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What do the BFI's own Diversity Standards pages say a film project must address, and which criteria are mandatory at which project stage?

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The BFI Diversity Standards (five standards A-E) are a contractual requirement for BFI film funding and are required for BAFTA/BIFA British categories and for several other named funders (BBC Film, Film4, Doc Society, Future Takes, NETWORK). Development-stage features meet Standard A (A6 casting plus two others; A2 percentage targets are alternatives) and summarise the rest; from pre-production, features meet C, E and one other. Mandatory criteria: A6, B1, B2, C1, D1 and E1 (a 500-word accessibility statement); small teams may get B concessions; Screen Scotland applicants use their own standards. Curator qualifications: Pages read 2026-10-22; no application assessed; pages carry no edition number. Undated live pages; criteria may change without an edition marker. Limitations: Pages read 2026-10-22; no application assessed; pages carry no edition number. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bfi.org.uk/inclusion-film-industry/bfi-diversity-standards/bfi-diversity-standards-film",
      "note": "BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bfi.org.uk/inclusion-film-industry/bfi-diversity-standards/bfi-diversity-standards-film/standard-screen-representation-themes-narratives",
      "note": "BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bfi.org.uk/inclusion-film-industry/bfi-diversity-standards/bfi-diversity-standards-film/standard-b-creative-leadership-project-team",
      "note": "BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bfi.org.uk/inclusion-film-industry/bfi-diversity-standards/bfi-diversity-standards-film/standard-c-industry-access-opportunities",
      "note": "BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bfi.org.uk/inclusion-film-industry/bfi-diversity-standards/bfi-diversity-standards-film/standard-d-audience-development",
      "note": "BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.bfi.org.uk/inclusion-film-industry/bfi-diversity-standards/bfi-diversity-standards-film/standard-e-accessibility",
      "note": "BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] The BFI Diversity Standards (five standards A-E) are a contractual requirement for BFI film funding and are required for BAFTA/BIFA British categories and for several other named funders (BBC Film, Film4, Doc Society, Future Takes, NETWORK). Development-stage features meet Standard A (A6 casting plus two others; A2 percentage targets are alternatives) and summarise the rest; from pre-production, features meet C, E and one other. Mandatory criteria: A6, B1, B2, C1, D1 and E1 (a 500-word accessibility statement); small teams may get B concessions; Screen Scotland applicants use their own standards. · locator: BFI Diversity Standards for film overview, sections 1-3; Standard A page; Standard B page; Standard C page; Standard D page; Standard E page source

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