A analysis of the current challenges & changing landscape of film & high-end TV finance in the UK.
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Programme

 
 

09.25

 

Welcome: Matt Mueller Editor, Screen International

 
 
 

09.30 - 10.30

 

The Marketplace

Leading distributors and sales executives discuss how the changing nature of the UK landscape is affecting investment in UK projects, and what financiers and producers should keep in mind.

Chair: Matt Mueller Editor, Screen International:
Andy Mayson Co-CEO, Altitude
Vanessa Saal Managing Director Sales & Distribution, Protagonist
Danny Perkins Founder, Elysian Film Group
Llewellyn Radley Managing Director, STX Entertainment

 
 
 

10.30 - 11.30

 

Private Financing for UK Film and HETV

How to attract private financing for UK film and high-end TV projects

Chair: Louise Tutt Deputy Editor, Screen International
Phil Hunt Co-Managing Director, Headgear Films
Tim Haslam Co-Founder, Embankment Films
Nik Bower Co-Founder, Riverstone Pictures
Celia Meirow SVP Business Development, Anton

 
 
 
 

11.30 - 11.50

 

Networking break

 
 
 
 

11.50 - 12.40

 

Navigating the New EIS Rules for Film and TV Producers

How the independent sector can work with streaming platforms

Chair: Geoffrey McNab Writer and Author
Gary Collins Founder & CEO, Red Rock Entertainment
Catherine Davies Co-Founder, Producer & Creative Director, Skipyard Productions
Jonathan Glencross CEO/Founder, Calculus Capital
Dave Morrison Partner, Nyman Lipson Paul

 
 
 

12.40 - 13.00

 

Malta is Open for Business

Johann Grech Malta Film Commissioner

 
 
 
 

13.00  - 14.00

 

Lunch Sponsored by Malta Film Commission

 
 
 
 

14.00 - 15.00

 

The Producers’ View

Three of the UK’s most successful producers talk about where they see the opportunities and challenges ahead for the UK film industry

Dominic Buchanan Producer
Kevin Loader Producer
Damian Jones Producer

 
 
 
 

15.00 - 15.25

 

Networking break

 
 
 
 

15.30 - 16.30

 

How public Funds are Backing British Film

Commissioners outline how what they do is different to private financiers, how they work with producers and the role they play in financing in an indie sector increasingly transformed by US streamers and pay-TV.

Chair: Wendy Mitchell Journalist and Film Festival Consultant
Hugo Heppell Head of Investment, Screen Yorkshire
David Smith Director of Screen, Screen Scotland
Mary Burke Senior Production and Development Executive, BFI

 
 
 

16.30 - 17.20

 

Tax Credits and International Shoots

Matching the UK film and and TV tax credits with international incentives

Chair: Leon Forde Managing Director, Olsberg SPI 
Samantha Perahia Head of Production UK, BFC
Ildiko Kemeny Producer Pioneer Pictures
Melissa Parmenter Producer, Revolution

 
 
 

17.20

 

Closing comments

 
 
 

17.30 - 18.15

 

Meet the delegates City of Marseille

 
 
 

18.15

 

Pitches from the Marseille delegation

 
 
 
 

18.45 - 20.30

 

Networking drinks Sponsored by Ville De Marseille

 
 
 
 

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