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Here’s our annual rundown of the 10 largest awards given out by the British Film Institute’s Film Fund across 2021. Backed by National Lottery money, the grants are a key supporter of indie

cinema in the UK. This year also saw long-time Film Fund chief Ben Roberts, now BFI CEO, hand over the keys to the fund to new director Mia Bays. Top of the list is _The Unlikely Pilgrimage

of Harold Fry,_ an adaptation of Rachel Joyce’s popular novel about a man who embarks on a 450-mile walk across the UK in the belief that his journey will save the life of an old friend. Jim

Broadbent is starring in the pic, which Joyce is adapting herself. Hettie Macdonald, who helmed _Normal People_ with Lenny Abrahamson, is directing. Producers are Kevin Loader with Juliet

Dowling and Marilyn Milgrom. Second on the list is _Typist Artist Pirate King,_ the latest film from _Out Of Blue_ and _The Falling _director Carol Morley, which has been shooting the back

end of this year with Monica Dolan and Kelly Macdonald in the cast. Producing is Morley’s regular collaborator Cairo Cannon. WATCH ON DEADLINE Check out the full list below. Many of the

funding decisions also include additional ‘Step-up’ awards, which are special grants specifically designed to encourage the hiring of diverse crews. THE BFI’S 10 PRODUCTION AWARDS 2021: _THE

UNLIKELY PILGRIMAGE OF HAROLD FRY_ (£1,109,000 + £27,500 Step-up) Writer Rachel Joyce; Director Hettie Macdonald; Producer Juliet Dowling _TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING _(£1,057,000 + £27,500

Step-up) Writer/Director Carol Morley; Producer Cairo Cannon _TUESDAY_ (£940,000 + £20,000 Step-up) Writer/Director Daina Oniunas-Pusic; Producer Ivana MacKinnon _SCRAPPER_ (£930,000 +

£25,000 Step-p) Writer/Director Charlotte Regan; Producer Theo Barrowclough _AFTERSUN_ (£900,000 + £20,000 Step-up) Writer/Director Charlotte Wells; Producer Amy Jackson _GIRL_ (£850,000 +

£27,500 Step-up) Writer/Director Adura Onashile; Producers Rosie Crerar, Ciara Barry _BIRCHANGER GREEN_ (£850,000 + £35,000 Step-up) Writer/Director Moin Hussain; Producer Michelle Stein

_SILENT ROAR _(£835,000 + £27,500 Step-up) Writer/Director Johnny Barrington; Producer Chris Young _A HOUSE IN JERUSALEM_ (£616,000) Writer Rami Alayan; Director Muayad Alayan; Producer

Rachel Robey _SANATORIUM_ (£573,490) Writer/Directors Brothers Quay; Producer Lucie Conrad