Greening the Screen: Development Fund (United Kingdom)

The Greening the Screen Fund will create a commitment to positive change by raising environmental awareness and increasing knowledge and understanding of sustainable screen working.

Scope 

• They are particularly interested in:
  • Shifting to renewable energy in studios, offices and post production houses, phasing out diesel for generators, and maximising energy efficiency on set and location.
  • Rethinking transport by mapping the challenge, eliminating diesel in vehicles, minimising travel, and shifting modes of transport to those using renewable energy.
  • A circular approach to tackling material and food waste through better monitoring to reduce waste, prioritising local suppliers and low carbon options, and the reuse of materials and production assets.
  • Information gathering and collaboration, including assessing the sustainability of assets used in production, support to green suppliers, and creating carbon budgets for production.
  • In setting and offsetting business models.

Funding Information

• The Ffilm Cymru Wales x Media Cymru Greening the Screen Development Fund enables Wales-based enterprises to apply for an amount between £25,000 and £50,000 to research and develop innovation-driven green products, services and processes in film and TV that respond to the priorities in The Screen New Deal.

Eligible Projects 

• Your project must:
  • Have total project costs and grant funding request of no more than £50,000.
  • End by September 2025
  • Last between 6 – 12 months (if £25,000.00) or 9 – 12 months if above £25,000 and up to £50,000.
  • Be led by one enterprise
  • Declare your Subsidy Control position.

Who can apply? 

• To lead a project your organisation must:
  • Be based in Wales
  • Have an R&D idea
  • Operate within the media sector or demonstrate that the R&D directly benefits the media sector
  • Be available to conduct the R&D project between 30 September 2024 and September 2025
  • Submit only one application per enterprise as a project lead. Your organisation may be listed as a supporting team member on up to three applications.
  • Provide assurance that you have appropriate financial processes in place to deliver the project in accordance with funding terms and conditions
  • Manage any necessary sub-contracts with any third parties
  • Agree to be the contractual lead to the Media Cymru Grant Agreement if successful
  • To lead, manage and deliver the project in accordance with the agreed proposal and budget
  • Keep appropriate financial records of all expenditure
  • To be the point of contact for reporting and monitoring on the project, liaising with a dedicated Ffilm Cymru Wales and Media Cymru staff.
• They welcome applications from all different sizes and types of organisations including microbusinesses, sole-traders, and freelancers.

Exclusions 

• The Greening the Screen Development Fund is not suitable for:
  • Content creation (for example short films, feature films and pilots)
  • One-off art commissions
  • Feasibility studies
  • Mobile hydrogen development
  • Commissioning business as usual activities for example, a new sustainable solution that does not have an innovative edge to the way your company usually addresses new projects
  • Applications that lack evidence that the proposed innovation is expected to lead to significant and positive economic impact
  • Applications that lack research and development or innovation.

For more information, visit Media Cymru.