Tuesday 4 October 2011

Creative England opens for business

FILM FUNDING
The Film Culture Fund will be the first scheme to open for applications on 17 October 2011.  The Fund will aim to ensure audiences have access to a wide and diverse range of film content, to deepen and enrich audiences’ experience through education opportunities, and to integrate the unique resources of regional screen heritage into wider film provision. 
Funding will be aimed at organisations such as cinemas, film archives, film festivals and the non-theatrical exhibition sector (mobile cinema and film societies), for project activity including:
  • audience development within the film exhibition sector 
  • film education activities which are linked to and support film exhibition infrastructure (e.g. cinemas, film festivals, film societies and other platforms)
  • the acquisition, preservation and conservation of and access to regional screen heritage.
More information is available in the Film Culture guidelines, available now at www.creativeengland.co.uk/film-support. 
Talent Development funding will open for applications from November 2011. There will be support for organisations and networks working with talent on a local/regional level, and for individuals, such as writers, directors and producers. Preparations are also underway for an English regions-wide digital feature film initiative, which will provide an integrated development, production and training offer to writer/director/producer teams who have already demonstrated exceptional ability and vision in relation to their work in shorts, television, theatre and other related fields. This is planned to launch in late 2011/early 2012. Full Talent Development funding guidelines will be made available on the Creative England website in November.  
Ed Vaizey, Minister for the Creative Industries, said: “This marks a new chapter for the creative industries in the English regions, which are a crucial part of the UK economy and essential for driving growth and employment. I commend the dedication and commitment of everyone that has worked so hard to get Creative England up and running, and look forward to working with the agency, particularly on the current film policy review, which is seeking to boost growth and help tackle some of the barriers to the further expansion of the creative industries.”
Amanda Nevill, CEO of the BFI, said: “The BFI is delighted that Creative England is open for business. They will be crucial delivery partners for the BFI’s Forward Plan, helping to ensure we can effectively support British film industry and culture, as well as nurturing film talent. As we welcome Creative England we also recognise the contribution of the Regional Screen Agencies, who have achieved so much during the last decade and on whose work Creative England will build and expand. We very much look forward to working in close partnership.”
Article from: http://www.creativeengland.co.uk/news
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