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North East
The North East and Cumbria have moved forward rapidly and have established a
Northern Film Office (NFO).
An NFO Steering Group has been set up to co-ordinate the establishment and initial
development of the office. The principal partners include Northern Arts Board, the
Northern Production Fund, the Northern Screen Commission and the Media Training
Partnership NE plus Skillset, One NorthEast (the RDA for the North East), and Pilgrim
Films (representing the region’s production community).
The Group has set up a number of small working groups to develop and drive forward
an action plan for film and media in the region. These are: training; research and
development; film production; A Northern Film Investment Fund; film exhibition,
education and archives; and broadcasting partnerships.
The FILM COUNCIL has been asked to participate.
North West
A North West Media Action Partnership (MAP) has been established for some time. It has
recently determined to:
■ Draw up a three-to-five-year business plan for media development in the region
■ Develop closer working links between the partner bodies.
Principal partners include: FTC North West, MIDA, North West Arts Board, and the
Liverpool Film Office.
The FILM COUNCIL has been invited to participate.
South East
A partnership of media agencies has been established to produce a single business plan
for media in the region and make structural recommendations for the delivery of a single
regional media strategy. It is in the final stages of constructing a detailed brief and
critical path analysis for this programme of work.
Principal partners include: Southern Arts Board, South East Arts Board, Lighthouse Media
Centre, SkillsTrain, Southern Screen and the Wired County initiatives. The group is being
led by Mary McAnally, Managing Director of Meridian Television in her capacity as Chair
of SEEDA’s (the RDA for the South East of England) Creative Industries Task Group and
member of the South East England Cultural Consortium.
The FILM COUNCIL has been invited to participate.
South West
A Media Agencies Partnership has been in place for some time. It has recently embarked
on assessing the feasibility of forming a single delivery agency or similar mechanism for
film and moving image funding, services and development in the South West.
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