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Film in England
Appendix E
TOWARDS A COMMON PLANNING FRAMEWORK
REGIONAL UPDATES
During the consultation period, many regions began work on developing an integrated
planning process. In some regions this work had commenced prior to the FILM COUNCIL
review, but it was certainly advanced more purposefully as a result of the joint
preparation work undertaken in each region prior to the consultation seminar and
follow-up work thereafter.
At 1 September 2000 the picture across England looked as follows:
East of England
A steering group has been newly formed to assess the feasibility of establishing a unified
regional film agency for the East of England.
Principal partners include: Eastern Arts Board, Eastern Screen, First Take, Herts Film Link
and the embryonic training consortia. Graham Creelman is leading the group in his
capacity as Chair of the Regional Cultural Consortium. Graham Creelman is Managing
Director of Anglia Television.
The FILM COUNCIL has been invited to participate and has received an approach for
financial assistance.
East Midlands
A working group has been newly established to consider the proposal to establish a
Media Agencies Partnership (MAP).
Principal partners include: East Midlands Arts Board, the East Midlands Media Initiative,
East Midlands Screen Commission and the Midlands Media Training Consortia.
The FILM COUNCIL has been invited to participate.
An alliance of cinema exhibitors, the archive, media education and training providers is
also in place (EMCA). A first joint meeting of the MAP is planned for late September.
London
Despite the fact that the Mayor’s Office and the Greater London Assembly have only
recently been formed, a working group has been convened to undertake an initial
mapping exercise with a view to subsequent consideration of appropriate organisational
structures.
Principal partners include: the Greater London Assembly, London Arts, LFVDA, the
London Film Commission and the London Development Agency.
The FILM COUNCIL has been invited to participate.