# BFI names Isabel Davis as new filmmaking fund director

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/isabel-davis-appointed-director-of-the-bfi-filmmaking-fund/
- Published: 2026-07-23T12:32:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:51:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/07/isabel-davis-bfi-filmmaking-fund-1237001072/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, UK, World

## Key points

- Isabel Davis will lead the BFI Filmmaking Fund from October 2026.
- She succeeds Mia Bays after eight years at Screen Scotland.
- The role oversees vital public support for independent UK film.

## Summary

Isabel Davis has been appointed director of the BFI Filmmaking Fund, taking over from Mia Bays in October 2026. The five-year role places her in charge of a major source of public support for UK independent film at a time of economic and structural pressure on the sector.

Davis joins after eight years as executive director of Screen Scotland and previously held senior roles at the BFI, including head of international. BFI chief executive Ben Roberts said her experience and UK-wide outlook would benefit filmmakers, while Davis said the fund must help ambitious work reach broad audiences; films supported under Bays have included Kneecap and BAFTA-winning short Two Black Boys in Paradise.

## Coverage

- [Deadline: BFI names Isabel Davis as new filmmaking fund director](https://deadline.com/2026/07/isabel-davis-bfi-filmmaking-fund-1237001072/)
- [Variety: Isabel Davis Named Director of BFI Filmmaking Fund – Global Bulletin](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/isabel-davis-director-bfi-filmmaking-fund-1236819027/)

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