The South East Regional Screen Agency - Screen South

ANNUAL REVIEW 

2006 - 2007 

The South East 

Regional Screen 

Agency 

SCREEN SOUTH ANNUAL REVIEW 2006 | 2007 1

Graham Benson 

Chairman 

2006 - 2007 has been a challenging year. Off to a flying start under 

CEO Jo Nolan’s inspired leadership, we ended the year with an 

extremely welcome £200,000 increment for 2007 - 2008 from the 

UK Film Council’s RIFE Lottery Fund, our first increase in five years. 

This very positive news followed our successful headquarters 

move, staying in Folkestone but relocating to a bright, beautifully 

refurbished building in the Creative Quarter, in the heart of the old 

town, thus adding our support to the regeneration of the East Kent 

seaside town. We also completed a move to a larger space at our 

Pinewood base. 

As a former chairman of BAFTA I was particularly pleased to launch 

our partnership with the Academy on a number of events across 

the South East and the Isle of Wight, showcasing retrospectives 

with major stars and preview screenings of international movies to 

a diverse local audience throughout the region. 

This year’s BAFTA Awards recognised both talent and production 

from the Screen South region with The Queen, Children of 

Men and United 93 all taking home awards. All three films used 

locations and took advantage of the fantastic crews available in 

the South East and received strong support from Screen South’s 

Film Commission Office led by Jenny Cooper. 

The uncertainty over industry tax breaks was resolved early in the 

year much to the relief of all film organisations and producers. 

We now look forward to a period of relative fiscal stability to enable 

longer term planning. 

I have been pleased to welcome, during the past year, new 

staff members. Miranda Robinson is Head of Development and 

Training, Kay Henning Head of Business Investment, Alison Dilnutt 

Education and Audience Development Executive and Paul Linkin, 

Youth Projects Coordinator. We were sorry to lose Lindsay Charlton 

from the Screen South Board due to increased commitments 

elsewhere and thank him warmly but I’m delighted to welcome 

the distinguished film and television producer Verity Lambert, who 

became a director a few months ago. 

Our important international partnerships and influences have 

continued in Europe and the USA and, for the first time this year, in 

India; Mumbai’s Frames Convention was attended by a number of 

Regional Screen Agencies, including Screen South supported by 

the South East Media Network. 

My thanks to the Board, all of our hard-working and devoted staff 

and to the filmmakers emergent and established in the South East. 

I look forward with optimism to the year ahead. 

Jo Nolan 

Chief Executive 

Film is at the heart of the UK’s creative industries and global 

economy. It entertains, inspires, challenges and informs 

audiences, and it shapes the way we see ourselves and the 

world around us. Screen South is proud to be a creative 

broker, investing in potential and innovation in the film and 

moving image sector in the South East. 

Screen South’s investment in new talent and encouraging the 

region’s aspiring filmmakers to access professional advice 

and industry standard training is reaping real benefits. 

Over the last year we have increased our activity with young 

people and have developed wider learning through film 

opportunity. We’re proud of our new youth partnerships with 

First Light and Mediabox. Meanwhile our launch project with 

Kidnet in Kent, supporting local and web-based international 

filmmaking with young people, marks the beginning of our 

commitment to ensure there is a very positive legacy from the 

South East Olympic offer. 

Our focus on improving the quality of screenwriting and 

widening the new talent base to support new business 

growth has had a real boost with the increase of our 

creative and business one to ones. The focus on real 

market opportunities has also seen a rise in projects being 

sold and distributed from the region. Future enhanced 

regional agency partnerships, realistic business advice 

and access to finance could see real impact in this core 

activity. The Digital Shorts scheme delivered 21 short films 

from nearly 200 applications, showcasing the wealth of 

new talent in the region from writers, directors, producers 

and crew. 

We have seen an increase in production activity in the region 

and an enhanced inward investment production income 

for companies and freelancers based in the region. Our 

engagement with the international film industry is ensuring 

that we keep the South East at the forefront of producers’ 

minds when deciding where to shoot. Competition from other 

countries is fierce and we cannot be complacent. It is vital 

that we work with the SEEDA, local authorities and other 

regional agencies to ensure we keep a strong foothold on this 

important revenue and employment stream. 

With the continued commitment and support of the Screen 

South team and Board we intend to make the next year 

another year to remember and look forward to working with 

our partners to achieve this. 

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SCREEN SOUTH SUCCESS 2006 - 2007 

£110 million 

£743,000 

260 

7850 

1500 

170 

17 

5 

Direct spend on productions facilitated by Screen South 

Direct investment by Screen South into regional film activities 

Productions facilitated 

Enquiries dealt with 

One to one advice sessions 

RIFE Lottery Awards 

Regional film festivals supported 

International trade missions and exchanges 

OUR VISION 

Screen South’s vision is of a world-class filmmaking region supporting a vibrant film culture for the 

whole community. 

Screen South is the Government-backed strategic Regional Screen Agency for film and media in the 

South East of England. We aim to stimulate a successful and vibrant industry while promoting enjoyment and 

understanding of cinema throughout the region. We work to ensure that the economic, cultural and educational 

aspects that film offers are effectively supported while promoting the South East as an excellent talent and skills 

base and the first choice for locating production. 

OUR OBJECTIVES for 2007 - 2008 

Creativity - encouraging the development of new talent and skills as well as creative and technological innovation 

in the region’s film and moving image sector. 

Enterprise - supporting the creation and growth of sustainable businesses in the film and moving image sector, 

providing access to finance as well as helping the regional film industry compete successfully in the domestic and 

global marketplace. 

Imagination - promoting life-long learning and an appreciation and enjoyment of cinema by giving regional 

audiences access to the widest range of UK and international cinema and by supporting regional film culture 

and heritage. 

CONTENTS 

Production Development, Training and Business Support 4 - 7 

Attracting Production 8 - 10 

Community Opportunity 11 - 13 

Financial Statements 14 - 15 


Production Development, 

Training And Business Support 

Black Gold, Jan Dunn and Arras Festival Director Nadia Paschetto, Garbage Warrior 

Screen South invests in innovative and creative film projects that support the sustainable 

development of regional companies and talent. Providing business advice, creative 

development and international promotion for the regional industry has resulted in a 

very successful year for first time feature film projects. 

FEATURES 

Screen South-supported films have received 14 awards, 

screening at 135 national and international film festivals. 

Five Screen South supported feature films have been 

picked up for theatrical release: Black Gold, Gypo, Garbage 

Warrior, The Sick House and Deep Water. 

Nick and Marc Francis of Speak-It productions, Brighton, 

produced and directed Black Gold, a feature documentary 

which examines the Fair Trade coffee industry. Nick and 

Marc have had business advice as well as development 

and production support from Screen South. The film 

headlined at the Toronto Hot Docs Festival and at the 

London International Film Festival, and secured California 

Newsreel for US distribution and DogWoof distribution in 

the UK. A particular highlight was the screening for MPs 

at Westminster as part of a campaign to garner stronger 

political awareness of Fair Trade issues. 

Jan Dunn and Elaine Wickham distributed their first 

feature Gypo to over 50 Digital Screens in the UK and 

delivered their second feature Ruby Blue, starring Bob 

Hoskins and French actress Josiane Balasko. Screen 

South invested in the development and production. Their 

company Medb Films, developed from the Screen South 

Good Foundations scheme, has also set up a state of 

the art post-production facility overlooking the harbour 

in Ramsgate. 

Oliver Hodge, based in Brighton, wrote and directed ecodocumentary 

Garbage Warrior. Screen South assisted 

Oliver to complete by introducing producer Rachel 

Wexler to the project and investing in a trailer and 

international development. They went on to win the best 

development pitch at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto, 

where they secured finance and future partners to 

complete the film. The Works are now attached as sales 

agents. An audience response following a screening at 

Silver Docs in the US was “This film is the perfect follow 

up to An Inconvenient Truth”. 

Charlotte Wontner’s first feature The Sick House 

was supported by Anglo-Indian finance and has 

secured Darclight as its international sales agent. The 

Kent and Edinburgh based company “Hopscotch” 

was supported by Screen South to attend the 

international markets and also received direct 

funding for the feature. Co-writer Romla Walker also 

received Screen South support through the Invicta 

Screenwriters Group. 


Nina’s Heavenly Delights, Flo, Get Off My Land, Bird Feeder 

Jerry Rothwell’s documentary Deep Water received 

support at development stage through the Screen South 

Dreamcatcher scheme. The Lewes based filmmaker also 

received support during the early stages of production to 

secure archive footage. Deep Water was picked up by Pathe 

Pictures and the UK Film Council’s New Cinema Fund. 

Andrea Arnold won the Jury Prize in Cannes for her first 

feature Red Road, funded by the UK Film Council’s New 

Cinema Fund, Scottish Screen, Sigma and BBC Films. 

Dartford born Andrea had previously benefited from 

Screen South support on her Oscar winning short film, 

WASP, and towards international promotion. 

Fractured Films from Brighton, received funds to 

complete their hip-hop documentary feature South Coast, 

directed by Will Jewell. It was screened at London UK 

Film Focus and has received worldwide interest. 

Pratibha Parmar from Whitstable, had her debut feature 

Nina’s Heavenly Delights released in September via Verve 

Pictures. Pratibha received Screen South support on a 

number of projects in the past and we are delighted to 

have been able to assist in her career development by 

supporting the International promotion of the film. 

Tony Bracewell’s Berkshire based production company 

Punk Cinema released director Richard Bracewell’s 

debut feature The Gigolos, starring Susannah York, 

Anna Massey, Siân Phillips and Angela Pleasence. Punk 

Cinema received Screen South support to promote the 

film and Tony also joined Screen South’s Talent and Trade 

Mission to the American Film Market when the feature 

was screened at the American Film Festival. 

SHORT FILMS 

Nearly 200 projects applied for the 2006 - 2007 Digital 

Shorts scheme, which encourages and supports new and 

emerging talent in the region. The twelve selected are an 

eclectic mix of drama, animation and documentary short 

films, representing some of the best of new filmmaking 

talent in the region. The shorts are: 

Stubborn and Spite (Writer/Director Lou Birks, 

Producer Emily Kyriakides) 

Carlos the Dog (Writer/Director Russ Jones, 

Producer Charlie Bowden) 

Get Off My Land (Writer/Director Douglas Ray, 

Producer Jonathon Rawlinson and Amaka Ugwankwo) 

Bird Feeder (Writer Ben Pester, Director Joanna Barnes, 

Producer Barrington Robinson) 

Odd Shoe (Writer Clare Bloomfield, Director Paul Cotter, 

Producer Lou Spain) 

Cregan (Writers Kefi Chadwick and Dave Irvine, 

Director Steve North, Producer Richard Landy) 

Would Like to Meet (Writer/Director Trevor de Silva, 

Producer Harriet Rees) 

Time Piece (Writer Will Hood, Director Kat Mansoor, 

Producer Kat Mansoor and Richard Landy) 

The Journey of the Blind Piano Tuner (Writer/Director 

Danny Weinstein, Producer David Notman-Watt) 

My Mother (Writer/Director Elaine Wickham, 

Producer Jan Dunn) 

Lent (Writer Stuart Perry, Director James Twyford, 

Producer Ricci-Lee Berry) 

In My Head (Writer/Director Jamie Shearing, 

Producer Lysander Ashton) 


INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION AND BUSINESS support 

Screen South works to enhance the global competitiveness, sustainable prosperity 

and smart growth of the South East film and media industry. We support 

international showcasing working towards increasing employment and new 

business opportunities. 

AFM 

Screen South led a trade and talent mission to Los Angeles 

during the American Film Market. South East producers, 

writers and directors were given a golden opportunity to pitch 

their feature projects to top US film and finance executives. 

Companies who hosted Screen South pitching sessions 

included Gold Circle, Pandemonium, Morgan Creek and HBO. 

Participants also had industry, legal advice and an introduction 

to business US style. SEEDA supported a packed networking 

reception with US and UK industry executives. The selected 

filmmakers had over 100 meetings with good results including: 

• Toni Harman and Alex Wakeford (Hove, East Sussex). 

Projects: Credo and Cat’s Cradle; secured Moviehouse 

as Sales Agent for Credo 

• Simon Moorhead (Brighton, East Sussex). 

Project: Dominator X and others; garnered considerable 

interest in his projects from Sony to Eastman. 

• Jan Dunn and Elaine Wickham (Ramsgate, Kent). 

Projects: Ruby Blue and Gypo; with Screen South 

support, had BAFTA screenings of Ruby Blue and 

producer Elaine Wickham was also selected by the 

British Council for the European Producers’ Forum. 

• Julian Unthank (Andover, Hampshire). 

Project: Game Theory; secured a US agent and has 

considerable interest in his screenplay. He is currently in 

negotiation with a number of companies and producers. 

• Matthew Thompson (Hove, East Sussex) 

Project: According to Plan; signed up with a US 

producer to direct his feature. 

• Susan Rogers (Egham, Surrey) 

Project: Redwood; very good contact made with HBO, 

Ampersand and other producers for her film and TV projects. 

• Edmundo Roman (Herne Bay, Kent) 

Project: Ripped; generated much interest from agents 

and producers including Ridley Scott Associates. 

• John Carnell (Broadstairs, Kent) 

Projects: Sleeze Brothers and Behind the Bushes; 

secured future spin off Film and Broadcast interest for his 

seminal comic The Sleeze Brothers. 

IFP - New york 

Screen South supported an all female mission to the IFP 

(Independent Feature Project) Conference and Festival in 

New York. IFP supports and advocates for the independent 

film community by initiating contacts between creative talent 

and the film industry. Participants included Michele D’Acosta, 

Nichola Bruce and Rebecca Marshall. The trio from East 

Sussex were promoting feature projects as well as a regional 

festival, Shot By the Sea. 

CANNES 2006 

Screen South’s presence at the Cannes Film Festival has 

gone from strength to strength. We had a stand in the 

UK Film Centre pavilion under the London Plus banner. 

150 people attended a Sony-sponsored networking 

event and Claridges sponsored a Partnership breakfast 

in the UK Film Centre. Ten filmmakers pitched their 

projects at the Screen South UK Pitching Session in 

the UK Film Centre. The Screen England lunch was 

attended by the then Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell 

MP. The BBC promoted two Screen South supported 

producers; BBC2’s The Culture Show chose Brighton 

based Charlie Bowden as the subject of a film showing 

her first visit to Cannes, where she sold her feature The 

Penalty King; producer Tony Bracewell, who made 

good sales for his feature The Gigolos, was followed by 

BBC Radio One. 

BRIT DOC FESTIVAL 

Screen South supported the inaugural Brit Doc 

documentary festival at Keble College in Oxford attended 

by many of the world’s top documentary filmmakers, 

including Nick Broomfield, Morgan Spurlock and Albert 

Maysles. We sponsored a pitching and networking 

event and the festival provided a platform for filmmakers, 

financiers and the media to carve out a future for UK 

documentary production. Lewes based Jerry Rothwell 

secured US funding for his new Brighton based feature 

documentary following a presentation to an international 

pitching panel. 

ARRAS - kent Exchange 

For the past three years the Arras Film Festival in 

France’s Pas-de-Calais region has been conducting 

exchanges with Screen South as part of a cultural and 

educational cross border partnership. Screen South 

hosted a special Kent Day at this year’s event, presenting 

two award winning debut features showcasing Kent’s 

up and coming talent - Jan Dunn’s Gypo and Andrea 

Arnold’s Red Road. 

LONDON UK FILM FOCUS 

SCREENINGS 

Screen South supported three films selected to screen 

at this feature sales event organised by Film London. 

Black Gold by Nick and Marc Francis showed at the 

Main Platform and Will Jewell’s South Coast screened 

in the Breakthrough Strand along with Katrina Moss 

and Eagles Film’s first feature Shaking Dreamland. 


Pitching to the panel in Cannes, Odd Shoe, Chichester Summerscreen, Time Piece 

development and training 

Screen South helps develop companies and individual talent and skills by providing information, advice 

and guidance backed up by training opportunities that many would struggle to access without us. 

The talent emerging from these sessions is of a high level with writers, directors and producers given 

feedback on specific projects. 

Highlights in 2006 - 2007 

• More than 1500 people have attended one to one project and career advice sessions 

• Over 200 people attended seven Information and advice days around the region 

• Over 200 people attended specialist workshops and master classes 

• Over 250 people attended funding interview and panel sessions 

• 418 applications for the RIFE Open Fund were received 

• 170 RIFE Open Fund awards made. 

Investment in Talent 

In the past three years we have invested £250,000 

supporting short filmmakers through the Digital 

Shorts training and development scheme. 100 

creatives have benefited from the intensive training 

programme, delivered in partnership with the National 

Film and Television School and Skillset, and a further 

400 production crew gained experience and credits 

working on the productions. Screen South has 

supported 43 new films under the scheme. 

One Minute Wonders 

Animation Training 

The Digital Shorts scheme was complemented 

by a Screen South and Arts Council South East 

Animation Training scheme for eight One Minute 

Wonder animation projects. These were produced 

in conjunction with Brighton-based Richard Harris 

of Final Cut. 

The films were: Severance by Dominic Barnes; 

Jackpot by Ruben Ballesteros Marin; What 

Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? by Simon Hill; 

Shadow by Paul Woolford; Flo by Anthony Griffin; 

There Are Better Ways To Get Your Milk by Kit Man; 

Cries and Whiskers by Tony Gammidge; Gallery by 

Thomas Evans. 

Digital Horizons 

Screen South in partnership with South East Media Network, 

Wired Sussex and Skillset made a successful bid to the 

SEEDA Training Pools Fund for funding to run the Digital 

Horizons programme for cross-platform development and 

training. The aim is to link all forms of digital media in the 

South East with each other to develop new ideas and new 

business opportunities. Over 43 companies have enrolled on 

the annual programme which will run in 2007 - 2008. 

Good Foundations 

The third phase of the Screen South Good Foundations 

programme came to an end, with highlights such as a Good 

Foundations Plus day focusing on the UK Market. The 

producer of Last Resort and Brick Lane Chris Collins held 

a Q & A session. 20 participants, representing 10 projects, 

took part in a speed pitching event to Alan Martin (Gold Circle 

Films), Christine Langan (BBC Films), Tally Gardner (Curtis 

Brown) and Josie Law (Capitol Films). Many of the 10 projects 

are now prepared to go to market. 

Delivery Partners 

Support for emerging filmmakers continues with access for 

community groups provided by our regional delivery partners, 

Oxford Film and Video Makers, Lighthouse in Brighton and 

City Eye in Southampton. Kent Screen has been dissolved 

and Screen South has set up a Kent Projects Fund to directly 

support activity in Kent. 


ATTRACTING PRODUCTION 

Pinewood Studios, The Golden Compass, on location for Harry Potter, Ruby Blue, on location for Little Britain 

The Screen South Film Commission Office at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire 

supports and develops the South East’s global film business market position, 

works to increase foreign investment and uses film to market the region nationally 

and internationally. 

SOUTH EAST ON SCREEN 

The South East has doubled for Dickensian London, 

Scotland, France, Egypt, America, Germany, Bosnia, 

Bratislava and Zimbabwe. Famous landmarks and 

houses have featured in many films. Beachy Head was 

the spectacular setting for the Quidditch championships 

in Harry Potter, Atonement chose the beach below for 

a scene with Keira Knightly, the spires of Oxford have 

for years featured as a majestic setting for both film and 

television epics like Brideshead Revisited, Inspector 

Morse, the History Boys and more recently Phillip 

Pullman’s Golden Compass. The fantastically preserved 

castles we have such as Leeds, Arundel, Dover, Penshurst 

Place and Bodium require little dressing for productions 

like TV’s latest Henry VIII, the feature film To Kill a King 

and the soon to be released Elizabethan features The 

Other Boleyn Girl and The Golden Age. 

The economic benefits for the South East derived from our 

work can be shown in the national figures. Overall about 

two thirds of the UK film industry is based in the South East 

and London.* 

The core UK film industry makes a substantial contribution 

to the economy, directly employing 33,500 people in 2006 

and supporting a total of 95,000 jobs, taking into account 

those working in its supply chain and its contribution to 

tourism, trade and merchandise sales. 

Films depicting the UK are responsible for attracting about 1 

in 10 overseas tourists, spending around £1.8 billion a year. 

Exporters also benefit from the part UK films play in 

establishing and reinforcing the country’s image and ‘brand’. 

This is helped by nine of the top 25 worldwide films since 

2001 being premiered or co-premiered in the UK, which has 

generated substantial media exposure for the country. 

Screen South Film Commissioner Jenny Cooper says: “The 

value of Screen South’s Film Commission office has been 

improved. Productions looking to film in the region can use 

our hot desks while they scout and collate information for 

their production. The Screen South Online Database was 

launched in Cannes, providing comprehensive information 

on locations, facilities, crew, local authorities and services. 

Maintaining strong relationships with producers and location 

managers is vital for the future. Using the Screen South 

Film Commission office as the first port of call ensures 

productions get a good start and that the South East is at 

the top of their list for filming.” 

SCREEN SOUTH DATABASE 

“One resource, one phone call, thousands of answers” - 

our online database covers information on thousands of 

crews, facilities and locations. This one-stop-shop allows 

production crews, facility companies and locations to 

register and update their information via the Internet at 

www.screensouth.org 

*The Economic Impact of the UK Film Industry, Oxford Economics July 2007 


110 million pound investment in regional production facilitated 

260 productions supported 

2080 shooting days 

6040 prep/strike days 

2850 production enquiries dealt with 

Atonement, filming in the region, Hot Fuzz, on location in East Sussex, The Golden Age 

SHOOTING IN THE REGION 2006 - 2007 

Screen South’s Film Commission had a very successful year and production days in the region more 

than doubled. Productions shot and supported in the region included: 

FILM 

Sweeney Todd 

The Bourne Ultimatum 

Mamma Mia 

The Incendiary 

The Edge of Love 

The Golden Age 

Stardust 

The Golden Compass 

Gone to America 

How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 

Young Victoria (Pre-production) 

Made of Honour 

The Heavy (Pre-production) 

Ink Heart 

Atonement 

28 Weeks Later 

Fred Claus 

The Other Boleyn Girl 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 

Margate Exodus 

Ruby Blue 

Wolfhound 

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten 

Casino Royale 

National Treasure 

Death at a Funeral 

Hot Fuzz 

And When Did You Last See Your Father 

TV 

Miss Marple 

The Cranford Chronicles 

Midsomer Murders 

Foyles War 

The Comedy Map of Britain 

Britain’s Favourite View 

Oliver Twist 

Ray Mears’ Wild Food 

Thomas the Tank Engine 

How to Look Good Naked 

The Friday Night Project 

Poliakoff 

The Weakest Link 

Don’t get Done, Get Dom 

Music ID 

Dead Ringers 

Eastenders 

Last of the Summer Wine 

Masterchef Goes Large 

Cape Wrath 

Jade’s PA 

What Not to Wear 

Waking the Dead 

Trial and Retribution 

Hotel Babylon 

LIttle Britain 


© BAFTA/ Brian Ritchie 

Nick Daubeny with BAFTA, Jim Braithwaite, Holly Shiffer, Paul Steinke, The Queen, David Conley, Bill Fay, Steve Bobek, Luke B. Homeres, Children of Men 

SHOWCASING THE SOUTH EAST INTERNATIONALLY 

The US -UK Familiarisation Trip 

Screen South in partnership with Pinewood and Shepperton 

film studios brought a group of top US Executives to the region 

to see our facilities and locations first hand. 

We secured two new feature films from Disney and Columbia 

Pictures with three more in development that are looking at 

the UK as a base as well as confirming two features for their 

post-production. The group was very pleased to have met UK 

production managers and line producers from the Production 

Guild. SEEDA Chairman JIm Braithwaite hosted a US to 

UK Partnerships Reception at the Goring Hotel in London. 

US guests included: 

• Holly Schiffer, Director of Post Production, HBO Films 

• Paul Steinke, Senior VP Motion Picture Production Finance, 

Walt Disney 

• David Conley, Associate Production Exec, 

Paramount Pictures Feature Production 

• Bill Fay, President of Production, Legendary Pictures 

• Steve Bobek, Exec Director Feature Financing, 

Columbia Pictures 

• Luke B. Homeres, Physical Production Co-ordinator, 

Walden Media 

The mission was also supported by UK Trade and Investment, 

the UK Film Council, SEEDA, Film London and Screen East. 

CREATION OF 

A FILM FRIENDLY REGION 

Our good working relationship with the 79 councils in the 

South East makes the region accessible and welcoming for film 

production. To create a “Film Friendly” region we have a code 

of practice which is promoted around the South East. Progress 

is moving forward regarding partnership film officers: Oxford 

has secured a part-time film officer; Hastings, Eastbourne, 

Hampshire, Kent and Southampton all have film offices and work 

in tandem with Screen South to promote the region; we’re in 

the process of helping Kent, Medway, East Sussex, Chichester, 

Bucks and Berks towards maximising the potential for increasing 

tourism by exploiting filming opportunities in their areas. 

DIGITAL HOLLYWOOD 

Screen South in partnership with the South East Media 

Network supported the first Digital Hollywood Europe 

Conference in London in December. Guests included the very 

best from the International Digital Sector in several panels 

and master classes. 

BAFTA SUCCESS 

The Queen, Children of Men and United 93, all won 

BAFTA awards. These excellent films were amongst 

the many that took advantage of the fantastic crew 

and locations available in the South East region and 

received support from Screen South’s Film Commission 

office. BAFTA also chose to honour a location manager 

with the Michael Balcon Award for Outstanding British 

Contribution to Cinema. The award went to Nick 

Daubeny. Nick is a regular caller to the Screen South 

Film Commission office and we heartily congratulate 

him on this most deserved recognition. 

Mission to India 

The Indian audience is a huge and growing one, with 

more than 60 Indian feature films made in the UK last 

year. Our Film Commissioner Jenny Cooper went to 

India with a package of information on filming in the 

South East and an offer from a Slough-based company 

for reduced cost space as temporary production and 

studio bases. 

We provided an introductory package of information 

that included: 

• Filming guidelines and the Screen South Code 

of Practice 

• Contact details and advice on visas and bringing 

equipment into the UK 

• Information on locations, facilities and crew 

• A list of recommended UK-based location managers 

and line producers who have experience of working 

with Indian productions. 

Cine Regio 

Screen South is an active partner in Cine Regio, a pan 

European network of 28 other regional film funding 

agencies. We attended a two-day strategic workshop 

in Sweden at Trollhausen and a general meeting in 

Berlin. The agencies agreed to widen the focus from 

purely strategic policy to promoting co-production and 

developing European regional producers’ opportunities 

more directly. It was agreed that the Cine Regio brand 

would be enhanced by supporting profile events with 

panels and presentations to underline the value of 

regional film agencies partnerships across Europe. 

Invitations were received to move this idea forward 

from Sarajevo and Catalonia. 


COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY 

Oxford Summerscreen, Flash Forward, Chichester Summerscreen 

£60,000 invested in regional film festivals by Screen South. 

£960,000 invested by partners in the region in film festivals across the South East. 

67,500 people attended the 17 film festivals that Screen South supported. 

We work to capture the imagination of both young and old, by promoting life-long learning and an 

appreciation and enjoyment of cinema. Giving the 8 million people in the South East access to the widest 

possible range of UK and international cinema, and supporting film culture and film heritage, is a core 

part of Screen South’s remit. We support festivals for all ages and for both general and special interest 

groups, to create a range of opportunities for people to view films and participate in filmmaking. 

Highlights from the festivals 

More than 2,500 young people attended Summerscreen 

Festivals, delivered by our partners OFVM in Oxford, 

and Autumnscreen in Portsmouth and Chichester. 

Youth oriented screenings were complemented by a 

comprehensive programme of film workshops delivered by 

industry professionals. OFVM also supported the second 

Flash Foward Film Festival. 

Over 2000 people attended the Hastings Shot By The 

Sea festival. 

We supported the Cinecity Brighton Film Festival with a 

focus on a successful education programme. Cinecity 

also has a distinctive focus on the significance of archive 

films. The two-week film festival had a combined audience 

of over 10,000 for almost 100 screenings. 

Brighton’s SEE Documentary Festival attracted many new 

filmmakers and students to mix with some of Europe’s 

best documentary makers and hear them speak about 

their work. A particular highlight was a preview screening 

of Oliver Hodge’s Garbage Warrior. 

More than 1000 people attended the Portsmouth Screen 

Film and New Media Festival. 90% of the events were free 

and 100 people took part in film production workshops. 

Screen South sponsored the screen writers pitching 

forum Spin Off at the Folkestone Literary Festival. 

We also hosted a screening of the French psychological 

thriller Cache with an introduction from film critic 

Derek Malcolm. 

At Oxdox 2007 in Milton Keynes, Oxford and London a 

record 100 international films were shown and a “world 

first” digital global premiere of the environmental film The 

Planet took place. 

The Seaward 15th Chichester Film Festival ran a 16 day 

programme of new and classic films and screened more 

than 70 films, showing work from Tibet, France, Spain, 

Canada, Germany, Mexico, Iran, Sweden and the UK. 

More than half were premieres, previews and new releases 

and more than 4000 people attended. 


© BAFTA/Jon Bilton 

Virginia McKenna, TV and Young People, Stereo Step, Oxford Summerscreen 

BAFTA in the Region 

Screen South introduced BAFTA regional screenings to 

allow local audiences to view major international films. 

A Life In Pictures Virginia McKenna OBE, 

Isle of Wight 

Over 200 members of the film industry and public enjoyed 

this magical evening which was the first of its kind in the 

region. The actress was in conversation with film producer 

Duncan Kenworthy OBE, about her life and acting career 

which includes memorable roles in Born Free, Carve 

Her Name With Pride and A Town Like Alice, amongst 

many others. 

Notes on a Scandal, Eastbourne Council 

Eastbourne held a magnificent Gala Screening attended 

by over 400 people from the local community many of 

which had appeared and assisted the production while it 

was on location in the seaside town. 

The History Boys, Isle of Wight 

The premiere BAFTA Event for the South East coincided 

with the launch of the Isle of Wight Film Network 

Bi-monthly BAFTA Screenings, Brighton 

Screen South, BAFTA and Duke of York’s cinema present 

previews for the local film industry and wider community. 

WORKING WITH YOUNG 

PEOPLE 

Screen South launched the official regional partnership 

with Mediabox, the new national youth media £6 million 

fund managed by First Light. 

TVYP (Television and Young People) 

Screen South helped to kick start the career of 23 young 

people from the South East area who took part in the 

TVYP Edinburgh Television Festival training programme 

for young people. Also supported by the BBC five-day 

residential course offering workshops, career surgeries 

and practical advice from television personalities such as 

Vernon Kay and Sir Trevor MacDonald. 

As part of Screen South’s Olympic offer we are partnering 

Kent County Council to run a Kidnet pilot in Kent called 

Kent Kidnet 2012. Kidnet is a web based film making 

facility that links children from local communities across 

the globe. Three groups of young people from Folkestone 

and Canterbury Schools as well as the Kent Youth Forum 

made short films on their perspectives on the Olympics. 

We are hoping to continue work with Kent and Kidnet 

by working with young people in South Africa and other 

global locations. 

Screen South secured Kent as one of the pilot counties 

for Film Clubhouse. The UK Film Council and BFI 

supported initiative offers support to set up after school 

film clubs, ensuring access to films that are cleared for 

public screening in schools and are both inspiring and 

entertaining. The web based support network ensures 

teachers and students also have support and guidance to 

ensure the Film Clubs are effective and sustainable. 

Film Educational Hubs 

We have initiated a project to foster collaboration across 

the region in film education involving Screen South, 

schools, further education and higher education by setting 

up four hubs. They are based around: 

• Kent and Medway 

• Thames Valley, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Berkshire 

and Buckinghamshire 

• Hampshire, Southampton, Isle of Wight 

and Portsmouth 

• Sussex and Surrey. 

The Independent Cinema Office supported by Skillset 

presented an education training day workshop at 

Pinewood on enhancing education opportunities in 

exhibition and festival programming. 

WIDER PLATFORM 

PARTNERSHIPS 

In partnership with Channel 4, Youth Dance England and 

South East Dance, Screen South commissioned four 

three minute dance films by new directors. Craig Viveros, 

Eastbourne, and Charlotte Miles, Banbury, delivered 

outstanding films. They were very well received and we 

look forward to future partnerships. 

ITV Local - several South East filmmakers had their work 

shown on the TV channel website as part of the Local 

ITV Launch. 

Screen South, in partnership with City Eye supported the 

BBC South East Online Film Festival. 

The Living Archive in Milton Keynes won Best 

Documentary at the First Light Movies Awards for their 

short digital film Darkness Visible. 


160 regional organisations working with archives 

Screen South supports access to regional film heritage 

At the Sign of the Ram and Gate 1957, Festival of Britain at Whitstable 1951, Brighton Re-visited 1969, Hastings 1913 

FILM HERITAGE 

Screen South works to increase access for all to the region’s unique collection of film heritage. The 

regional film archives help us understand our past and present and offer a unique sense of place. The 

South East is home to 160 organisations working with archive. Screen South supports the accessibility 

and commercialisation of archive by investing in Screen Archive South East in Brighton and the Wessex 

Film and Sound Archive in Winchester. 

Wessex Film and Sound Archive (WFSA) 

holds 32,000 items, of which 20,000 are film and 

video recordings. 

Highlights of the past year include: 

Talks and archive film presentations given to 32 groups 

in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Berkshire including 

local history societies, specialist groups, students and the 

general public. 

Screening a week of “films at lunchtime” as part of Local 

History Month, to increase awareness of local history and 

promote history to the local community 

Contributions to “Their Past Your Future” project to 

digitise archive films about the Home Front 1939-45 and 

in the post war period. These have been made accessible 

to educational establishments, libraries, museums and 

record offices. 

Use of WFSA material in 16 broadcasts, including the 

regional TV series The Way We Were (ITV Meridian), 

South Today (BBC South) and the national series Coast 

and Nation on Film (BBC). 

Publication on the WFSA website of the entire 1912 film 

catalogue of Southsea cinematographer Alfred J West. 

DVD versions of the 37 video compilations of WFSA films 

made available in public libraries throughout Hampshire. 

Screen Archive South East (SASE) 

holds over 7000 films and some 10,000 lantern slides from 

the nineteenth century as well as a significant collection of 

apparatus and related artefacts. 

Highlights of their work include: 

30 public presentations, contributed to student 

programmes at Brighton University and presented the film 

festival, Cinecity, for the fourth time. 

Launched a national web resource “Films from the Home 

Front” with films documenting life during WW2 from 

seven regional archives including SASE. It has received 

an average of over 700 visitors and over 4000 page 

impressions per month. 

SASE was commissioned to make DVDs for East 

Grinstead Museum, the National Archives and the 

British Dental Museum and co-curated an exhibition for 

Brighton Museum. 

SASE material featured in a range of television programmes 

including Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain (BBC) 

The Real Dad’s Army (C4), Ghosts of Christmas Past 

(BBC2) Nation on Film (BBC), The Way We Were (ITV). 

SASE’s six contributions to BBC South East’s magazine 

programme Inside Out in Autumn 06 and Spring 07 

reached a very high regional audience of 400,000 

per programme. 


SCREEN SOUTH FINANCIAL 

STATEMENTS 

Income and Expenditure Account 

For the Year Ended 31 March 2007 

£ 

Grant Income 737,000 

Other Operating Income 210,852 

Interest Receivable 5,295 

Total Income 953,147 

Grants and Projects Expenditure 743,237 

Administrative Expenses 206,191 

Total Expenditure 949,428 

Surplus Carried Foward 3,719 

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2007 

Fixed Assets 

Tangible Fixed Assets 13,725 

Current Assets 

Debtors 52,397 

Cash at Bank and in Hand 580,137 

Creditor: Amounts falling due within one year 556,201 

Net Current Assets 76,333 

Total Assets Less Current Liabilities 90,058 

Income and Expenditure Acount 90,058 

RIFE Awards 

by activity area 

2006 - 2007 

£ 

These summarised 

accounts have been 

agreed by our auditors, 

Shipleys LLP, as being 

consistent with the full 

financial statements 

for the year ended 31 

March 2007. These were 

prepared in accordance 

with the Companies Act 

1985, and received an 

unqualified audit opinion. 

These summarised 

accounts are not the 

full statutory financial 

statements and therefore 

may not contain sufficient 

information to enable 

a full understanding of 

the financial affairs of 

Screen South Limited. 

For further information, 

the full Directors’ Report 

and Financial Statements, 

and the Independent 

Auditor’s report should 

be consulted. Copies of 

these can be obtained 

from the registered 

office (The Wedge, 75 

- 81 Tontine Street, 

Folkestone, Kent 

CT20 1JR). The full 

financial statements 

were approved by the 

Board of Directors on 

17 September 2007 and 

have been submitted 

to the Registrar of 

Companies. 


Screen South Staff List 

Chief Executive Jo Nolan jo.nolan@screensouth.org 

Film Commissioner Jenny Cooper jenny.cooper@screensouth.org 

Head of Development and Training Miranda Robinson miranda.robinson@screensouth.org 

Education and Audience Development Executive Alison Dilnutt alison.dilnutt@screensouth.org 

Head of Operations Vanessa Cook vanessa.cook@screensouth.org 

Operations and Communications Assistant Gaby Topalian gaby.topalian@screensouth.org 

Film Commission Assistant Julia Tomlinson julia.tomlinson@screensouth.org 

Production and Development Assistant Claire Hemmings claire.hemmings@screensouth.org 

Youth Project Co-ordinator Paul Linkin paul.linkin@screensouth.org 

Reception and Administrative Assistant Stephanie Gorecki info@screensouth.org 

Good luck and best wishes to staff who have moved on to further their careers. 

Krissie Platt • Ricci Lee Berry • Kate Smith 

Screen South Board 

Graham Benson 

Chair 

Anthony Alleyne 

Pippa Cross 

Jack Gold 

Anna Home 

Nigel Hartnell 

Alex Marshall 

Linda James 

Lindsay Charlton (retired as a director on 31 January 2007) 

Verity Lambert (appointed as a director on 30 January 2007) 

Screen South Consultants 

Strategy Consultant 

HR Consultant 

Communications Consultant 

Design Consultants 

Accounts Support 

Sarah Dance 

Hugh Horsford 

Audrey Green Oakes 

Nebulo Strata 

Maxine Hills 


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www.screensouth.org 

Head Office 

The Wedge 

75 - 81 Tontine Street 

Folkestone Kent CT20 1JR 

Tel: +44 (0) 1303 259777 

Fax:+44 (0) 1303 259786 

info@screensouth.org 

Film Commission 

Pinewood Studios 

Pinewood Road, Iver Heath 

Buckinghamshire SL0 0NH 

Tel: +44 (0)1303 656412 

Fax: +44 (0) 1303 657029 

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