Media notes Regional and national agencies- Development and production funding. BBC Films: BBC Films is committed to finding and developing new talent, collaborating with some of the foremost writers and directors in the industry. Applicants usually get in contact with BBC Films via an agent or individually, as a producer. BFI: The BFI is the lead agency for film in the UK. The BFI Film Fund has a number of funding strands, investing over £26m of Lottery funds per year to support film development, production and distribution activity in the UK. Film 4: This is channels 4s film production arm invests £15million annually in developing and financing films. London film: this is the strategic agency for film and media based in London. This would also support the growth and development of; film, TV, video, commercials and interactive media. Creative England fund: They have a number of funds for development and production funding. They are particularly intere...