UK Indies Pavilion

First class business and promotional facilities for company participants.

Tradeshow Access Programme

Information on potential funding available for attendance at international markets.

Channel Open Days

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Tradeshow Access Programme

In April 2006 UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) modified the Sesa (Support for Seminars and Exhibitions Abroad) scheme.  The scheme has now been replaced with the Tradeshow Access Programme (Tap).

Pact is an Accredited Trade Association (ATO) administering UKTI/Tap funding for UK film and TV companies exhibiting at key international trade markets and festivals. Pact promotes its members to the international TV and Film community. 

Unlike the former Sesa scheme, Tap does not include funding for outward missions.  For further information on potential outward mission funding, companies should contact their regional screen agency.  Other key changes are as follows:

1. To be eligible for funding companies must now be defined as "New To Export"; with the exception of exhibitions in emerging markets

2. The eligibility status of companies must be confirmed by the ITA (International Trade Advisor) in the region of the applicant. Pact will forward paperwork on the applicants' behalf to the ITA.

3. The max value of the grant is either GDP 1,000, 1,400 or 1,800 subject to the exhibition

4. There is a life time limit of three grants per eligible company since April 2006 Previous grants awarded under the Sesa Scheme will not count towards this limit.

Members are advised to apply as early as possible for grants as, under the new rules individual events will not have their own ring-fenced budgets - all applications will now come out of a general Tap funding pot which all ATOs will have access to.

For general queries please contact

For information on grants available for Mipcom08 please see: