sporting or music event, artist installation work, or material intended primarily for broadcast television.
• We cannot retrospectively cover costs or for payment of deferred fees.
• The fund is intended for projects which have not received or been awarded funding from the BFI Doc Society Feature Film Fund.

For full details on eligibility and assessment, please read the fund Guidelines.