kent development fund (kent film office) tanya oliver director of strategic development & public...
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Kent Development Fund
(Kent Film Office)Tanya Oliver
Director of Strategic Development & Public Access
Kent Film Offer
• £13m direct income to Kent
• Plus indirect income to Kent
• Tourism
• Film Friendly Agreement
• Road Closure Bill
• Fabulous locations
• Wider Creative Industries
• Maidstone Studios
Kent Development Fund
• Film worth £4.3 bn to UK economy• Creative Industries – one of only growth industries• Link to Digital Age
Region/Country Amount of funding available Funding supplied by
East Midlands £6 million European Development Fund
Isle of Man £50 million Isle of Man Government
Screen Yorkshire £1.2 million per annum Regional Development Agency/Lottery Funding
West Midlands £4 million over 2 years Regional Development Agency/European Development Fund/Government Office for West Midlands
Screen East £2.3m in the year 2007/2008 European Structural Funds
Scottish Screen £2.7m annually Government Funding
North West Vision £1 million in 2008 European Development Fund
Northern Film & Media £1 million for network Television over 2007/2008 European Regional Development Fund
Wales £7 million Welsh Assembly
Northern Ireland £12 million Invest Northern Ireland
Ireland £11.1 million Government Funding
Germany £60 million over 3 years German Federal Film Fund
The Challenge
• Funding in other parts of the UK
• London
• Pinewood
• Road closure ability
• BBC strategic policy
• Limited resources
The Solution
• Strengthen Kent Offer
• Pilot for Movie Map – The Other Boleyn Girl
• Pilot for Development Fund
• £75k – “The Calling”
• £200 Development Fund
• Launched at Edinburgh Festival
• Aimed at: TV programmes that have the potential to return on an annual basis Investing in films that will raise the profile of the county Investing in local talent
And Next….
• Marketing the Kent Film Offer
• Expanding or exploring work on:– Training– Moviemap– Tourism (set-jetting)– Opportunities for young people