03 October 2011
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Film
Creative England officially started work today (3rd October 2011), supporting a wide range of industries outside London, including film, television and games.
Creative England was formed when, in November 2010, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Ed Vaizey announced that the network of regional screen agencies outside London would transform into Creative England, 'a simpler, more efficient structure with an expanded remit to support the creative industries across England'. The UK Film Council was also abolished, with the majority of its responsibilities moving to the BFI and Film London.
Creative England now receives government Grant-in-Aid from the British Film Institute (BFI) to support the strategic development of film in the English regions, and is a BFI delegated body for the distribution of National Lottery funds for film.
The Film Culture Fund will be the first Creative England scheme to open for applications on 17 October 2011.
Talent Development funding will open for applications from November 2011. There will be support for organisations and networks working with talent on a local/regional level, and for individuals, such as writers, directors and producers.
Preparations are also underway for an English regions-wide digital feature film initiative, which will provide an integrated development, production and training offer to writer/director/producer teams who have already demonstrated exceptional ability and vision in relation to their work in shorts, television, theatre and other related fields. This is planned to launch in late 2011/early 2012.
Full Talent Development funding guidelines will be made available on the Creative England website in November.
