A Bigger Future report - BFI - British Film Institute

• The strategy will be financed through the establishment of a new
Film Skills Fund which will comprise:
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– contributions from film productions through the Skills Investment
Fund in recognition of the freelance workforce;
– contributions from film companies for specific projects;
– DCMS Lottery funding from the UK Film Council;
– partnership investment from training providers;
– EU public funding for film.
The Film Skills Fund will also act as a challenge to Government to maximise its
own support for industry.
In brief, the outputs arising from the strategy will be:
• An expert film-specific careers information, advice and guidance network
developed and delivered throughout the UK. This service will act as a
central reference point for all industry careers information.
• An integrated approach to skills provision which assesses and calibrates
demand from the industry for specific skills and will match that demand
through further, higher and postgraduate provision.
• Through Skillset the UK industry will approve relevant training and
education provision.
• A small network of Screen Academies recognised to provide an
agreed mix of creative and commercial skills needed by the industry.
• Coherent and complementary programmes implemented to develop
the skills and talent, in priority areas, of:
– new entrants;
– people already working in the industry;
– film companies.
In addition, a new emphasis will be placed on support for business,
management and leadership skills.
Training and education providers will be encouraged to network and make
links with each other and with like-minded partners in the European and US
industries.