BFI NETWORK: Early Development Fund

The fund is now CLOSED. We expect it to re-open autumn 2025.

The BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund (EDF) supports the early stages of development for debut long-form scripted projects. Writers with a strong creative track record are invited to apply for a grant of between £3,000 and £5,000 to help them produce a 10-page treatment document (and potentially other supporting materials). This highly competitive fund is open once per year, usually in the autumn.

Find out more about the fund. Read the full funding guidelines.

Funded Projects

Explore the slate of EDF projects that BFI NETWORK south west has previously supported.

Funded projects

FAQs

Thinking of applying to the Early Development Fund? Check out these FAQs, answered by the Talent Execs.

FAQs

Further information

Early Development Fund 2023 – 24: Meet The Teams

The BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund supports the early stages of development for debut long-form projects. Check out the writers and projects we are supporting in the south west in 2023-24.

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