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The Prodution Show 2012
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The number one event for everyone involved in the creation of film, commercials, music, videos, tv, documentaries, drama and more....View the TPS website here The Guild will be having a stand and Richard Godfrey will be hosting a Location Seminar. Dates for your diary are 14th - 16th February 2012, Earls Court 2, London. Hope to see you there. |
Creative England - Locations and Production Services Team Newsletter - December 2011
Headed up by Kaye Elliott, the Locations and Production Services team is now in place. Your points of contact for all filming and crew enquiries can be viewed here.
BVE North 2011 - November 2011
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Held at Manchester Central on the 16th & 17th November, the GLM attended, with a stand and hosted a seminar on "Preparing the Location". Grateful thanks to all who gave of their time, manned the stand and to all visitors who came to see us.
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BAFTA, Skillset and Cineguilds present....
Making Better Movies :: Stunt Co-ordination. Join us for the third in our series of events looking at the lesser studied but essential craft for skills for film. Held on Tuesday 8 November, 19:00 in the David Lean Room at BAFTA. HERE for all the details.
Creative England opened - October 2011
Creative England opened for business on 1 October 2011. Read all about the new organisation here
Read what Screen Daily had to say about their launch.
Committee Member "thank you" - September 2011
Special thanks to David Broder for his support and work as a Committee member of the Guild. David has stood down due to work commitments, but we look forward to seeing him at General meetings and events.
AFCI Cineposium 2011
Hosted by Ile de France Film Commission, this takes place in Enghein-les-Bains, France from 11-14 September. More info here
GLM Chair elected to the Board of The Production Guild - August 2011
We are delighted to announce that Jane Soans, Chair of the GLM, has been elected on to the Board of the The Production Guild. Read more here
Film Policy Review Consultation - July 2011
The Film Policy Review panel has opened a detailed independent consultation to collect views on where film policy needs to be changed, to better support the UK film sector. Please read more here and respond to the survey. Your input is needed.
Creative England announce Establishment Board - 9 June 2011
Creative England Chairman John Newbigin has today announced the appointment of a new Establishment Board for Creative England, made up of the Chairs of the existing Regional Screen Agencies. Caroline Norbury, Chief Executive of South West Screen, will be seconded to this interim role of Establishment Director, which will be effective immediately and will run for a maximum of six months. Read the full story here
British Film Commission launch new website - May 2011
Promoting the UK as the best place to produce feature films - visit their website here
Northern Film + Media to relinquish regional screen agency status - 9 May 2011
Funding cuts and new strategic thinking will see Northern Film + Media abandon screen agency status to develop a public-private business model. Read the full story on their website.
Welcome to our new Affiliate Member for May 2011
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Rebecca Kane from Alexandra Palace spoke at our March meeting and gave us all a reminder of what a great building and diverse location it is. We are delighted to welcome them as Affiliate members. They say "Alexandra Palace is the ultimate unique location for photo shoots, feature films, commercials, period drama’s and more. The iconic north London destination venue has multiple locations all in one site with 1500 complimentary parking spaces and is easy to get to by rail and tube. Ally Pally has unique indoor and outdoor spaces and unbeatable ceiling heights, panoramic London views overlooking extensive parkland, an ice rink, dance studio, unit based parking and on-site production space." |
Île de France Location Expo - 28 & 29 April 2011
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Chair, Jane Soans and Committee member Rob Champion, attended the first Île de France Location Expo in Paris. Read Rob's report here. Please visit our International page for more.
Creative England - Consultation - initial response - 11 April 2011
The responses to the Consultation are being evaluated and full feedback will follow. In the meantime Creative England have made an immediate response to some concerns raised and it is worth reading about HERE
Welcome to our new Affiliate Members for April 2011
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Stop and Shoot is a traffic management company specialising in film and television production ran by a full time location manager, Alastair Don. He says "From simple stop and go to large scale city centre diversions and road closures, we are experienced, equipped and more than able to deliver the right kind of service for you. Above all, safety and efficiency are paramount to the ethos of Stop and Shoot. " |
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Itasca Locations was formed in 2009 and is the creation of many years experience within the Film Industry. They say "We are able to offer a full location library service covering the whole of the UK, supplying scouting and management facilities which can span the globe as well as production services, health and safety officers and equipment hire." |
To read more about our latest Affiliate members please visit our Affiliate page
UK Film Council hands over to BFI - 1 April 2011
From 1 April 2011, eight months after it was axed, the UK Film Council hands over its funding responsibilities to the British Film Institute. The Office of the British Film Commissioner has transferred to Film London. See the Film London FAQ's page with all the details about the transfer of responsibilities from the UK Film Council to Film London and the BFI
Creative England - Consultation open until 31 March 2011
"Please complete the survey, your future may depend on it" - Chair, Jane Soans
Creative England are now consulting on the proposed strategic priorities for film for the first year of operation. This consultation will remain open until 31 March 2011.
Jane Soans, Chair of the Guild, has attended a consultation meeting and has summarised the 18 page document into the key points and also lists the consultation questions for you to read prior to completing the online questionnaire. Please do read it here (.pdf).
Link to the Consultation Questionnaire and Creative England website for further information HERE.
Film London and the British Film Institute - 21 March 2011
From 1 April 2011, the British Film Institute (BFI) will be the UK Government's lead body for film. The UK Film Council's role in encouriging inward investment into the UK will be taken on by Film London in a public/private partnership with other bodies.
See the Film London FAQ's page with all the details about the transfer of responsibilities from the UK Film Council to Film London and the BFI
The Minister's Speech - 3 March 2011
Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, gave a key note address at the British Screen Advisory Council annual Film Conference. Read his vision for the future of the British Film Industry here
Film Link has launched - 22 February 2011
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Film Link promotes locations, crew and businesses in the East of England Based at Elstree Studios, call Kerry, Nicola and Natalina on 0845 641 9892 or see their website
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Kerry says...
This is just to let you know that Film Link’s locations service for the East of England has launched! This service replaces that which had been offered by Screen East which went into liquidation in October 2010. Film Link is part of the screen agency network, has the fully support of both Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden and Elstree Studios. The team is currently based at Elstree.
Our full spectrum of services can be found on our website. Perhaps unsurprisingly there is a shortfall in government funding. Whilst the bulk of our services are still completely free to the industry, we have had to introduce a fee structure to aid ongoing sustainability of the service. For example, the first 20 enquiries on any one production (once it is confirmed at shooting in the UK) are free. After that additional location enquiries will be charged at an hourly rate of £50, unless the project is based in the East of England in which case there is no charge.
Following a short registration process locations, crew and facilities records are fully searchable 24/7 via our website www.film-link.co.uk at no cost. For crew or facilities companies residing in, or based in the East of England, records can be updated on-line for no cost. Where more specialist film-facilitation is required from us, such as road closures or troubleshooting which can be time-consuming, we will need to charge a film-facilitation fee which will be at an hourly rate of £50.
There are also less ‘searchable’ locations on Film Link’s website versus that of Screen East. This is because we have taken the time to clean up the database and are striving to only promote those locations via the website which actively welcome film crews. However, if you can’t find what you are looking for, contact us and we’ll utilise our local network to try to source the perfect location for your needs.
The Production Show 2011
We've just had a very successful three days at the show which was held at Earls Court from the 15th -17th February.
Our stand was kept busy with a steady flow of visitors and we presented two seminars, which were very popular and well attended.
On Tuesday 15th, Jane Soans and Aurelia Thomas presented "Preparation for Filming". On Thursday 17th, Harriet Lawrence and Andy Pavord presented "The Process of Applications". Many attendees have requested a summary of the information, so we will be publishing this on the website soon.
It was great to meet and talk at length with our Sponsors and Affiliates. Thanks to : TPA Roadways, Access Bookings, Creative Scotland, Film Hampshire, Kays, Northern Film + Media, Screen West Midlands & South West Screen.
A big thank you to the Glasgow Film Office for their drinks reception at St Pancras Grand - a great evening was had by all.
To everyone else that we met, exchanged details and swapped notes, thank you for calling by our stand. It was a pleasure meeting you all, hopefully we'll get to work together and see you next year.
Welcome to our new Affiliate Members for January 2011
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The Churches Conservation Trust is the national charity protecting historic churches at risk. The Trust has over 340 beautiful church locations to offer across England. With anything from remote Medieval to Victorian urban churches there are plenty to choose from. As they are no longer used for regular worship, availability is not limited by the church calender.
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Middle Temple Hall is perhaps the finest example of an Elizabethan Hall in the country. 101 feet long and 41 feet wide, it is spanned by a magnificent double hammer beam roof. The first performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is recorded as having taken place here in 1602. |
For further information about all our Affiliate Members, please see the Affiliates page of our website |
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The Bottle Yard - interactive website launches 27 January 2011
The Bottle Yard is a 300,000 square foot dedicated production facility just 15 minutes from Bristol City Centre. The site, which operated for more than 50 years as a former winery an bottling plant, officially opened for business in November 2010 and has already hosted Five Daughters, Dirk Gently, Casualty and the first of the iFeatures films, The Dark Half. The site is being managed and promoted by South West Screen. The exteriors and interiors have so far doubled as police stations, hospitals, schools and science labs. The roadways and back lot also provide ideal areas for driving and stunt sequences within a secure and controllable environment. Read the press release for full details and see The Bottle Yard website for plans and pictures.
Location Managers and London Borough Film Officers meeting - 17 January 2011
Middle Temple Hall was the splendid setting for our first meeting of this kind, to bring together location managers and Borough Film Officers from London only, to discuss filming in London. The meeting has been hailed a great success, so we hope to have more of this kind in the future. We are currently gathering feedback and information, so more details will be following.
Our huge thanks to all at Middle Temple Hall for their generous hospitality. It was a wonderful opportunity to have our meeting in such an historic building and with delicious food and wine. Thank you all.
Welcome to our latest Sponsor, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London - January 2011
We are delighted to announce sponsorship from the iconic Midland Grand Hotel, soon to open its doors as St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. We look forward to working together and watch this space for future announcments. For more information about this fabulous building, please go to their Sponsor page.
Film Surrey launches - 4 January 2011
Mark Hughes-Webb from Space-2 says "We are delighted to formally announce the launch of Film Surrey - a commercial, independent film office which has been set-up to support productions looking to film or base themselves in the county. Working closely with the county and borough councils as well as a large number of private property owners and strategic Surrey landowners, Film Surrey aims to ensure that a sustainable production environment exists in Surrey".
Developed and supported by SPACE-2 Consulting, Film Surrey has a dedicated team who have an excellent knowledge of Surrey locations as well as direct access to key council contacts. We have spent 10 months developing the service, working hard and closely with the various councils to ensure that we can provide as much support as possible to the industry. Visit their website
Movie Crew UK - new Web Portal launched - 10 December 2010
The Cine Guilds of Great Britain has announced the launch of a new web portal to allow incoming international productions to access the services of more than 1,000 of the very best UK film crew. Read the Press Release here.
Locations Service for East of England coming soon...2 December 2010
Film Link will be the new organisation to replace Screen East which went into liquidation in September of this year. (See News Archive page if you missed this story).
Kerry Ixer is the Director of Filming Related Services at Film Link and the service will launch in mid January 2011. She explains " Just to clarify Film Link is a film commission for the region not just for Hertfordshire. It is not a commercial locations library, nor does it aspire to be and will provide a similar service to that of a locations service within a screen agency. Screen East did, as some of you know, benefit from a mixture of public/private income against service level agreements. Film Link will continue to mirror this model to generate sufficient income to cover short falls in government funding and ensure the ongoing sustainability of the service for the industry ... as a result we’ll do our best to ensure the situation we have all experienced over the last few months does not arise in the future!".
Film Link is already working with the screen agency network, Creative England, Film London and the UK Film Council with the aim of marketing East of England locations, crew and facilities to film-makers as Screen East did. A provision for the East of England will be made within Creative England for other non-location service activities. Website here
Creative England
On the 29th November the Minister for Culture and the Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey announced the proposal for Creative England, "a simpler, more efficient structure with an expanded remit to support the creative industries across England".
Find out about Creative England an keep up to date with the impending changes here
Future for the British Film Industry - 29 November 2010
Minister for Culture and the Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey sets out a package of measure to support UK film makers. Key parts of the proposal include :
The British Film Institute will take on a key role as the lead strategic film body and distributor of Lottery funds to UK film makers.
Film London will be given UK-wide responsibility to promote this country as the best place to invest in film.
Read the full article here
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