Denitsa Yordanova is the Director of UK Global Screen Fund and International Funds at the British Film Institute, overseeing the UK Global Screen Fund and BFI’s international funding activities, including support for delegations and UK presence at international events. UK Global Screen Fund is an £18 million p.a. initiative of the UK government and the British Film Institute, and provides funding across three dedicated funding pathways, supporting International Distribution, International Co-production and International Business Development activities. Since its inception in 2021, the UK Global Screen Fund has invested over £26m in UK screen sector companies and projects, with co-productions such as THE SETTLERS, THE END OF IT, EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS, MERKEL and SEPTEMBER SAYS, featured at festivals such as Telluride, Toronto, Sundance and Cannes.

Prior to working at the British Film Institute, Denitsa had over a decade of experience in the media and entertainment industry, in leading strategy and corporate development roles, including at independent TV production companies All3Media and Endemol Shine, as well as at Guardian Media Group.

Denitsa holds degrees from Colgate University and Stanford Graduate School of Business in the US, and a degree in Film and Media Studies from Birkbeck University in London.