Media Cymru: Greening the screen fund

The lead organisation may be based outside the CCR but justification must be made in your application as to why the project could not be led by an organisation from the CCR. If the lead organisation is based outside the CCR, you must collaborate with an organisation in the CCR.

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered business of any size, community interest company (CIC) or not for profit
• be based in the CCR or collaborate with at least one UK registered business, research organisation, public sector organisation or charity in the CCR
• carry out the project work in the CCR

Collaboration is encouraged within the following sectors and with micro, small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the supply chain:

• film, television and media
• academia
• technology, for example, IT, software, electronics and computer services
• energy and fuel
• transport
• circular economy services and waste management, for example, production space and infrastructure, costumes, catering
• manufacturing and materials, for example, set materials and props

Academic institutions cannot lead or work alone.

Project team

To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered:

• business of any size
• academic institution
• charity
• not for profit
• public sector organisation
• research and technology organisation (RTO)

A business, community interest company (CIC) or not for profit can only lead on one application but can be included as a collaborator in two further applications.

If a business, CIC or not for profit is not leading any application, it can collaborate in up to three applications.

An academic institution or research and technology organisation (RTO) cannot lead but can collaborate on any number of applications.

Your project must:

• have a primary focus within the film and media sector
• demonstrate significant environmental benefit to the media industry, particularly the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
• demonstrate a commercially viable business model or potential for long term financial sustainability
• have a total grant funding request between £75,000 and £250,000
• contribute match funding towards project delivery
• last between 12 and 24 months
• start by 1 April 2024
• end by 31 March 2026
• carry out at least 75% of its project work in the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR)
• intend to exploit the results in the CCR

The aim of this competition is to support UK registered organisations to scale-up sustainable products, services and processes that will green the screen industry in the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR).

Informed by BAFTA albert’s Screen New Deal research, projects must reduce the negative impact the sector has on the environment. BAFTA albert’s Screen New Deal focuses on delivering a zero-carbon and zero-waste future through key impact areas:

• energy and fuel
• transport
• circular economy and waste, including catering
• data capture and dissemination, for example, expertise, technical insight, production planning, and reporting across the supply chain

Your project must:

• implement solutions to significantly reduce the environmental impact of the screen sector informed by the BAFTA albert’s Screen New Deal
• demonstrate realistic potential to deliver a scalable commercially viable business model where applicable
• actively share knowledge and insights with Ffilm Cymru Wales, Media Cymru and wider creative industry
• influence and encourage sustainable production in Wales
• align with Media Cymru programme outcomes and relevant policies such as the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation Strategy for Wales, Beyond Recycling, and the Creative Industries Sector Vision

We will not fund projects that:

• are early-stage research and development or feasibility studies
• do not demonstrate the potential to positively impact on the environment of the CCR and Wales
• do not demonstrate clear advancement of product, service or process such as technology and potential application or novel application of existing technology to solve environmental challenges
• have disproportionate involvement of non-UK based partners or subcontractors

(Other exclusions apply, see link below for a complete list)

Your project can align with one or more transformational opportunity areas identified in the BAFTA albert’s Screen New Deal route map to sustainable film production:

• production materials, for example, responsible procurement and reuse
• energy and water, for example, alternatives to diesel, transport and generators, renewables, reduction, studio and equipment efficiency
• studio buildings and facilities, for example, repurposing and smart building management
• studio sites and locations, for example, changing modes of transport, reducing waste including catering and circular production
• production planning, for example, digital collaboration tools, virtual planning and production, and shared infrastructure

This list is not exhaustive.

An online briefing event will be held on 21st September 2023: click here to register for a place.

If you would like help to find a collaboration partner, contact Emma McKenna, Nilam Banks, Phoebe Machin, or Kelly Botham from Innovate UK KTN’s Net Zero team.