Sustainability
British film and TV industry publishes Statement of Intent on clean power
Published and co-signed by BAFTA albert and partners, the Statement aims to accelerate sustainable screen production practices
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The UK screen industry responds to the Budget Statement
Figures from across the UK's media and entertainment sector have reacted to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' second Budget statement
Production & Post
Ultra accessible: how Stornaway.io uses content islands to boost audience engagement
Thanks to its imaginative use of Object Based Media, children’s animation Mixmups is widening accessibility for viewers with additional needs. Matthew Corrigan speaks to...
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Training and upskilling essential to prepare screen workforce for AI integration
The BFI's AI in the Screen Sector report offers recommendations for the UK's film, TV and VFX industries to make best use of AI...
Business
BFI statistics show £3.4 billion UK high-end TV production spend
The HETV figures represent almost two thirds of the overall UK production spend
Artificial Intelligence
King’s College London receives BFI funding for AI screen archive research programme
The ISSA project explores the use of emerging AI technologies to creatively support UK moving image archives
Production & Post
Saving the past of TV and film for the future
Official television and film archives exist to preserve the history and creativity of media. But even these formal institutions do not contain everything that...
Production & Post
Brighter Eyes
Jenny Priestley talks to the BFI’s Douglas Weir who oversaw the restoration of a much-loved animated classic, which returns to UK and Ireland cinemas...
Business
TVBEurope October/November 2024 issue out now
The latest issue includes features on the US presidential election, IBC2024 Best of Show Awards winners and tackling the industry skills gap
Business
Report: High-End TV propped up production spend in the UK during Hollywood strikes
A large part of the £4.23 billion spent on production during 2023 was contributed by HETV shows with £2.87 billion, or 68 per cent
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UK TV and film industry reacts to Autumn Statement
Organisations including the UK Screen Alliance, British Film Commission, BFI and Bectu have reacted to Jeremy Hunt's plan to provide more additional tax relief...
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UK TV and film industry reacts to Budget statement
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has held the qualifying threshold for high-end TV shows at £1 million
Business
UK TV and film production spend hit record £6.27 billion in 2022
HETV contributed £4.30 billion, or 69 per cent to the overall figure
Media Management
Netflix becomes first streamer to have TV series and films preserved in BFI National Archive
Shows such as Bridgerton, Heartstopper and Top Boy will be digitally preserved for generations to come, said the BFI
Business
BFI pledges £7.3 million to support testing, development and delivery of new solutions for screen sector
Screen Culture 2033 details how the BFI aims to build a diverse and accessible screen culture that benefits all of society and contributes to a...
Business
BFI: UK production training sector needs £104 million investment a year and another 21,000 employees
The BFI calling for the industry to invest at least 1 per cent of all production budgets in training existing and future workforce
Production & Post
UK high-end TV production spend in 2021 almost double pre-pandemic levels
According to the BFI, the combined spend by film and high-end television production (HETV) during 2021 reached £5.64 billion, the highest ever reported
Production & Post
BFI: UK studio sector set for £900 million investment
Over £131 million was spent on new production facilities across the UK during 2017-2019, with a further investment of £785.4 million planned
Production & Post
BFI launches UK skills review
Review will focus on the commonality of job roles across both film and high-end TV, whilst also taking into consideration the skills needs of...
Business
BAFTA, BFI launch Action List to combat bullying in TV and film industry
A new suite of bullying support services has also been launched by The Film and TV Charity
Production & Post
BFI: Spending on high-end TV production topped film in 2020
The BFI reports the industry started to see recovery in final quarter of 2020 with £1.19 billion spent, the second highest three-month spend on...
Production & Post
albert: Carbon impact of one tentpole film equivalent to 11 trips to the moon
Report cites VFX, CGI, pre-vis, 5G and remote collaboration as tools that can make projects more sustainable
Production & Post
How the BFI is preserving digital videos from lockdown for the future
BFI's National Archive curator tells TVBEurope about plans to save videos from the UK's lockdown
Business
BFI, Film and TV Charity, Netflix establish Covid-19 relief fund
Aims to support those affected by closure of UK productions
TVBEverywhere
Steven Knight, Debbie Isitt launch Create Central
Aims to capitalise on West Midlands 5G testing
Data Centre
Co-commissions bring record investment to UK production industry
Evidence to be submitted to House of Lords Communications Committee
Technology
Ooyala gives the BFI added Flex-ability
Ooyala's Flex Media Platform will be used for BFI's Heritage 2022 project
Production & Post
UK TV and film production spend hit £3.1 billion in 2018
High-end TV spend was up 4 per cent compared to 2017
Content
BFI, Intellectual Property Office launch blockchain initiative
Working group will explore opportunities in Public Domain, Out of Copyright, and Orphan works
Technology
BFI preserves film history with Spectra Logic
Organisation is employing solution for digital archiving and long-term storage
Business
UK screen industries issue guidelines on harassment and bullying
More than 20 groups have been involved in drawing up the principles
Business
UK TV and film production spend hits record high
Inward investment spend from major international productions reached £2.37 billion in 2017
Business
The Crown helps boost UK creative sector support
Sector received more than £700 million in government support over the last year
Business
BAFTA publishes diversity report
Report finds minority groups working in films, TV and games have to work twice as hard as their straight, white counterparts.
Business
BAFTA supports critical climate talks
A number of high profile names have joined the BAFTA albert sustainability initiative in calling for an international agreement on climate change at the...
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BFI launches film subscription service
UK film organisation BFI has unveiled its new subscription service, BFI Player+ offering a library of British films and world cinema offerings, for a...
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Creative industries report reveals BAME employment gap in UK
The Creative Industries Federation, in partnership with the MOBO organisation, has launched its Creative Diversity study on the state of diversity in the UK’s...
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Tax breaks for British film industry get EU backing
The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced last week that a new higher rate of film tax relief has been given the go...
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BFI London Film Festival to host Global Symposium on Gender in Media
The BFI London Film Festival is collaborating with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDI) and Women in Film and Television (WFTV),...
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