Chancellor visits film & tv academy as over 40,000 jobs in the sector supported by government scheme
Talented young people seeking careers in the creative industries were given a boost today with new figures showing more than 41,000 jobs and close to 450 productions have been supported by the Government’s Film & TV Production Restart Scheme.
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20 May 2021
The Chancellor marked the figures with a visit to the London Screen Academy, a Free School for 16-19-year olds wanting to work in the film and TV industry. The school gives students from all backgrounds the opportunity to go on to excel in screen industries, having achieved the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma (equivalent to three A-Levels).
Peaky Blinders filming temporarily paused due to a false positive test in crew
Then took NHS Covid test which came back negative, allowing filming to resume
But crew members claim filming continued for several hours after first test
Union Bectu is now investigating after workers felt their health was put at risk
Filming delays for BBC One cost between £650,000 and £1million per hour
Indie Film Temperature Check: Vaccines Roll Out And Production Revs Up But Insurers, Banks Still MIA Deadline 4 hrs ago
With more than 50% of the U.S. adult population at least half vaccinated and studios plotting start dates, visions of a return to normalcy abound. So what’s the prognosis for independent film, when insurers and bank lenders remain on the sidelines even as production perks up?
Mark Gill, CEO of Solstice Studios, said things are looking up and he’s hoping to stick to a September shooting date for
Hypnotic, the Robert Rodriquez thriller with Ben Affleck. But right now, “You have trouble financing any size of movie except the small ones.”
£7 million Global Screen Fund launched
£7 million fund will support independent film and screen content made in every corner of the UK to export to markets around the world
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23 April 2021 £7 million fund will support independent film and screen content made in every corner of the UK to export to markets around the world
Independent companies to benefit from grants for business development, co-production, and international distribution
Funding welcomed by Jude Law, Gemma Arterton, David Parfitt and Barbara Broccoli
More British film and screen content will reach an international stage thanks to a £7 million UK Global Screen Fund launched today by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden.
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By Mark Savage
image captionWill sights like these really be possible in June? Festival organisers are hoping so
Music festival organisers say they re running out of time to save their events this summer, as they renew calls for the government to intervene.
In recent weeks, Download, Boomtown and Deershed have all pulled the plug, joining Glastonbury, which cancelled its 2021 festival in January. What s currently a steady stream of cancellations is in danger of becoming a torrent, Greg Parmley of trade association Live told the BBC. We re being timed out for the summer.
The live music industry has been calling on the government to provide cancellation insurance for festivals.