British Council Travel Grant Fund 2026 for Filmmakers & XR Creatives

Deadline: Rolling Basis Applications are invited for the British Council Travel Grant Fund 2026 . This is a Travel Grant Fund offering grants to filmmakers and XR creatives to support travel to selected international festivals and showcase events, labs, and co-production forums. Designed for filmmakers and XR creatives, the fund enables you to represent your work abroad, develop new contacts and networks, and reach new audiences. It is particularly aimed at increasing the exposure of new and emerging UK films, XR projects and talent on the international stage. The Travel Grant Fund is supported by BFI National Lottery funding in partnership with BFI NETWORK and the BFI International Fund. The fund is divided into five strands, accessed via two simple application processes: Festivals and Showcases Short Film Festival Grants: for new/emerging writers or directors, and for producers of any experience level, to attend eligible festivals to support a short film screening Feature Film Festival Grants: for producers, to attend eligible festivals to support a feature film screening Interactive/immersive/XR Grants: for XR creatives to attend eligible festival/showcase events with an interactive/immersive/XR project Labs and Co-Pro Forums Lab Grants: for producers, writers, or directors working on new feature projects to attend eligible creative development labs Co-Production Forum Grants: for producers with feature projects looking for finance and partners to attend eligible market/c