Neil Peplow, director of industry and international at the BFI, outlined how the fund will work at Screen’s Restart conference.

Neil Peplow, director of industry and international at the British Film Institute (BFI), has outlined in detail how companies can access the new £7m UK Global Screen Fund (Gsf), the creation of a UK version of Unifrance, and a summit to discuss the progress of the fund later this year.

The Gsf went live as a one-year pilot in April by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Dcms) and is being administered by the BFI. Its aim...