BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts aims to advance the art and technique of film and television. Events include screenings of recent and pre-release films, seminars and platform interviews with established filmmakers.
195 Piccadilly
London W1J 9LN
Tel +44 (0)20 7734 0022
Fax +44 (0)20 7292 5869

Chairman: Duncan Kenworthy OBE

Chief Executive: Amanda Berry

see also BAFTA Los Angeles and BAFTA New York

BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CLASSIFICATION

The BBFC is an independent, non-governmental body which has control over classification and censorship in film and video.
3 Soho Square
London W1D 3HD
Tel +44 (0)20 7440 1570
Fax +44 (0)20 7287 0141

Director: Robin Duval

BRITISH COUNCIL
The official UK agency for international cultural relations. Its Film Department looks after the international promotion of new British films (features and shorts), principally through festivals and showcases.
10 Spring Gardens
London SW1A 2BN

Tel +44 (0)20 7389 3051
Fax +44 (0)20 7389 3175

www.britfilms.com

www.britishcouncil.org

film@britishcouncil.org
Head of Film: Satwant Gill

BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE
Established in 1933, the bfi provides a wide range of services, including: bfi National Film Theatre (NFT), bfi London IMAX Cinema (Britain's largest screen), bfi National Library (the world's leading specialist film & television library), bfi National Film & Television Archive (the world’s largest culturally significant film & TV archive), bfi London Film Festival, bfi London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, the renowned bfi DVD & Video catalogue of world and historic cinema, a wide range of award-winning bfi publications and bfi education materials, film footage, film stills, and research services for the commercial media industry, and the highly-respected Sight & Sound film magazine

The British Film Institute's purpose is to champion moving image culture in all its richness and diversity across the UK, for the benefit of as wide an audience as possible, and to create and encourage debate. It does this by developing opportunities for all UK citizens to engage with film, TV and media heritage and culture. The bfi also works closely with national and regional partners to provide a focus for the diversity of UK moving image culture, while playing a key role in influencing the national and international agenda.

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Tel +44 (0)20 7255 1444
Fax +44 (0)20 7436 7950
Chair: Anthony Minghella

Chief Executive: Amanda Nevill

Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)

The DCMS is responsible for setting policy on UK film culture and industry issues, including:

oversight and funding of the UK FILM COUNCIL and the NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
training and diversity issues in the film industry
certification of British films including co-productions
lead for the UK in the EU Media Programme

2-4 Cockspur Street

London SW1Y 5DH

Tel +44 (0)20 7211 6200

enquiries@culture.gov.uk

NATIONAL FILM TRUSTEE COMPANY

The NFTC is the UK's foremost film revenue collection and monitoring agency. It is owned by the UK Film Council and provides an independent and ongoing revenue collection service for financiers, producers and third parties.

Fourth Floor

66-68 Margaret Street

London W1W 8SR

Tel +44 (0)20 7580 6799

Fax +44 (0)20 7636 6711

info@nftc.co.uk

Managing Director: Louisa Bewley

NORTHERN IRELAND FILM AND TELEVISION COMMISSION
The NIFTC's mission is to accelerate the development of a dynamic and sustainable film and television industry in Northern Ireland by integrating industrial, educational and cultural policies and actions. It provides film and television producers from anywhere in the world with all the assistance and information they may need when considering filming in Northern Ireland. Its position as a region of the United Kingdom offers producers access to UK sources of production finance, whether for feature films or for television drama. Its position as a part of the island of Ireland also offers producers possibilities for creative collaboration with the film industry in the Republic of Ireland.
21 Alfred Street
Belfast BT2 8ED
Northern Ireland
Tel +44 (0)28 9023 2444
Fax +44 (0)28 9023 9918

info@niftc.co.uk
Chief Executive: Richard Williams

SCOTTISH SCREEN
Responsible for developing all aspects of the screen industry in Scotland through script and company development, short film production, distribution of National Lottery film production finance, training and education, exhibition funding, Film Commission location support and the Scottish Screen Archive.
249 West George Street
Glasgow G2 4QE
Tel +44 (0)141 302 1700
Fax +44 (0)141 302 1778

info@scottishscreen.com
Chief Executive: Ken Hay

FILM AGENCY FOR WALES

Established in July 2006, its role is to ensure that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented in Wales, the UK and the world. As a strategic agency, the Film Agency aims to facilitate the emergence of a viable and sustainable Welsh film industry and to promote a vibrant and dynamic film culture. Its work spans film development, production, exhibition (including film festivals) and education

Suite 7
33-35 West Bute Street
Cardiff CF10 5LH
Tel +44 (0)2920 467 480

Chief Executive: Pauline Burt

For information on filming in Wales, please consult:

WALES SCREEN COMMISSION

The Wales Screen Commission is the location service for Wales and has been set up to encourage filming in Wales, a country of rich variety. It offers comprehensive information on locations, facilities, crew and local services throughout Wales.

6G Parc Gwyddoniaeth

Cefn Llan

Aberystwyth SY23 3AH

Freephone: 0800 849 8848
enquiry@walesscreencommisison.co.uk

National Co-ordinator: Mike Wallwork

SKILLSET - the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries
Skillset's job is to make sure that the broadcast, film, video and interactive media and photo imaging industries have the right people, with the right skills, in order to build creativity, productivity and competitiveness. Skillset is employer-owned and managed and works closely with other strategic partners nationally and regionally to ensure thatva joined-up, comprehensive approach to skills genuinely responds to industry needs.

Focus Point
21 Caledonian Road
London, N1 9GB

Tel +44 (0)20 7713 9800
Fax +44 (0)20 7713 9801
Chief Executive: Dinah Caine OBE

Director of Film: Janine Marmot

UK FILM COUNCIL
The UK Film Council was set up to work with the public and private sector to make film an essential part of the UK's creative economy and to create the environment for a sustainable and vibrant film culture. It aims to nurture excellence and innovation in the UK industry, and to promote innovation, diversity and social inclusion.

Its activities include the following:

Premiere Fund, to support higher-budget features (eg Gosford Park, Vera Drake). Annual budget £8m. Head: Sally Caplan

New Cinema Fund, to support lower-budget and less obviously commercial work (eg Bloody Sunday, Magdalene Sisters). Annual budget £5m. Head: Paul Trijbits

Development Fund. Annual budget £4m. Head: Jenny Borgars

Print & Advertising Fund, to support the UK release of 'specialised' films as well as 'more commercially focused British films that nevertheless remain difficult to market.' Annual budget £2m. Head: Pete Buckingham

Digital Screen Network, which aims to equip more than 200 screens in the UK with special projection equipment and to increase access to specialised and froreign language films. Project fund £11.7m. Head: Pete Buckingham

Equalities Charter: the UKFC was behind this pledge, backed by leading film companies, to iderntify and tackle the barriers that lead to eclusion and under-representation in the industry of women and ethnic minorities.

National Schools Films Week: backed by the UKFC, this is the biggest event of its kind in Europe. The aim is to show a wide range of films for teachers to use as a teaching tool.

Regional Investment Fund for England: The UKFC invests £7.5m a year in regional film activities via the nine regional screen agencies

Low Budget Film Scheme: managed for the UKFC by Qwerty Films and Warp X Films, the aim is to create two mini-studios for low-budget filmmaking in the UK

A Bigger Future: UKFC and Skillset are investing £50m into a five-year plan (2004-2009) to boost training. Initiatives include a national network of Screen Academies, a film business academy, mentoring programmes and a new industry approvals scheme for film courses.

First Light: a scheme aimed at enabling people between the ages of 5 and 18 to make short films. Annual budget £1m.

Inside Pictures: an annual business training programme for 14 participants, principally producers, is run for the UKFC by Qwerty Pictures.

British Film Institute: its annual government grant of £16m comes through the UKFC

10 Little Portland Street
London W1W 7JG
Tel +44 (0)20 7861 7861
Fax +44 (0)20 7861 7862
info@ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
Chief Executive: John Woodward

UK MEDIA Desk
An initiative of MEDIA, the European Union programme, which aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the European film, TV and new media industries and to increase international circulation of European audiovisual product.
The UK MEDIA desk has three main aims:

to provide information, advice and services about the MEDIA Plus programme to individuals, companies and industry bodies in the UK
to promote the MEDIA Plus programme to the industry by organising and participating in various events, as well as through publications, advertising and the website
to develop a coherent UK MEDIA strategy in collaboration with the MEDIA Antennae in Scotland and Wales and the MEDIA office in Northern Ireland.

Agnieszka Moody/Rachel Caddick
c/o UK Film Council

10 Little Portland Street
London W1W 7JG
Tel +44 (0)20 7861 7511

Fax +44 (0)20 7861 7950

england@mediadesk.co.uk

MEDIA Antenna Scotland
Emma Valentine
scotland@mediadesk.co.uk

MEDIA Services Northern Ireland
Cian Smyth
media@niftc.co.uk

MEDIA Antenna Wales
Gwion Owain
wales@mediadesk.co.uk

ENGLISH REGIONAL SCREEN AGENCIES

Click here to see a map of the UK indicating which Screen Agencies cover which areas

EM-MEDIA

EM Media is the Regional Screen Agency for the East Midlands.

35-37 St Mary's Gate
Nottingham NG1 1PU
Tel +44 (0)115 934 9090
Fax +44 (0)115 950 0988

info@em-media.org.uk
Chief Executive: Debbie Williams

FILM LONDON
On 1 April 2003 the London Film Commisison and the London Film & Video Development Agency (LFVDA) were brought together to form Film London.

Film London exists to promote and support film and moving image in the capital. It invests in film production, exhibition and education and in economic and industry development initiatives across the capital. The agency leads the drive to enhance London’s status as a world class film location. It also works to develop London's film and media culture so that it reflects the diversity of the city and creates opportunities for people from all communities to use moving image technologies profitably and creatively.

Film London is funded by the UK Film Council and the London Development Agency, and works in partnership with Arts Council England, the Mayor of London, Skillset, London boroughs, broadcasters and the film industry. In May 2004, the Filming London Partnership was announced under the leadership of Film London, bringing together many organisations with the aim of making filmmaking easier in the capital.

Film London
Suite 6.10, The Tea Building

56 Shoreditch High Street

London E1 6JJ

Telephone +44 (0)20 7613 7676

Fax +44 (0)20 7613 7677

info@filmlondon.org.uk
Chairman: Sandy Lieberson
Chief Executive: Adrian Wootton

LONDON PLUS

London is Europe's leading film production centre and home to an overwhelming majority of the UK's world renowned facilities and crew. London and the South and East of England have been host to a third of the highest grossing films of the last decade.

London Plus is a new partnership of the major film studios, post-production companies, guilds and screen agencies based in London and the South and East of England, providing a one-stop-shop for all of your production enquiries – from locations to studios, line producers to accountants, facilities through to visual effects. London Plus partners can help you realise your project with unparalleled coordination, utilising all our world class resources.

Telephone: +44(0) 20 7388 9999

see also

EAST LONDON MOVING IMAGE INITIATIVE
Information-sharing, networking and development opportunities for the moving image industries across East London
elmii@filmlondon.org.uk

ELMII operates in partnership with:
Africa At The Pictures
Black Filmmaker Magazine
Commedia
East London Chamber of Commerce
Four Corners Film film@fourcorners.demon.co.uk
Greenwich Films

London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Newham
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Waltham Forest
VET
Team Pictures

NORTHERN FILM AND MEDIA
NFM was established in 2002 to strategically invest in the media content industry of the North East of England.It will be the hub for content development and production in the region. Its client base includes film and television production companies, computer games producers, interactive content developers, cross-media entrepreneurs, broad and narrowcasters and any practitioner or company involved in the development of moving image content for public consumption.
Central Square
Forth Street
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 3PJ
Tel +44 (0)191 269 9200
Fax +44 (0)191 269 9213
info@northernmedia.org
Chief Executive: Tom Harvey
Screen Commissioner: Paul Mingard

NORTH WEST VISION
North West Vision is the media development agency for North West England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside)
109 Mount Pleasant
Liverpool L3 5TF
Tel +44 (0)151 708 8099
Fax +44 (0)151 708 9859
Chief Executive: Alice Morrison

SCREEN EAST

Screen East is the Regional Screen Agency for East Anglia.
2 Millennium Plain

Norwich NR2 1TF

Tel +44 (0)1603 776920
Fax +44 (0)1603 767191

info@screeneast.co.uk
Chief Executive: Laurie Hayward

SCREEN SOUTH

Screen South is the Regional Screen Agency for the South East - view a map to see which areas they cover.
The Wedge
75-81 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent CT20 1JR

Tel +44 (0)1303 259777

Fax +44 (0)1303 259786

info@screensouth.org
Chief Executive: Jo Nolan

see also

Oxford Film and Video Makers

Lighthouse, Brighton

City-Eye, Southampton

Kent Hothouse, Folkestone

SCREEN WEST MIDLANDS

The Regional Screen Agency for central England.
9 Regent Place

Birmingham B1 3NJ

Tel +44 (0)121 766 1470
Fax +44 (0)121 766 1480

info@screenwm.co.uk
Chief Executive: Krysia Rozanska

SCREEN YORKSHIRE
The Regional Screen Agency for Yorkshire and the Humber.

Studio 22

46 The Calls

Leeds LS2 7EY
Tel +44 (0)113 294 4410
Fax +44 (0)113 294 4989

info@screenyorkshire.co.uk
Chief Executive: Jo Spreckley

SOUTH WEST SCREEN

The Regional Screen Agency for the South West.
St Bartholomews Court
Lewins Mead
Bristol BS1 5BT
Tel +44 (0)117 952 9977
Fax +44 (0)117 952 9988

info@swscreen.co.uk
Chief Executive: Caroline Norbury

see also
Bath Film Office
Bath Interactive Cluster
BRIC

Bristol Film Office
Bristol Film & Video Society
Cornwall Film Fund
Cornwall Media Resource

South West Arts
South West Regional Development Agency
The South West Film and Television Archive

EDUCATION & TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

BRITISH UNIVERSITIES FILM AND VIDEO COUNCIL (BUFVC)

Promotes the production, study and use of moving images and related media for higher and further education and research in the UK.

77 Wells Street

London W1T 3QJ

Tel +44 (0)20 7393 1500

Fax +44 (0)20 7393 1555

ask@bufvc.ac.uk

Director: Murray Weston

FILM EDUCATION
Film Education is the link between the UK film industry and the school education system. Its aim is to encourage and promote the use of Film and Cinema within the UK's National Curriculum. In addition to providing a wide range of free educational materials, Film Education organises workshops, seminars and an annual National Schools Film Week. Central to its work is the belief that studying film in the classroom can develop visual literacy and analytical skills.
21-22 Poland Street
London
W1F 8QQ
Tel +44 (0)20 7851 9450
Fax +44 (0)20 7439 3218
postbox@filmeducation.org
Director: Ian Wall

FIRST LIGHT

Uses National Lottery funding to enable young people between the ages of 5 and 18 to make short films under the guidance of professional filmmakers. Skills covered include scriptwriting, producing, editing, acting, sound, lighting, directing, and communication and teamworking skills.

First Light

Progress Works

Heath Mill Lane

Birmingham B9 4AL

T +44 (0) 121 6932091

F +44 (0) 121 6932096

Chair: Barbara Broccoli

Chief Executive: Pip Eldridge

INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOL WALES

Offers research centres and post-graduate programmes as well as undergraduate courses.
University of Wales College Newport

PO Box 179
Newport NP18 3YG
Tel +44 (0)1633 432677
Fax +44 (0)1633 432680

post.ifsw@newport.ac.uk

Head: Humphry Trevelyan

LONDON FILM SCHOOL

Offers a two year MA with professional level training in all formats, including 35mm. Enrolment occurs in January, May and September.

24 Shelton Street

London WC2H 9UB

Tel +44 (0)20 7836 9642

Fax +44 (0)20 7497 3718

info@lfs.org.uk

Director: Ben Gibson

NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL
A leading international centre for professional training in the film, television and related media industries. The School offers full-time MA, diploma and project development programmes, a wide range of short courses for industry professionals, training in post-production effects and computer-based animation.

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
Admissions +44 (0)1494 731425 / 731413
Switchboard +44 (0)1494 671234
Fax +44 (0)1494 674042
admin@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk
Chief Executive: Nik Powell

Director of Full-Time Programme: Roger Crittenden
Director, Short Course Unit: Deanne Edwards

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM AND TELEVISION

The NMPFT holds over 3m items of historical, cultural and social significance and is the most visited national museum outside London. The Education Department supports and creates events and resources for teachers, lecturers, students and pupils.
Bradford BD1 1NQ

Tel +44 (0)870 70 10 200

Fax +44 (0)1274 723155

talk.nmpft@nmsi.ac.uk

THE SCRIPT FACTORY

The UK's premier screenwriters' organisation.

Welbeck House

66/67 Wells Street

London W1T 3PY
Tel + 44 (0)20 7323 1414
Fax +44 (0)20 7323 9464
general@scriptfactory.co.uk
Co-directors: Lucy Scher, Charlotte Macleod, Briony Hanson

MEMBERSHIP ORGANISATIONS

BECTU
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematography and Theatre Union. The trade union which represents the interests of below-the-line crew employed in the industry, through training, collective bargaining and financial advice. The agreement made between PACT and BECTU in 1995 sets out the framework for production in the UK.
373-377 Clapham Road
London SW9 9BT
Tel +44 (0)20 7346 0900
Fax +44 (0)20 7346 0901

info@bectu.org.uk
General Secretary: Roger Bolton

BKSTS

The Moving Image Society
Technical aspects of film and post-production. Runs seminars and training courses on subjects such as film projection, colour science, special effects and digital technologies.
Pinewood Studios
Iver Heath
Bucks SL0 0NH

Tel +44 (0)1753 656656

Fax +44 (0)1753 657016
info@bksts.com

BRITISH FEDERATION OF FILM SOCIETIES
The support and development body for the voluntary cinema sector and has approximately 200 member societies across England, Scotland & Wales.
British Federation of Film Societies
The Ritz Building
Mount Pleasant Campus
Swansea SA1 6ED
Tel +44 (0)1792 481170

bffs-admin@sihe.ac.uk

www.bffs.org.uk

BRITISH SCREEN ADVISORY COUNCIL

An independent advisory body to government and policymakers at national and European level and to the audiovisual industry. It brings together the widest possible range of UK interests, experience and contacts in the screen industries.

Members include senior management from terrestrial, satellite and cable television, telecommunications and new media companies; international film producers and distributors, cinema exhibitors, video distributors, technical experts, business people with media interests, media lawyers, communications consultants, TV producers and trade unionists; and the heads of training and trade organisations.

13 Manette Street

London W1D 4AW

Tel +44 (0)20 7287 1111

Fax +44 (0)20 7287 1123

bsac@bsacouncil.co.uk

www.bsac.uk.com

Honorary President: Lord Attenborough

Chairman: David Elstein

Director: Fiona Clarke-Hackston

BRITISH SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS

contact:

Frances Russell

PO Box 2587

Gerrards Cross SL9 7WZ

Tel +44 (0)1753 888052

Fax +44 (0)1753 891486

bscine@btconnect.com

BRITISH VIDEO ASSOCIATION
Represents, promotes and protects the collective rights of its members whom produce and/or distribute video cassettes for rental or sale to the public.
167 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PE
Tel +44 (0)20 7436 0041
Fax +44 (0)20 7436 0043
general@bva.org.uk
Director: Lavinia Carey

CHANNEL 4 BRITISH DOCUMENTARY FILM FOUNDATION

A non-profit organisation, supported by Channel 4, whose aim is to secure a creatively ambitious and diverse future for British documentary by looking beyond television to develop, fund and distribute the work of the next generation of UK documentary filmmakers.

Chief Executive: Jess Search

info@britdoc.org

CINEMA EXHIBITORS ASSOCIATION

Membership association representing the interests of UK cinema owners

22 Golden Square

London W1F 9JW

Tel +44 (0)20 7734 9551

Fax +44 (0)20 7734 6147

cea@cinemauk.ftech.co.uk

Chief Executive: John Wilkinson (Phil Clapp from October 2007)

CINEMA MARKETING AGENCY

The CMA was established in 2001 to increase and broaden the audience for cinema through national, generic and industry-wide promotion. Partnered by BAFTA, UK Film Council, Cinema Exhibitors Association, Film Education and the Film Distributors Association, they currently work with mobile phone service provider Orange to encourage more people to come to the cinema through two-for-one ticket offers and mobile content.

47 Dean Street

London W1D 5BE

Tel +44 (0)20 7478 4370

Fax +44 (0)20 7287 6695

contact@cinemamarketingagency.com

DIRECTORS' AND PRODUCERS' RIGHTS SOCIETY

The DPRS is the collecting society which represents British film and television directors. It collects and distributes money due to directors for the exploitation of their work. The Society is also a campaigning organisation, working to establish and protect directors’ rights in the UK and abroad. It works closely with the Directors’ Guild of Great Britain (DGGB) and the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU) to improve the conditions and terms under which directors are employed.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7269 0677

Fax: +44 (0)20 7269 0676

Email: info@dprs.org

DIRECTORS GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN
An independent trade union and craft guild for directors across all media. Activities include seminars and screenings, a lobbying and union voice to help protect the rights and interests of directors, and trade information.
4 Windmill Street
London, W1T 2HZ
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 9131
Fax: +44 (0)20 7580 9132
info@dggb.org
www.dggb.org

FILM DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION
Membership includes all the major distributors. It promotes and protects its members interests and collaborates with all other film organisations and with Government where distribution interests are involved.
22 Golden Square
London W1F 9JW
Tel +44 (0)20 7437 4383
Fax +44 (0)20 7734 0912
fda@fda.uk.net

Chief Executive: Mark Batey

INDEPENDENT CINEMA OFFICE

The Independent Cinema Office (ICO) is a national organisation that aims to develop and support independent film exhibition throughout Britain. The ICO works in association with independent cinemas, film festivals, film societies and the regional and national screen agencies. The ICO’s objectives are:

to encourage excellence in film exhibition
to promote innovation, education, diversity and social inclusion
to support initiatives that develop audiences
to develop the sector through training
to increase awareness of the UK’s flourishing independent cinema scene

6th Floor

155 Oxford Street

London W1D 2JH

Tel +44 (0)20 7287 5723

Fax +44 (0)20 7287 5149

info@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk

NEW PRODUCERS ALLIANCE
The national membership and training organisation for independent new producers. Set up nine years ago, the NPA has grown rapidly from a small network of filmmakers into a renowned and respected charitable organisation. It supports, encourages and enables new filmmakers, providing the industry with some of its brightest new talent.
1.07 The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street

London E1 6JJ

Tel +44 (0)20 7613 0440

Fax +44 (0)20 7729 1852

queries@npa.org.uk
Chief Executive: David Pope

PACT
Producers Alliance for Film and Television
The UK film industry's main trade association and employers' body representing the commercial interests of three key groups within the production sector: feature film, television and animation production companies. PACT provides a range of business services to production companies, the most important of which is industrial relations. This latter function is now carried out by the Producers Industrial Relations Service (PIRS), which is jointly owned and controlled by PACT and the commercial television network. PIRS provides information and advice on two key areas for foreign producers: work permits and health and safety. Non-UK producers making one-off productions in the UK can access the PIRS's services without paying the membership fee.
The Eye

1 Proctor Street
London WC1V 6DW

Tel +44 (0)20 7067 4367
and
249 West George Street
Glasgow G2 4QE
Tel +44 (0)141 222 4880
Fax +44 (0)141 222 4881
enquiries@pact.co.uk
Chief Executive: John McVay

PRODUCTION GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN

The Production Guild is the key UK association representing production executives and production accountants engaged in major feature film and television drama production. We actively seek to improve our members’ employment and development opportunities across domestic feature film and television drama; while providing our members with information and advice on current legal, financial and commercial developments within the US, UK and European production environments.

Pinewood Studios

Iver Heath

Bucks SL0 0NH

Tel +44 (0)1753 651767
Fax +44 (0)1753 652803

info@productionguild.com

SCREEN FINANCIERS ASSOCIATION

Established in March 2005. Aims to provide a link between the financial community, film producers, sales agents, distributors, the government and other interested private and public sector partners. Founding members: Aquarius, Baker Street Media, Magic Hour, Prescience, Surefire.

Acting Chairman: Bill Allan, Baker Street Media.

SCREENED MUSIC NETWORK

Screened Music is an exclusive network of composers who specialise in writing music for screen. Auditioned by a panel of industry experts, composers profiled here are among the most gifted in the UK. The network is open to media professionals around the world, providing direct access to a fresh pool of talent that is growing every day.

SHOOTING PEOPLE
Shooting People is a UK based international Filmmaking community dedicated to help filmmakers, actors, writers, producers, editors, animators and crew in independent film.

STELLAR NETWORK

membership-based organization connecting the UK’s film, theatre, and television professionals. Offering members a unique programme of social, development, and interactive opportunities, Stellar actively supports and energises the UK’s community of creative talent.

TV FREELANCERS
Online community for film and TV freelancers. Includes breaking news affecting freelancers, database of going rates, information resource about freelance rights, survey and research resource and campaigns for fair employment conditions.
info@tvfreelancers.org.uk

UK POST

UK Post is the trade association that represents and promotes the UK’s post-production and special effects sector at home and internationally. We represent the commercial interests of companies involved in the creation and manipulation of images and sound for the broadcast, commercial and feature film industries. UK Post was established in 2004 and is based in central London.

WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) is a membership association open to women with at least one year's professional experience in the television, film and/or digital media industries. It champions women's achievements in the industry and safeguards their interests, as well as providing a network of contacts and a forum for discussion.
6 Langley Street

London WC2H 9JA

Tel +44 (0)20 7240 4875

Fax +44 (0)20 7379 1625

nfo@wftv.org.uk

Chief Executive: Jane Cussens

WELSH ANIMATION GROUP

Welsh Animation Group aims to bring together everyone working in animation in Wales to build on its creative and economic success.
3 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff CF10 5EE
Tel +44 (0)29 2048 8400
Fax +44 (0)29 2048 5962

enquiries@siriol.co.uk

WRITERS GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN
The Writers Guild agreements set the minimum terms and conditions for TV, film, radio, book and theatre work. They offer members a contract vetting system and advise writers on copyright and credits.
15 Britannia Street
London WC1X 9JN
Tel +44 (0)20 7833 0777
Fax +44 (0)20 7833 4777
admin@writersguild.org.uk

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