As well as the UK’s lucrative Screen Sector Tax Reliefs, there are a number of live regional production funds available.
The Liverpool City Region Production Fund has been created to help drive the further growth of the region’s film and television sector by investing in a diverse portfolio of high-quality content. Open to qualifying local, national and international production companies, the Fund can support the production of feature films, TV drama, animation and scripted comedy series, with investments of up to £500,000 per project.
Our West Midlands Production Fund was set up with the support of ERDF to invest in the production of feature-length films and HETV dramas from companies based in the West Midlands, as well as from producers looking to establish a base to film in the region. The fund can invest up to £500,000 in any one feature film or TV drama project, with the preferred minimum investment being £100,000. Investment must be matched £ by £ by an equivalent amount of private and/or public sector risk finance.
www.wearecreative.uk/support/film-tv/west-midlands-production-fund
Screen Yorkshire has been supporting the growth of the screen industries in Yorkshire & Humber by investing in content since 2003. The Yorkshire Content Fund is designed for producers based in Yorkshire & Humber or for national and international production companies wishing to film or establish a base in the region. Open to TV, film, video games and digital sectors the fund typically invests up to £500,000 per project, providing this investment is matched on identical terms with private sector investment. For further details please visit:
www.screenyorkshire.co.uk/content-funding/
The North East Production Fund is a discretionary funding scheme managed and delivered by North East Screen. It aims to catalyse the sustainable growth of the region’s production sector by investing in a portfolio of feature film and television programmes. Open to both local and national companies, the funding is for productions who plan to shoot post September/October 2023 and ranges from £50,000 to £500,000 per project or series.