FILM IN ENGLAND - UK Film Council - British Film Institute

6.1 At the start of this review, the English regions presented three challenges to
the FILM COUNCIL:
■ To put funding directly from the FILM COUNCIL to the regions
■ To increase the level of Government backed investment in film in the English
regions
■ To establish a coherent approach to planning.
6.2 The FILM COUNCIL’s recommendations respond fully to these challenges. Its
recommendations meet the first two challenges head-on but these two are
the easiest to meet. The third challenge is clearly the most complex since it
depends on the maximum co-operation of third parties. For a coherent
approach to planning to be achieved as efficiently and as quickly as possible,
the FILM COUNCIL will need a commitment from all national and regional
stakeholders to work positively with the Council in order to achieve integrated
regional planning. Ultimately this is the FILM COUNCIL’s challenge to the
English regions backed-up by the promise of new funding and increased
support and advocacy from the centre.
6.3 During the review process, organisations and individuals consulted agreed
with the stakeholders that there was scope for film in the English regions to
‘do better’ – to contribute more fully to the success of the UK’s film industry
and to enrich the lives of audiences, learners and film-makers. It is the FILM
COUNCIL’s view that this strategy will assist the English regions and the FILM
COUNCIL to do just that.
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