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 Media Tuesday 19th of September

Why Choose BlockBuster Films:

  • The Invested capital you get back plus 15% premium, then a pro rata share of the films net profits paid in royalties for the life of the contract
  • You get 30 to 50% Tax relief on what you invest
  • There's no Income tax to pay on profits
  • Also no capital gains tax
  • Capital gains tax deferral or a %50 write off
  • Their SEIS Scheme is approved by HMRC
  • Get 25 Years of Royalty Payments with HUGE Uplift Potential
  • Get named in the Film Credits
  • Side Note: The UK Box office recorded its highest grossing year of all time in 2015 which meant that revenues reached a sky high £1.24billion 

WE ARE UK FILM:
  • WE ARE UK FILM brings together the UK's film national and regional agencies, producers and sales companies under one umbrella to provide clear information about our outstanding locations, services, films and talent. We stand together to represent the UK Film Industry and enable connections with both national and international partners.
  • WE ARE UK FILM have many Partners in order to help their customers:
BFI

BRITISH COUNCIL

BRITISH FILM COMMISSION

CREATIVE ENGLAND

CREATIVE SCOTLAND

CREATIVE SKILLSET

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

FFILM CYMRU WALES

FILM LONDON

FILM EXPORT UK

GREAT BRITAIN CAMPAIGN

NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN

WALES SCREEN
Creative Europe Desk UK:
  •  They are a fairly new company as they launched in January 2014, Creative Europe brings together a Culture sub-programme, which provides funding for the cultural and creative sectors, and a MEDIA sub-programme, which invests in film, television, new media and games
  • They plan to support the cultural European Union's programme. From 2014 to 2020 £1.46 Billion is available to support european project with the potential to travel each new audiences.
  • They also promote awareness and understanding of Creative Europe, and provides free advice and support for applicants from the UK. Creative Europe Desk UK’s team of specialists is based across the UK  organise workshops, seminars and industry events.  
What do they do?

  •      They offer free advice and support to UK-Based applicants of Creative Europe
  •       They host and attend events across the UK
  •       They fill their website with useful information
  •      They send out regular updates via their e-newsletters
  •       They keep you up to date with Creative Europe through their Facebook and Twitter
Who do they help?
•   Producers
•   Video game developers
•   Distributors
•   Sales agents
•   Audiovisual training providers
•   Organizers of festivals, markets and networks
•   Film education specialists
•   Cinema exhibitors
•   Visual arts
•   Photography
•   Dance
•   Theatre
•   Performance
•   Music
•   Heritage
•   Architecture
•   Design
•   Circus
•   Festivals
•   Craft
•   Fashion
•   Literature
•   Multi disciplinary projects

Funding Opportunities:
They have 4 sections, media sub-programme, culture sub-programme, Cross-sector, Other EU funding.

Comments

  1. JCoSS Media Dept26 October 2017 at 10:57

    There is lots of information here, but make sure it is all in your own words. Some of it appears to have been copied and pasted, which won't help you when you revise.
    Please make the appropriate improvements.

    Miss C

    ReplyDelete
  2. JCoSS Media Dept15 November 2017 at 15:40

    No improvements made. Please ensure you attend Blog Monday on 20th November to make these improvements.

    ReplyDelete

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