International Festival Sales Support Scheme: Application Form - BFI

International Festival Sales Support
Scheme: Application Form
1. Applicant
Applicant Name:
Are you the: Sales company contracted to represent the film
2. Sales Company Contact Details
Company Name:
Registration Number:
Name of Contact Person:
Position at the company:
Street address:
Production company that produced the film
(NB: Any offer of funding will be made to the sales company, not to the producer)
Postal Town: Postcode:
Telephone: Fax:
Mobile: Website:
E-mail:
Please inform us of any
specific communication
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needs you have: Other (please specify)
3. Production Company Contact Details
Company Name:
Name of Contact Person:
Position at the company:
Street address:
Postal Town: Postcode:
Telephone: Fax:
Mobile: Website:
E-mail:
Please inform us of any
specific communication
Text phone Sign Language
needs you have: Other (please specify)

4. Film Details
Project Title:
Running time of film: mins Production budget:
Is this film intended for theatrical release? Yes No
Is this film in receipt of a British Film certificate? Yes No
If yes, please confirm the method of qualification: Under Schedule 1
Under the European Convention on co-production
Under one of the UK’s official co- production treaties
Please specify what percentage of the budget and elements are UK: %
Please attach a list of the main talent involved in the film: Attached
5. Festival Details
Please give details of the festival and festival programme section the film has been invited to participate in.
Festival Name:
Programme section:
Will this festival screening be the film’s: World premiere? European premiere?
North American premiere?
Asian premiere?
Does the film already have a distributor in the country in which the festival is located? Yes No
6. Funding from organisations other than the UK Film Council
Will you receive support for the festival participation of this film from any organisation
other than the UK Film Council?
If yes, please specify from whom:
If yes, what type of support was agreed? Production of subtitled prints
Yes No
Travel and accommodation costs for the director and key stars
Press campaign / Public Relations
Marketing items (e.g. advertising and print items)
Other (please specify)
Will you receive support from the Festival for the participation of the film? Yes No
If yes, what type of support?

7. Funding Support requested from UK Film Council
Please confirm what type of support you Production of subtitled prints
are seeking from UK Film Council?
Travel and accommodation costs for the director and key stars
Press campaign (incl. appointment of an international PR Agency)
Marketing items (e.g. advertising and print items)
8. Budget
In this section, please provide details of your full budget for all participation and exploitation costs for the film at the
festival, including the amount requested from UK Film Council.
Alternatively, attach a spreadsheet to this form detailing the full marketing and promotion budget, still identifying the
amount requested from UK Film Council.
Budget Items Amount
MARKETING AND PROMOTION BUDGET TOTAL £
Capped cost for promotion within Sales Company Budget: £
Match Funding: £
Amount awarded for participation by the festival and/or UK or European public
organisations (if applicable)
Amount requested from UK Film Council: £
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9. Supporting Information
Please detail your marketing and promotion plan for the film at the festival, clearly indicating how the scheme’s support
will increase the film’s international marketing and promotional opportunities. Please continue on a separate sheet if
necessary.
Please detail how the film’s participation in this particular festival is relevant to the film and will help its market potential.

10. Declaration
If a grant is offered by the UK Film Council the recipient will be required to complete the UK Film Council Post Festival
Participation Form by the required dates (refer to guidelines).
Please tick to confirm that should a grant be allocated, you commit to completing the Post Festival
Participation Form
The UK Film Council is required to identify all relevant financial or personal interests that may exist between board
members or employees of the UK Film Council and applicants. This is to ensure that measures can be introduced to
prevent a conflict of interest arising between those persons assessing the application for the UK Film Council and such
applicant. For these purposes please complete the statement below:
“I (or the person/company on whose behalf I am applying) do/do not * have any financial and/or close personal
relationship with any Board member or employee of the UK Film Council.
The nature of such relationship is as follows” (e.g. spouse, relative, financial interest - please specify details below):
*Delete or insert details as applicable
I have read and understood the UK Film Council’s application guidelines and its public statement of aims and objectives.
The information I have given on this application is true and correct. Any material I have sent to support my application is
also true and correct. I will tell you immediately if this information or the supporting material needs to be updated. I am
happy for you to provide copies of this form and any supporting material to any person or organisation you wish to
consult about my application. I am authorised to make this application and accept a conditional offer. I also have the
authority to repay the UK Film Council in the event of the conditions not being met.
Signature:
Date:
Data Protection
Part or all of the information you give us will be held on computer and used for statistical purposes. It will also be used
for the administration of applications and awards. We may provide copies of the information in confidence to individuals
or organisations who are helping us assess applications or monitor funding and may also be shared in connection with
these purposes with other companies in the UK Film Council group of companies.