Isabel Davis Named Director of BFI Filmmaking Fund – Global Bulletin

Jul 23, 2026 3:43am PT Isabel Davis Named Director of BFI Filmmaking Fund – Global Bulletin

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Isabel Davis has been appointed director of the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Funds, overseeing some £20 million ($26.8 million) a year in support for U.K. independent filmmakers. Davis joins the British Film Institute from Screen Scotland, where she has served as executive director for eight years, and begins a five-year fixed-term contract in October.

She succeeds Mia Bays, the outgoing director who has run the fund since 2021 and overseen BAFTA wins for “Kneecap” and “My Father’s Shadow” for outstanding debut in consecutive years, along with a best British short animation win for “Two Black Boys in Paradise.” Before Screen Scotland, Davis spent seven years as the BFI’s head of international, helping broker the organization’s co-production treaties with China and Brazil.