The Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF) supports the creation of distinctive, high-quality content for audiences up to the age of 18.
YACF supports production and development awards and will contribute to the funding of programmes, shown on television and online platforms, that have public service broadcasting values in live-action and animation and across all genres.
We are looking for content that entertains, informs and reflects the experiences of children and young people growing up in the UK today.
If you have any queries contact the YACF team:
About the Young Audiences Content Fund
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced a pilot Contestable Fund in 2017. The Fund will commit up to £60 million to stimulate the provision and plurality of public service-original UK content.
Up to £57 million has been assigned to the Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), which is administered by the BFI. Up to a further £3 million has been assigned to the Audio Content Fund which will fund audio programmes for all age groups and is administered by an organisation set up by Radiocentre and AudioUK.
The Fund is intended for content that is exciting and engaging for the target audience with public service broadcast characteristics.
Content that will:
Inform our understanding of the world — to inform ourselves and others and increase our understanding of the world through news, information and analysis of current events and ideas.
Stimulate knowledge and learning — to stimulate our interest in and knowledge of arts, science, history and other topics through content that is accessible and encourages informal learning.
Reflect UK cultural identity — to reflect and strengthen our cultural identity through original programming at UK, national and regional level and bring audiences together for shared experiences.
Represent diversity and alternative viewpoints — to make us aware of different cultures and alternative viewpoints through programmes that reflect the lives of other people and other communities, both within the UK and elsewhere.
Location: All Scotland ,England, Wales, Northern Ireland
For further information, please contact YACF@bfi.org.uk (YACF@bfi.org.uk), or call +44 (0)20 7173 3246, or visit https://www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-film/production-development-funding/young-audiences-content-fund
The deadline is Wednesday 31 March 2021 at 23:59.