Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio monolith, the wolf will tear your spotless hands Sundance 2026 World Premiere Starring Alexander Skarsgard additional geography is one of the latest companies to receive support from the UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF).
Scroll down to see the full list of co-production and distribution awards
stephen riley’s monolith teeth A feature-length documentary co-produced by British ethnic minorities with the United States, which delves into the work of Stanley Kubrick. 2001: A Space Odyssey. The UK producer is Sean Richard of Object Studios, co-producing with Catchlight Studios and Phoenix Pictures in the US. Leonardo DiCaprio is also listed as a producer. It received support of £170,000 from the International Co-Production Department.
Natalie Alvarez Mesen the wolf will tear your spotless hands Although it is a minority in the UK, it is co-produced with Sweden, Belgium and Iceland. It was produced in the UK by Emily Morgan of Quiddity Films and co-produced with Sweden’s Hobab, Belgium’s Need Productions and Iceland’s Still Vivid. The gothic horror is set in 19th century North America and received co-production support of £200,000.
The latest international co-production awards totaled £763,000. To date, the department has funded over £9.6m for 62 co-productions and supports 34 regional partnerships.
Plans for the expanded UKSGF fund are expected to be revealed early next year, as the annual budget from 2026 to 2029 increases from £7m to £18m a year.
The round also includes 36 international distribution awards totaling £776,772 to help promote UK independent feature films with grants for festival launches and print and advertising (P&A) support, including £15,000 to support the debut of Molly Manners. additional geography Produced by Sarah Brocklehurst at Sundance next month.
Chaplin: The Tramp’s Soul ” becomes the first documentary to receive P&A funding through the new Single Region Award for Animation and Documentary, which will provide support of £8,843 towards its theatrical release in Japan. To date, the international distribution arm has awarded 148 grants totaling £3.6 million.
Two companies received international business development awards. Norfolk-based documentary company Blue Pigeon Productions has received £50,000 to hire a marketing and social media specialist and channel assistant to support its bespoke YouTube platform. Slate Works, a high-end fact production company based in the South West of England, is investing £54,600 to hire a bilingual development producer and researcher to help the company improve its development pipeline for wider international markets.
UKGSF is funded through the UK Government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport and managed by the BFI.
UKGSF International Co-Production Award
butterfly stroke
director: Dennis Ravaglia
product: Zephyr Films (UK), Turnus Films (Switzerland)
award: £150,000
monolith
director: stephen riley
product: Object Studios (UK), Catchlight Studios (USA), Phoenix Pictures (USA)
award: £170,000
the wolf will tear your spotless hands
director: Natalie Alvarez Mesen
product: Quiddity (UK), Hobab (Sweden), Need Production (Belgium), Still Vivid (Ice)
award: £200,000
west the road
director: Ita Fitzgerald
product: Stigma Films (UK), Cowtown Pictures (Ireland)
award: £150,000
Yuja
director: Lorna Tucker
product: Snowstorm (UK), Ballinran Productions (Can), Cargo Film & Releaseing (USA)
award: 93,000 pounds
International Distribution Award – P&A Support
Bring Them Down
director: chris andrews
Winner: Wild Swim Film – £89,400
hot milk
director: Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Winner: Bonnie Productions – £91,324
bird
director: andrea arnold
Winner: Cornerstone Films – £78,472
tornado
director: john mcclane
Winner: Tea Shop Productions – £62,697
sea urchin
director: harris dickinson
Winner: Divisio Photo – £74,000
something with wings
director: dylan southern
Winner: Robo Film – £77,517
Chaplin: The Tramp’s Soul
director: carmen chaplin
Winner: Box film – £8,843
International Distribution Award – Festival Launch Support
father’s shadow
director: Akinola Davis Jr.
Winner: Crybaby – £15,000
pillion
director: harry righton
Winner: Cornerstone – £15,000
sea urchin
director: harris dickinson
Winner: Divisio Photo – £15,000
blue has no borders
director: jesse gatch
Winner: Borders Folkestone Film – £5,150
dragonfly
director:paul andrew williams
award winner : Alliance Media Partner – £5,400
our land
director: Orban Wallace
Winner: Grasp Nettles Movie – £5,400
Still recommending pineapple
director: kim hopkins
Winner: Labor of Love movie – £4,540
Irving Welsh: Reality is not enough
director: Paul Sang
Winner: Kaleidoscope Film Distribution – £2,283
Ish
director: Imran Peretta
Winner: Primal Pictures – £15,000
rose of nevada
director: mark jenkin
Winner: Main character photo – £9,000 (13/8) & £6,000 (8/27)
H is for Hawk
director: philippa lowthorpe
Winner: Main character photo – £15,000
100 nights of heroes
director: julia jackman
Winner: Erebus Photo – £14,816
mare’s nest
director: ben rivers
Winner: Urs Film – £5,000
straight circle
director: oscar hudson
Winner: Magna Studio – £13,000
orphan
director: Laszlo Nemeth
Winner: Good Chaos – £13,441
Palestine 36
director: Annemarie Jacir
Winner: Cornish Capital – £15,000
glenlorsan
director: brian cox
Winner: Main character photo – £15,000
good boy
director: Red Komasa
Winner: Record Picture Company – £15,000
retreat
director: Ted Evans
Winner: Come in the Fold – £14,941
son and the sea
director: Stroma Cairns
Winner: Together – £5,668
crow winter
director: Cassia Adamic
Winner: Film and music entertainment – £15,000
& Sons
director: Pablo Trapero
Winner: Bankside – £7,478
california skimin
director: James McAvoy
Winner: Bankside – £7,472
i swear
director: kirk jones
Winner: Bankside – £5,296
Saipan
director: Lisa Barros Dasa and Glenn Rayburn
Winner:Bankside – £5,925
spendthrift
director: Cal McMaw
Winner: Bankside – £7,159
super nature
director : Ed Sayers
Winner:Grasping Nettle Film – £6,550
additional geography
director:Molly Manners
Winner:Block Media – £15,000
