Grant
Ffilm Cymru Production Fund
Ffilm Cymru Wales
Production investment for Wales-connected cinema and television projects.
£50,000 – £600,000
Wales only
Funding directory
79 schemes listed. Wales-only and UK-wide funds for artists, musicians, and film — always check the funder's eligibility rules.
Grant
National Lottery Heritage Fund — Heritage Grants £250,000–£10 million
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Quarterly-decision funding for major heritage projects, with an expression of interest required above £250,000.
£250,000 – £10,000,000
UK-wide
Grant
BFI NETWORK
British Film Institute
Support for emerging UK filmmakers on early short or low-budget feature work.
£5,000 – £500,000
UK-wide
Grant
Creative Wales — Screen
Creative Wales
Welsh Government support for screen-sector businesses and productions in Wales.
Amount varies
Wales only
Grant
Ffilm Cymru Development Fund
Ffilm Cymru Wales
Development support for writers, directors, and producers based in or substantially connected to Wales.
£5,000 – £75,000
Wales only
Grant
Arts Council of Wales — Create and Engage
Arts Council of Wales
Small awards up to £10,000 and large awards up to £60,000 for arts activity that creates and engages audiences in Wales.
Up to £60,000
Wales only
Grant
Arts Council of Wales — Create and Engage Fund (Music)
Arts Council of Wales
Small grants up to £10k (rolling) or large up to £60k for music projects creating arts experiences for the public in Wales.
£500 – £60,000
Wales only
Grant
Literature Wales — Writers' Funding
Literature Wales
Grants and bursaries for writers living in Wales or writing in Welsh or English about Wales.
£500 – £10,000
Wales only
Grant
Ffilm Cymru New Talent
Ffilm Cymru Wales
Support for emerging Welsh filmmakers on early short or debut projects.
£3,000 – £40,000
Wales only
Grant
Arts Council of Wales — Create (Individuals)
Arts Council of Wales
Lottery funding for individual artists and creatives working in Wales across art forms.
£1,000 – £25,000
Wales only
Grant
Arts Council of Wales — Create (Organisations)
Arts Council of Wales
Funding for arts organisations and collectives based in Wales.
£5,000 – £100,000
Wales only
Grant
BFI Doc Society Fund
Doc Society
Documentary development and production for UK and Ireland-based filmmakers.
£25,000 – £500,000
UK & Ireland
Grant
BFI Film Fund
British Film Institute
UK-wide lottery funding for British feature and documentary cinema.
£50,000 – £1,500,000
UK-wide
Grant
BFI Young Creators Fund
British Film Institute
Short film support for UK filmmakers aged 16–25.
£1,000 – £15,000
UK-wide
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Anthem – Music Fund Wales
Year-long programme fast-forwarding music development for young people across Wales.
Amount varies
Wales only
Grant
Arts Council England — Developing Your Creative Practice (DYCP), Round 24
Arts Council England
Grants of £2,000–£12,000 for individual cultural and creative practitioners in England to develop their practice.
£2,000 – £12,000
England
Grant
Arts Council England — National Lottery Project Grants
Arts Council England
Always-open funding from £1,000 upward for arts, museums and libraries projects benefiting people in England.
From £1,000
England
Grant
Arts Council England — Supporting Grassroots Music
Arts Council England
Grants of £1,000–£40,000 for venues, festivals, promoters, studios and rehearsal spaces in England's grassroots music sector.
£1,000 – £40,000
England
Grant
Arts Council of Northern Ireland — Artists' International Development Fund 2026
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Grants of £1,000–£7,000 for Northern Ireland artists to build early-stage international relationships and opportunities.
£1,000 – £7,000
Northern Ireland
Prize
Arts Council of Northern Ireland — Major Individual Artist Award 2026
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Four £15,000 awards for established Northern Ireland artists with national or international recognition.
£15,000 – £15,000
Northern Ireland