The BFI today announces the BFI National Lottery Funding Plan 2026-2029 with £150 million available for UK Screen Culture over three years. The Funding Plan guides how the BFI will invest approximately £50 million a year of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding, representing a 10% increase on the £136.3 million available over the last three years. We welcome the news of this increased investment from the BFI and National Lottery with open arms. This Plan aims to ensure £150 million of good cause National Lottery funding over three years can have the greatest possible impact for the UK public. The BFI receives 2.7% of available National Lottery funding, the terms for how the BFI awards National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding to deliver benefit to the UK public is set out in policy directions established by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and enshrined in legislation.