Rip It Up: A UK-wide season

The 2026 BFI FAN UK-wide season – Rip It Up – explores and celebrates the changing face of youth rebellion, culture and expression on screen in the UK.

Youth culture in the UK has a wide and varied history. From the defiant rebellion of Teddy Boys, mods and rockers and the many activist movements that have shaped our society, to hedonistic self-expression in the music and fashion scenes, the emotional rollercoaster of being a teenager has been portrayed on screen in a multitude of ways.

With The Southbank Centre marking the 75^th anniversary of the Festival of Britain –  a landmark moment of post-war cultural renewal – and the 50th anniversary of Punk being celebrated in 2026, BFI FAN members are invited to join in these UK wide celebrations. Together, let’s explore how youth scenes and counterculture have impacted and inspired new generations and beyond.

You must be a member of Film Hub Scotland as part of BFI Film Audience Network to access support from this programme.

Available funding

There are three ways you can engage with the programme and access support:

• Menu: Access up to £500 (£125 per film) – Book one or more of the season’s key titles to access support for programme enhancement, wraparound activity and audience development.
• Bespoke: Apply for up to £15,000 (average awards likely to be circa £5,000) – Develop a bespoke season of films aligned with the Creative Brief. There is also scope for site-specific, immersive and ‘event cinema’ projects. If your bespoke activity includes Menu titles, please include costs associated with those screenings within your activity budget, rather than applying separately for the menu.
• CROSS-FAN: Apply for up to £15,000 – Programme/marketing/outreach activity that has the potential to scale or tour across the UK, and/or projects involving multiple site-specific events in more than one region/nation. If your Cross FAN activity includes Menu titles, please include costs associated with those screenings within your activity budget rather than applying separately for the menu.

Please note: We will be supporting a limited number of Cross-FAN projects this year. As a result, each will need to have a clear audience development and outreach plan, as well as confirmation from five or more venues about their participation to be considered. If you are interested in submitting a Cross-FAN application, you should contact BFI FAN season producer Ti Singh before applying.

Access Support

If you have any access requirements that would help you to complete this form, please email info@filmhubscotland.com and we can advise how we can accommodate your needs.

You can find further support via the BFI’s Access Support Fund.

Got a question? Please get in touch via: info@filmhubscotland.com.

How do I apply?

Please read carefully the Creative Brief and Funding Guidelines before submitting an application.

• Creative Brief
• Funding Guidelines
• Get ideas from the list of contextual titles that are available to book

All applications are to be submitted through the Airtable link below.