1 Day - 7 Funding Systems
ENGLISH VERSION: Europe In One Day
- Which film subsidy system offers what type of funding?
- Can national subsidies be combined and if so, how?
- Tax incentives in different countries, how are they regulated?
ENGLISH VERSION: Europe In One Day
- Which film subsidy system offers what type of funding?
- Can national subsidies be combined and if so, how?
- Tax incentives in different countries, how are they regulated?
Call for Artists who want to kick start a career in the creative sector
Creative Leap is a new development programme for emerging artists which will enable you to turn your creative ideas into reality.
Big Mediabox Contract <http://www.media-box.co.uk/funding/big-contract> is a large grant that will support organisations to manage and deliver a regional bursary project for disadvantaged young people aged 13-19. Up to £40,000 is available to be distributed in small grants of £500-£1000 to individual or groups of young people. Applications must be submitted by 31st March at the latest. A maximum of 50 applications will be accepted to this round so early submission is recommended.
Mid Mediabox <http://www.media-box.co.uk/funding/mid-mediabox> is a mid-level grant open to established youth organisations that may or may not have delivered media projects in the past. This grant can be used to develop a new creative idea and/or to promote a completed youth-led media project to a wider audience. Grants are available of £5,000- £20,000. Applications must be submitted by 8th April at the latest. A maximum of 170 applications will be accepted this round and interest is expected to be very high so early submission is recommended.
In addition the Mini Mediabox <http://www.media-box.co.uk/funding/mini-mediabox> scheme remains open for applications until late summer. Mini Mediabox is for grassroots and community organisations with a relatively small turnover. It is an entry-level grant of £1,000 to £5,000 with a quick and easy application process, designed to enable smaller organisations to access funding for their youth-led projects. In addition, we are now taking applications from statutory organisations that can demonstrate that a Mini Mediabox project would be a new opportunity for disadvantaged young people involved. There are no fixed deadlines and you will receive a decision within 8-12 weeks.
Lou Llewellyn, West Midlands Mediabox Coordinator is available to offer pre application advice and feedback to anyone planning to submit to any of these schemes. You can contact her via lou.llewellyn@screenwm.co.uk or call 0121 265 7120.
An autism campaigner and author from Staffordshire is looking for a film director who can help turn his autobiography into a feature film.
Kevin Healey, who has Asperger's syndrome, decided to write a book based on his experiences and those of his identical twin brother Shaun, who has autism.
The book, Twin Brothers Worlds Apart, was published 15 months ago with proceeds being split between the charity Kevin founded, Staffordshire Adults Autistic Society (SAAS) and the Autism Research Centre in Cambridge.
Kevin, 35, said: "As a person with autism, I feel that autism has never been portrayed correctly.
"All the autism films show adults on the high functioning end of the spectrum, and adults with genius savant abilities, like Dustin Hoffman in the film the Rain Man.
"My twin can't communicate - he is locked in a world of his own, he can't even tell you if he feels ill, or if he is in pain.
"On one occasion we nearly lost my twin with double pneumonia because the health bodies thought and assumed he was OK.
"There have been other instances where people have not accepted my twin because of his condition, maybe because they don't understand him.
"Even though I love my twin so dearly, I have never been able to communicate with him because he does not understand, and for a twin that is incredibly hard.
"Most twins grow up playing together and enjoy the social aspects of life such as going out, and we have not been able to do this.
"I didn't get diagnosed until my late 20s and if it was not for Professor Baron-Cohen and his team at the Autism Research Centre, Cambridge, I wouldn't be writing this today.
"At 26 I was contemplating suicide, because I was not understood or accepted in today's society.
"People's attitudes have moved forward slightly in the autism field, but more educating and understanding of the condition needs to be addressed.
"Hopefully this can be achieved with the film."
Kevin hopes to obtain funding for the film and find actors will play the roles. All the proceeds from the film would go to SAAS.
SAAS aims to provide support to people with autism and Asperger in Staffordshire. It arranges activities and outings for adults the conditions. For more information visit www.saas.uk.com.
Any director interested in making the film should contact the charity on 01782 617088 or email infosaas@ntlworld.com
Please see attached link for an interesting article regarding minimum wages and low budget films.
Major research launched today (Wednesday, March 17, 2010) by Skillset reveals gaping skills gaps and shortages in the rapidly changing media landscape.
It is predicted that the Creative Industries will grow at twice the rate of the rest of the economy – and creative media is pivotal to this1. But Skillset’s Strategic Skills Assessment for the Creative Media Industries in the UK warns we must have the right people in place to make this reality (please find a summary of the report attached).
One in two companies in the Creative Media Industries report skills gaps as we move out of recession and look to the future, it reveals2.
The first ever National Strategic Skills Audit, also released today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), draws on Skillset’s in-depth research.
Skillset’s report says there is an “oversupply” in many general creative media roles, but serious skills shortages in areas like digital technology and multiplatform capability, broadcast engineering, business and commercial know-how, visual effects and craft-orientated jobs.
Graduates now make up 73 per cent of the workforce, compared to 66 per cent in 2003. And more than half (53 per cent) of all degrees held are media related. Yet, overall, the proportion of people with relevant technical or vocational qualifications is low at seven per cent3.
One in four employers say more training is needed in multiplatform content and new and digital technology4. One in 10 argue that greater management and leadership skills are a priority, particularly to drive their business to take advantage of multiplatform opportunities5.
Skillset research also reveals that one in two people in the creative media feel they need training6. Yet nine in ten reported barriers and obstacles to getting this - including fees being too high (40 per cent) and employers being unwilling to pay for training (34 per cent)7.
GMTV chairman and Skillset chair Clive Jones said: “It’s crucial that we nurture talent, close skills gaps and shape up our current and future workforce to lead the way globally.
“The outlook is positive, but we need to make sure we have the right people in place to make this a reality.”
Skillset argues this is more challenging as the industry has also suffered because of recession. Almost a third of employers sampled said they had, or expected to make, staff redundant as a direct result. Just over a third had not renewed freelance contracts8.
Some parts of the creative media have also experienced a worrying fall in numbers of women and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic workers, as well as an increase in people leaving in their thirties and forties9.
Skillset chief executive Dinah Caine said: “Our in-depth analysis highlights the serious challenges ahead for creative media as we emerge out of recession. We know, for example, that the industry is routinely losing highly skilled professionals. It is also likely that demand for the highly skilled freelance labour pool will increase.
“It is vital that the industry adapts quickly and invests now to be in the best position to manage rapid change.”
Recommendations in this in-depth report, which drives all Skillset’s work and links closely to the Government’s Creative and Digital Britain reports, also include:
• Launching a Professional Apprenticeship and Internship Programme for the Creative Media Industries
• Creating a ‘Digital Professional Skills Development Fund’.
• Forging closer links to higher and further education, including greater uptake of Skillset-backed courses and accreditation services, such as Skillset Academies. This is strongly supported by employers.
Full implications of the recession on the Creative Media Industries are set to be captured in Skillset’s Creative Media Workforce Survey 2010 and Employers Survey 2010. For more information, and to view the full Strategic Skills Assessment, please visit www.skillset.org/ssa
For more information please contact:
Skillset press and PR officer Nick Sheridan on 020 713 9854, nicks@skillset.org or out-of-hours on 07827 989 330.
Notes to Editors:
• The Strategic Skills Assessment for the Creative Media Industry (SSA) can be found at www.skillset.org/ssa
• The UK Commission has been charged by Government to produce an annual National Strategic Skills Audit. It provides the co-ordinated and consistent intelligence required to understand current and future skill needs in England: identifying key drivers of change; trends; current and emerging strategic needs; and priorities for action.
• More information on Creative Britain and Digital Britain can be found at www.culture.gov.uk.
• Skillset is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Creative Media which comprises TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging and publishing. SSCs are licensed by the UK Government and by Ministers in the devolved administrations to tackle the skills and productivity challenge by sector. They are independent, UK-wide organisations, are employer-led, and actively involve trade unions, professional bodies and other stakeholders in the industry.
2 Skillset (2009) From Recession to Recovery. Based on a sample of 262 employers.
3 Skillset (2008) Creative Media Workforce Survey. Figures exclude film production, photo imaging and publishing.
4 Skillset (2009) From Recession to Recovery. Based on a sample of 262 employers.
5 Skillset Archives Skills Strategy, 2009; Skillset (2008); Creative Media Workforce Survey. Figures exclude film production, photo imaging and publishing.
6 Skillset (2008) Creative Media Workforce Survey. Figures exclude film production, photo imaging and publishing.
7 Skillset (2009) From Recession to Recovery. Based on a sample of 262 employers.
8 Skillset (2009) From Recession to Recovery. Based on a sample of 262 employers.
9 Skillset (2008) Creative Media Workforce Survey. Skillset (2006) Balancing Children and Work in the Audio Visual Industries; Skillset (2005) Survey of the Audio Visual Industries’ Workforce; Skillset (2003) Workforce Survey.
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Game Central have joined with Game Republic and Game Horizon to help sponsor the upcoming State of Independence (www.state-of-independence.net) self publishing conference taking place at the York Racecourse on April 8th. We are pleased to announce that we are able to offer those working in the West Midlands games industry** (which includes people based in the shires of, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire) free spaces to attend this unique conference http://bit.ly/9KG5X5
Places are limited and will be offered on a first come basis. Also to avoid over subscription please be aware that although spaces are free, a £30 cancellation fee will be charged to those cancelling their place less than a week before the event.
If you are interested in obtaining a free ticket then e-mail events@gamecentral.org.uk with State of Independence in the subject and tell us your name, employer**, position and work postcode asap. We will then be in touch with the registration code allowing you to sign up to the event for free. (yes its a slightly long winded process, but it will be worth it!)
Speakers confirmed so far include Charles Cecil (Revolution), Paul Farley (Tag Games), Patrick O’Lunaigh, (nDreams) and Ed Vaizey, MP (Shadow Minister for Culture) and Screen WM’s very own Jason Hall (Head of Innovation)– with more big names to follow. Full information can be found at the official site www.state-of-independence.net.
** This includes freelancers and people working within closely related fields. At present places are limited so priority will be given to those working within the industry but students and those currently out of work may apply for standby tickets.
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Everyone's favourite animated screenings night, Shorts on Walls, returns this March as part of Flatpack Festival 2010 and animators are once more being invited to submit their short films
Shorts on Walls gives animators the chance to screen their latest works to a room full of peers in a relaxed bar atmosphere. The event is free to attend and runs from 6pm-8pm on Thursday 25th March 2010 in the main space at Vivid, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, Birmingham.
To submit your animated short, please post to our new address by the 18th March 2010:
- A DVD formatted copy of your film (for judging)
- An uncompressed high-res QuickTime file on a DVD data disc
Animation Forum WM,
The New Technology Institute,
15 Bartholomew Row,
Birmingham,
B5 5JU.
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Portsmouth City Council/Find Your Talent
Using an experienced filmmaker, Portsmouth City Council would like to host, over a 6 week period, film making workshops for young people in three target areas of Portsmouth, to make 3 films exploring their perceptions of the hidden gems of the city. They would work with partners in the city to contact young people who have not previously had any experience of filmmaking but who were interested in the genre and exploring their city.
A total of £3,950 is available to include all fees, expenses, materials, travel, equipment hire and filming costs. Fees will be payable on the completion of the phases of the project, to be set out in an agreement with the City’s Arts and Cultural Development Service.
Deadline: Wednesday 11th March 2010.
See website above for more details. http://www.screensouth.org/newsarticle.aspx?newsid=1722
In the countdown to the next MEDIA Development Funding scheme deadlines, on Thursday 25 March 2010, MEDIA Desk UK is arranging a seminar about how to best access support for the development of traditional film and television projects, as well as grants for interactive projects with a multi-platform element.
The session will feature expert advice from Eamon O'Reilly, responsible for UK applications to these schemes at the Executive Agency in Brussels. The morning will be devoted to traditional projects (drama, documentary, animation) and the afternoon to interactive multi-platform projects, with a networking lunch in between. The agenda for the day is attached.
Places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. If you have any questions please contact MEDIA Desk UK.
england@mediadeskuk.eu
www.mediadeskuk.eu
www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
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