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UK film and TV industry has taken a £2.6bn hit during pandemic, says report
A 20% spending increase could see 26% recovery by 2025.
Screen International backs Not 4 Sale anti-privatisation campaign
The campaign warning of the dangers of privatising Channel 4 was launched last week by our sister publication Broadcast.
Bero Beyer, Anna Serner launch New Dawn international production fund
Gap financing will be granted to filmmakers from discriminated groups.
Netherlands, South Africa set up co-development support fund (exclusive)
Thuthuka is launching today in Cannes.
BFI launches £500,000 distribution fund for non-English language indie titles
The fund is one-year ring-fenced support administered by the Audience Fund.
Independent Cinema Office, Altitude lead £3.8m BFI Audience Fund organisational awards
Independent Cinema Office receives £578,016 towards projects including Screening Days.
BFI appoints inaugural head of UK Global Screen Fund
New role will come active from July 12.
BFI reports Film Audience Network membership increase, latest Audience Fund awards
Ben Luxford, the BFI’s head of UK audiences, reveals how FAN has worked this pandemic year.
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival Foundation announces $10 million film fund
Fund will be available to both emerging and established directors with projects in development, production or post-production.
First film by ‘The Present’ director Farah Nabulsi among 32 projects to secure Doha grants
Doha Film Industry has supported more than 640 films from 70 countries since it began.
Netflix selects inaugural recipients of £400k documentary talent fund
Each filmmaking team will receive up to £40,000.
Germany to allow more flexible windows for state-funded films in “exceptional cases”
The new law applies to films funded by the German Federal Film Board (FFA).
Latest Creative Europe programme set to go ahead with budget increase
The budget for the next seven years will increase from €1.46bn to €2.2bn.
How the Global Screen Fund will work for UK companies
Neil Peplow, director of industry and international at the BFI, outlined how the fund will work at Screen’s Restart conference.
Thailand’s Purin Pictures announces grant recipients for spring 2021
Fund for Southeast Asian projects is handing out grants to two fiction and two documentary projects in latest funding round.
“Force of nature”: UK industry looks forward to the Mia Bays era at the BFI Film Fund
Bays will take on the role for an initial three-year period from October.
UK’s Global Screen Fund to go live from April 28
Recruitment for the head of the Fund is ongoing.
Mia Bays appointed new director of BFI Film Fund (exclusive)
Bays will take over for an initial three-year term.
‘Provision’ starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor, among latest Screen Ireland funding recipients
Animated Roddy Doyle adaptation and a feelgood-feature starring Olivia Colman also secure backing.
Eurimages backs Michel Hazanavicius, Dardenne brothers in latest funding round
Milcho Manchevski, Pablo Berger.
