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Industry Related links
Below are links to other industry related sites. Screen West Midlands does not formally endorse any of the above companies, they merely represent some of the facilities and services available regionally and nationally.
UK FILM COUNCIL - Agency responsible for developing the film industry in the UK.
UK FILM COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - A division of UK FILM COUNCIL for promoting the UK as a film location.
DCMS - The DCMS provides funding and support for the arts, media and creative industries.
The British Film Institute - The BFI was established in 1933 to promote greater understanding, appreciation and access to film and television culture.
Film Birmingham - The FILM Birmingham website will provide a focus for TV and film production in the city, a guide to filming in the city, a wealth of useful contacts and a portal to the West Midlands’ first online location finding service which is currently being developed in collaboration with Screen West Midlands.
Raindance - Dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film in the UK and around the world, Raindance combines Film Training Courses, Rawtalent Productions, Raindance and Raindance East, and Raindance Kids Film Festivals, Raindance Film Magazine, and hosts the prestigious British Independent Film Awards.
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts - BAFTA is the UK’s leading organization promoting and rewarding the best in film, television and interactive media.
govgrantsglobal.com - This guide offers a thorough insight into official government assistance for business, explanations of how "grant and funding" schemes work, and details the "10 Golden Rules" for making Applications. The foreword is written by Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State at the dti.
becreative.info - A new online portal providing a gateway to a whole range of creative information. All the sites have been developed in partnership with Birmingham City Council's Creative Development Innovation team at Millennium Point.
triggerstreet.com - The online community that gives you the ability to develop and share your filmmaking and screenwriting skills.
Urban Fusion - Urban Fusion brings together artists and companies collaborating to present a new and varied range of events.
Broadcast Freelancer - Work-finding tool for TV freelancers in the West Midlands providing users with a job finding service with hundreds of searchable vacancies.
Distribution
Film Distributers' Association - Guide to UK Film Distribution
Industry News & Resources
Searchlight - Searchlight is a recruitment consultancy working exclusively in and around broadcast, film and corporate communications.
Broadcast Now - TV industry news and information
Netribution - Information and resources for UK and European filmmakers.
Shooting People - An online daily email network for anyone working in independent film in the UK.
Talent Circle - A complete resource for the UK’s community of emerging independent filmmakers, crew and artists.
Women in Film & Television - Organisation for women in film and television industries.
Ofcom - Regulator for the UK communications industries.
UK Media Desk - The UK MEDIA Desk, funded by the UK Film Council, is an initiative of MEDIA, the European Union Programme, which aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the European film, TV and new media industries, increase the international circulation of European audiovisual product and preserve and enhance European cultural diversity.
Britfilms.com - contains several unique and valuable features. It also acts as a gateway to a world of useful information published on the internet about the British film industry.
Birmingham Creative Industries - The Creative Development Team of Birmingham City Council's Economic Development service operates a number of programmes in order to assist creative industries.
creativexport - Creativexport aims to provide the UK small and medium sized creative industries with a tool to encourage their export activities. Creativexport is an initiative from UK Trade & Investment, DCMS and the British Council and provides updated information on market research, case studies, contacts, events, funding and residencies for all the creative industry sectors.
asiansinmedia.org - Asians in Media is an online media industry magazine. It publishes news on what South Asians in the British media industry are doing, and explores how the industry relates to Asians in the UK.
Directories
Kay's Production Manual - Sourcing, Advertising, Promotion and Marketing for the Film TV, Video and Broadcast industry.
The Knowledge - National resource for the film, tv and video production industries with details of over 15,600 companies and personnel.
Scriptwriting
Arista - Europe’s largest private story and script development agency
Arvon Foundation - Arvon runs residential creative writing courses
The Pleasure Dome - The Pleasure Dome is a unique online writer’s and readers community providing free writing, multimedia and IT tuition based on mutual feedback and support.
Script - SCRIPT is the West Midlands agency for dramatic writers
Script Factory - The Script Factory is a training and development organisation which places screenwriters at the heart of the European film industry by acting as the link between writers and industry.
Unions
BECTU - Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph & Theatre Union
Equity - The British Actors Union
PACT - Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television - is the only trade association in the UK representing independent television, film, animation and new media production companies.
Forums
The Digital Content Forum - The DCF forms a two-way conduit between industry and government to gather views and input into policy-making processes and undertaking activities to promote innovation and excellence in the content sector.
Funding
Big Lottery Fund - Big Lottery Fund is a new organisation that will hand out half the money for good causes from the National Lottery. Big Lottery Fund was created by merging the New Opportunities Fund and the Community Fund.
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