Creative England

Creative England is a not-for-profit organisation that supports the creative industries in England. The business promotes the development of creative companies, which in turn support business across games, film, creative and digital media as well as production services. The company works in partnership with the British Film Institute,[3] has offices in Bristol and Salford, and operates outside of the city of London.[4]

Creative England
Creative England Logo
AbbreviationCE
Founded2010 (2010)
TypeFilm, television nonprofit organisation
HeadquartersElstree Studios, London[1]
Location
Region served
United Kingdom
Chief Executive
Caroline Norbury, MBE[2]
Chairman
Belinda Budge
Websitewww.creativeengland.co.uk

Creative England was formed by the consolidation of a number of regional screen agencies into one body[5] after the UK government dismantled the UK Film Council in 2011.[6][7] It is funded by both public and private investment. It has developed partnerships and collaborations with companies including Google, Facebook and KPMG, as well as local authorities, cultural bodies and universities, national government, and the European Commission.

Creative England currently supports filmmaking opportunities shortFLIX, in collaboration with Sky Arts[8], and iFeatures with the BFI and BBC Films.[9] These provide mentoring and funding to emerging film makers.[10] The organisation collaborated with Microsoft in 2013 and 2014 to launch Greenshoots, a game development competition which provides funding and market advice from industry experts to the winners.

Formation

Creative England was founded in 2010, formed by the consolidation of a number of regional film commissions into one body after the UK government dismantled the UK Film Council. It is funded by both public and private investment, and aims to support original storytellers, driving diversity, collaboration and growth in the creative screen industries.[11]

In 2015, Creative England launched a £1m fund, used to support entrepreneurs in film, television, games and digital media in English cities and regions beyond the capital. CEO Caroline Norbury MBE stating "our cities and regions are vibrant centres of creativity that have delivered classic films, iconic architecture, world-class writers and ground-breaking technology".[12]

Activities

iFeatures

Launched in Bristol in 2010, supported by the BBC and South West Screen, iFeatures began as a way to nurture the cities "most outstanding creative talent" as well as attract up-and-coming filmmakers from across the UK and Europe.[13]. The following year, it was launched nationwide.

Since its creation, iFeatures has gone on to help fund 12 feature films, including Lady Macbeth[14], The Levelling[15], The Goob[16], and, flagship film, In the Dark Half.[17]

shortFLIX

Shortflix is an initiative for new filmmakers aged 18–25 to make short films for broadcast on Sky Arts, its focus being those who have had fewer opportunities to get started in filmmaking, including those who are currently underrepresented in the industry.

Shortflix launched in May 2017 with the first five short films exploring subjects including black gay dancehall culture in London, homophobia in an Afro-Caribbean hair salon in Sheffield and a suicidal young man in Bath. In an interview with Game of Thrones actress, Ellie Kendrick, Norbury explains that the organisation was set up "to combat the challenge that whilst talent might be everywhere, opportunity is not" adding that Shortflix enables "talented new filmmakers from diverse backgrounds to tell their story about their community and identity".[18]

In 2020, Carrie Battram, Johnny Massahi, Danny Seymour, John Akinde, and Isabella Culver were announced as the next recipients of the scheme which also received a boost in funding from ScreenSkills, a London-based non-profit specialising in the promotion of new film talent.[19]

References
  1. https://www.creativeengland.co.uk/contact/
  2. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/caroline-norbury/
  3. Hay, Lucy (10 September 2013). Writing & Selling - Thriller Screenplays. Oldcastle Books, Limited. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-1-84243-972-2.
  4. Greenaway, David; Rudd, Chris D. (23 April 2014). The Business Growth Benefits of Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-1-137-32070-4.
  5. Burton, Alan; Chibnall, Steve (11 July 2013). Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-0-8108-8026-9.
  6. Baltruschat, Doris; Erickson, Mary P. (13 April 2015). Independent Filmmaking Around the Globe. University of Toronto Press. pp. 57–. ISBN 978-1-4426-2683-6.
  7. Oakley, Kate; O'Connor, Justin (22 May 2015). The Routledge Companion to the Cultural Industries. Routledge. pp. 473–. ISBN 978-1-317-53398-6.
  8. https://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/81ddced8-0569-4af6-aeb2-9e6b0e44cc97/shortflix-81ddced8-0569-4af6-aeb2-9e6b0e44cc97
  9. Snow, Georgia (1 June 2015). "Top regional theatres back Creative England film-writing project". The Stage. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. Bloomsbury Publishing (31 July 2014). Writers' and Artists' Yearbook 2015. A&C Black. pp. 786–. ISBN 978-1-4729-1239-8.
  11. Rosser, Michael (26 September 2019). "Creative England and Creative Industries Federation to merge". Screen Daily. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  12. Burn-Callender, Rebecca (15 September 2015). "Creative start-ups outside London in line for £1m fund". Telegraph. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  13. "South West Screen gets go ahead for new Bristol movies". BBC News. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  14. https://variety.com/2019/film/global/british-new-wave-rides-on-market-changes-1203218468/
  15. https://filmmakermagazine.com/99671-tiff-2016-five-questions-for-the-levelling-director-hope-dickson-leach/#.XeX5YDL7SCc
  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/film/the_goob
  17. https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/512d426e633b1
  18. Youngs, Ian (21 September 2017). "Game of Thrones' Ellie Kendrick wants to open up 'closed shop' film industry". BBC News. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  19. Messner 2020-01-10T13:05:00+00:00, Thomas. "Five new UK talents receive £10k each from Creative England's Shortflix initiative". Screen. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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