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14 March 2018

Elstree Studios launches Elstree Film Festival for young people

Elstree Film Studios and Elstree UTC to support young people with resources and expertise

12 March 2018

Freefolk Launch ‘Futurefolk’

Freefolk, Soho based VFX studio is excited to announce the launch of Futurefolk, their new scheme to nurture and inspire the next generation of VFX talent.

7 March 2018

UK Screen Alliance Council Elections 2018

It's time to turn your attention to the most important vote you'll take part in this year...probably. That's right, it's time for the UK Screen & Animation UK elections!

6 March 2018

Freefolk Launch TV VFX Department with Substantial Award of Work on The Alienist for Paramount TV

Freefolk, London and New York based VFX studio, are delighted to announce the launch of their dedicated TV VFX department, following their work on the much anticipated TV series The Alienist (pictured below) for Paramount - to be released on TNT (US) and Netflix (UK).

5 March 2018

Framestore: Hollywood’s go-to visual effects company

The opening 17 minutes of the 2013 science fiction thriller film Gravity amazed cinemagoers.

1 March 2018

Ealing Studios Announces Expansion Plans

Ealing Studios has always maintained a tradition for innovation and they're adding to this by expanding their site.

27 February 2018

APPRENTICESHIP STANDARD – POST PRODUCTION TECHNICAL OPERATOR

The draft proposal for an apprenticeship standard covering the role 'Post Production Technical Operator' Our trailblazer group has now been green-lit to develop this standard as an official approved apprenticeship. Below is the current draft working document which is subject to change. If you would like to contribute ideas to the development of the standard please get in touch.

23 February 2018

UK Screen Alliance Board appoints two new Directors

Fiona Walkinshaw, Global Joint Managing Director of Film at Framestore, and Sean Costelloe, Managing Director at The Mill have joined the UK Screen Alliance board.

Clear Cut Pictures Partners with One World Media on Production Fund

Clear Cut Pictures are delighted to announce they are partnering with One World Media on their Production Fund.

21 February 2018

Creative Skillset announces Gareth Ellis-Unwin as new Head of Film

Gareth Ellis-Unwin is to become Creative Skillset's new Head of Film, as Louise Jury also joins the screen skills body as Director of Marketing and Communications.

14 February 2018

Screen Industries Unite Around New BFI Anti-Bullying and Harassment Principles

New Set of Principles and zero-tolerance Guidance developed with organisations across the film, television and games industries including BFI, BAFTA, BECTU, Directors UK, Equity, Pact, The Production Guild, Women in Film & TV, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, UK Screen Alliance, UK Interactive Entertainment

BFI London Film Festival Announces 2018 Dates

The BFI London Film Festival in Partnership with American Express® today confirmed the dates for the Festival’s 62nd edition which will take place at venues across the UK capital from 10 – 21 October 2018.

12 February 2018

Framestore are moving!

Framestore is spreading its wings. As of February 2018, their London offices will unite under one new roof.

8 February 2018

Royal Television Society Launches Annual Undergraduate Bursary Programme for 2018

The Royal Television Society (RTS) - Britain’s leading forum for television and related media, and an educational charity whose purpose is to promote the art and science of television – has launched its Undergraduate Bursary schemes for 2018, once again investing over £75,000 to support UK students from lower income backgrounds.

7 February 2018

Industry Networking Evening: featuring a Practical Guide on Funding, Finance & Tax for Productions

Creative England are playing host to their next ever popular Hertfordshire ProConnect crew networking evening at Elstree Studios on Thursday, 22nd February from 06:30pm.

1 February 2018

BFI Future Film Festival announces 2018 programme and new Headline partner LaCie

The UK’s most important film festival for young, emerging filmmakers is back with another jam-packed line up of events that span the breadth and depth of the film industry.

RTS Futures’ TV Careers Fair Returns Bigger and Better Than Ever

The Royal Television Society’s hugely popular event, the RTS Futures TV Careers Fair, will return in 2018 and will this year be in partnership with Edinburgh International Television Festival Talent Schemes, National Film And Television School, and Sky One.

31 January 2018

Record-Breaking Year for International Film and TV Production in the UK

• £1.69 billion UK spend from inward investment feature films, including Jurassic World: The Fallen Kingdom, Aladdin and Outlaw King • £684 million inward investment spend from high-end TV, including Game Of Thrones, Outlander and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

30 January 2018

Oscar and Bafta Nominations for Baby Driver

Molinare Sound Designer Jeremy Price’s work on the feature film Baby Driver has been nominated for an Academy Award. Jeremy served as Sound Effects Editor on the film which is up for three Oscars including Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing.

Cinelab London installs DFT 4K HDR Scanity

Cinelab London has just completed the installation of a new DFT Scanity 4K HDR scanner, alongside a 300TB Pixit Media Pixstor SAN, which creates a high-tech, unmatched, capability in film scanning for new and archive film projects.