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Latest projects supported through Young Audiences Content Fund announced
Breadth of commissions, including 12 new productions, demonstrate the importance of Public Service Broadcasting in childrenâs sector.
10 May 2021
Happy (2021)
The BFI has unveiled the latest slate from the government funded Young Audiences Content Fund (YACF), revealing 12 brand-new and distinctive commissions, a recommission and five new development awards from across the UK.Â
This new slate lands following the recent success of YACF backed content such as the hugely popular Teen First Dates (E4), and as pre-school series Milo launches on Channel 5âs Milkshake! today.Â
Addressing a deficit of new distinctive childrenâs content that inspires and reflects the lives of young people in the UK, the YACF is designed to contribute up to 50% of the production costs for projects that have secured a broadcast commitment from a free-to-access, Ofcom regulated platform, and supports prod