Cannes Film Festival and the Marché du Film are back in May 2022! Find us at the UK Pavilion 118 in the International Village Riviera from 17-26 May.
Find essential info documents here, and scan the QR codes at the UK Pavilion to download booklets from our virtual publications shelf.
Cannes 2022
We’re delighted to be back on the Riviera for Cannes 2022 to celebrate all things UK film. Find us at the UK Pavilion 118 in the International Village daily from 09:00 (17-26 May).
We have an inspiring schedule of in-person industry panel events and Talent Talks. All of the events are open to festival and market delegates as well as press attending the festival.
This year sees five UK features and co-pros and seven short films in selection at Cannes Film Festival (17-28 May), and you can find out more here.
The UK Pavilion also provides valuable information on the UK film industry including our excellent locations, services and talent. This year we’re pleased to go paperless for the first time to support sustainability at Cannes, with QR codes for digital resources and brochures, and some of our essential info docs featured for download below.
We hope you can join us this year at the UK Pavilion’s events programme for tea, terrace sea views and our talks, and also for guidance and advice on working with the UK. If you have any queries not answered here get in touch at: info@weareukfilm.com.
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You can also visit our website Meet The Experts section below, or use the tablets in the UK Pavilion to search and select a contact, request a meeting or just ask advice on such topics as film funding, making films in the UK, professional and financial services and more!
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Essential Info:
British Council's continuously expanding BRITISH FILM DIRECTORY has a searchable database of new UK films.
Come and Find Us
UK Pavilion
Pavilion 118
International Village Riviera
CANNES
France
Meet The Experts
Meet an Expert
Film Funding
There are a number of sources for project development and production support in the UK which can often be combined.
Meet an Expert
Making Films in the UK
Get assistance with finding the right funding agency to work with and sourcing key crew, talent, facilities and locations from across the UK.
Meet an Expert
Professional Services
Advice, training and business solutions for international and UK filmmakers.
Meet an Expert
EU Exit - Working with the UK
The UK has left the EU but is still very much part of Europe, and we actively welcome the opportunity to co-produce with other territories.
Check out the opportunities here:
www.bfi.org.uk/EUExit
Meet an Expert
BFI Diversity Standards
To find out more about the Standards or to discuss approaches to meeting the criteria, get in touch via:
Julia Brown, Diversity Standards Manager in the BFI Certification Unit
+44 (0)20 7173 3273
Julia.brown@bfi.org.uk
UK Filmmakers
Find organisations to support project development and production in the UK. Please note in Cannes international delegates are given preference rather than UK delegates, who often can be met back on UK soil.
International Filmmakers
Find organisations to support project development and production in the UK.
Regional and National Agencies
There are several public organisations across the UK which have offers in this area.
Studios and Facilities
The UK’s network of purpose built and alternative stage space can accommodate film and television productions of any size.
The Studios are conveniently located in and around major cities, with excellent access to crew
Further details can be found at:
www.britishfilmcommission.org.uk/plan-your-production/studios
British Council
British Council Film is the link between UK films and filmmakers and new international audiences. Together with the British Council’s global network overseas we work to profile the innovation, diversity, creativity and excellence of British films around the world, and work to find opportunities, as well as support, for creative exchange between UK filmmakers and international counterparts.
Find us at www.britishcouncil.org/film
Twitter: @British_Film
Facebook: @Arts.BritishCouncil
Please note that in Cannes international delegates are given preference rather than UK delegates, who can often be met back on UK soil.
Sargent-Disc
Sargent-Disc a Cast & Crew company, was founded in 1986 and is the UK entertainment industry's award-winning, leading supplier of integrated payroll, residual, accounting and software services. The Digital Production Office®, Sargent-Disc's suite of apps which include CrewStart, Payroll, Payslip, Digital Purchase Order, Production Card and PSL+, is designed to support cost effective, efficient and sustainable production. It brings together products and services from Sargent-Disc and the Cast & Crew Group - providing a global network for productions anywhere in the world.
Sargent Disc and Cast & Crew will be at the Cannes Office:
Flat 2A, Cormoran ll, 45 Boulevard La Croisette, 06400 Cannes
ScreenSkills
ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the UK’s screen industries. We are supporting continued growth and future innovation by investing nation-wide in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the global success of UK film, television (unscripted, children’s and high-end), animation and games.
We are supported principally by industry contributions to the ScreenSkills Skills Funds alongside National Lottery funds from the BFI to deliver its Future Film Skills strategy, now in its final year.
This combined income enables us to identify and meet the skills needs of today and tomorrow including in areas of new and emerging tech, such as virtual production. Support from productions gives us a strong voice to work – on industry’s behalf – on challenges including widening the talent pool and behavioural change such as tackling bullying and harassment.
Contributing to the Film Skills Fund is one of many ways in which industry helps ensure the UK remains a destination of choice for production.
@UK_ScreenSkills
Women in Film & TV
Women in Film & TV (UK) is the leading membership organisation for women working in creative media in the UK.
If you wish to contact us direct please email: claudia@wftv.org.uk
Website: www.wftv.org.uk
Twitter: @wftv_UK
Instagram: @wftv_UK
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WFTVUK
BFI NETWORK
Made possible through National Lottery funding, BFI NETWORK exists to discover and support talented writers, directors and producers at the start of their careers. We have Talent Executives based in film organisations and leading cultural venues across the UK to offer funding for short films, support for the development of first features and provide a range of professional and creative development programmes.
BFI Enterprise
International Consultancy
Whether you’re an international producer, government, training provider or cultural organisation, we’re keen to find opportunities to work together. We can offer expertise in areas including skills and training, equality and inclusion, programming and archiving.
Revenue earned from our projects directly funds the BFI and our core charitable activities.
Find out more: https://www.bfi.org.uk/commercial-partnerships-consultancy
Contact us: ventures@bfi.org.uk
BFI International Film Academy
We were established in 2011 to help address the emerging workforce gaps within the UK film industry, and our work helps develop entry level and mid-career development skills.
In partnership with industry-leading training providers, we have trained over 9,000 young people, of which 80% have continued into further screen education or employment. Our training covers Film, HETV, Games, Animation, Virtual Production and XR.
We run over 45 short and residential courses across the UK annually, also delivering international programmes in the UK and abroad across in-person, remote and hybrid delivery.
For an informal chat about developing and delivering your local education and skills please contact: ventures@bfi.org.uk
Saffery Champness
The UK’s leading advisers to the film industry, with expertise on how to structure film productions in order to maximise the incentives available in the UK and ensure compatibility with other international incentives.
PACT
Pact is the UK trade body representing and supporting independent TV and film production and distribution companies.
Companies looking to produce a film intended for theatrical release (through a SPV) in the UK can register with Pact for a levy which gives them access to:
- Pact's business affairs support for the life of the production
- Pact's suite of contracts and agreements for the life of the production
- Pact's escrow management services if needed
More details can be found at:
www.pact.co.uk/production-registrations/production-registrations-film.html
Regional and National Agencies - Development and Production Funding
UK Tax Relief
Regional and National Agencies
There are several public organisations across the UK which have offers in this area.
UK Tax Relief
Regional Investment Funds
Screen Scotland
FUNDING
Screen Scotland provides funding to producers based in Scotland who are working in live-action, animation, documentary and broadcast content, to develop a range of feature film and TV projects that reflect Scotland’s culture, creativity and diversity.
Funding is also available for projects where producers based outside Scotland are developing and producing projects with writing and/or directing talent based in Scotland, and that promote Scotland, Scottish talent, crews, locations and tourism, and also benefit the Scottish economy.
Film Development and Production Funding
Our £4million Film Development and Production Fund can consider applications for feature films that will be made in co-production with Scotland, where these involve Scottish based talent. For more information please see our funding guidance at:
www.screen.scot/funding-and-support
E: screen@creativescotland.com
Production Growth Fund
Our £2million Production Growth Fund can consider applications from companies based outside Scotland with projects that aim to grow Scotland’s screen production sector by creating employment opportunities for Scottish crews, encouraging the use of production facilities, and delivering a direct and significant economic benefit to Scotland.
This is a selective fund which seeks to attract large scale productions and maximise spend in Scotland.
For more information please see our funding guidance at www.screen.scot
E: screen@creativescotland.com
Broadcast Content Fund
The £3million Broadcast Content Fund can consider applications for broadcast content projects of all genres, including drama series, that will be made in co-production with Scotland. The fund will prioritise projects which have the potential to generate lasting benefits to build companies of scale, reflect or promote Scottish culture, creativity and diversity, as well as projects which offer significant opportunities to people currently under-represented in the screen sector.
For more information please see our funding guidance at www.screen.scot
E: screen@creativescotland.com
Recce Funding
We also provide funding for recces and can recommend accommodation deals throughout Scotland.
To find out more about the support and services we offer, visit www.screen.scot
E: locations@creativescotland.com
UK Tax Incentives
Scotland is part of the UK and therefore all UK film tax incentives and UK co-production treaties apply in Scotland.
For full details of UK film tax relief, cultural test and co-production treaties, please contact the British Film Commission: www.britishfilmcommission.org.uk
Creative England
Creative England offers a range of opportunities for film development and production and are particularly interested in regionally based filmmakers and projects, which articulate a strong regional voice and sensibility. Creative England also provides a film office service to productions filming in England, outside London, to create investment, jobs and profile. Visit creativeengland.co.uk for details.
Film London
Film London is the capital's screen industries agency. We connect ideas, talent and finance to develop a pioneering creative culture in the city that delivers success in film, TV, animation, games and beyond. We work to sustain, promote and develop London as a global content production hub, support the development of the city's new and emerging filmmaking talent and invest in a diverse and rich film culture.
www.filmlondon.org.uk
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen offers a range of funding strands for script, project and slate development for feature film, television and digital content production funding. Incoming productions will be required to spend a proportion of the total production budget in Northern Ireland.
Screen Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Content Fund is a public-private investment fund for the TV, film, video games and digital sectors in Yorkshire and Humber, open to producers either based in Yorkshire or wishing to film or establish a base in the region.
Please see our website: www.screenyorkshire.co.uk
Bray Film Studios
BRAY FILM STUDIOS
Located on the bank of the River Thames, just 26 miles from central London.
Elstree Studios
London's most versatile TV and Film Studio, Elstree Studios boasts seven film and TV stages, plus a green screen stage, providing more than 60,000sq ft. of stage space. Stages range in area from 4,000 to 16,000sq ft. and from 25ft. to 50ft. in height, offering two of the tallest sound proof stages in Europe. Elstree also offers workshops, production offices, dressing rooms, wardrobe, make up rooms, post production facilities, green screen facilities, 500+ car parking spaces, 24/7 security, onsite catering along with a fantastic on site Media Village housing over 40 specialist media related companies. Elstree Studios is superbly located close to the motorway network, international and local airports and is conveniently situated close to a high street environment which offers easy access to hotels, restaurants, shops and a train station. Located 20 minutes from the heart of London, Elstree Studios is without doubt London's number one studio for film or television productions, tour rehearsal, promos, commercials or corporate events.
Some of the most famous films in the world have been produced at Elstree; Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Shining, Superman, Labyrinth to name a few from an endless list. Recent film credits include The Danish Girl, Paddington, Suffragette, The King’s Speech, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Jack the Giant Slayer, Hyde Park on Hudson, World War Z, Under The Skin and The World’s End. Elstree Studios also has plenty of high end drama such as Sony Left Bank Pictures, The Crown, Grantchester and Humans. BBC Studioworks lease stages 8 and 9 within Elstree Studios. These are state of the art television studios for productions such as Strictly Come Dancing, The Voice, The Voice Kids and A League of Their Own. Other light entertainment shows include The Chase, Pointless, Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, Have I Got News For You, Celebrity Juice and many more.
Bay Studios Swansea
Black Hanger Studios
Britvic Studios
Cardington Studios
Church Fenton Studios
Ealing Studios
London Metropolitan Studios
Longcross Studios
3 Mills Studios
Neasden Studios
Northern Film & TV Studio
Pinewood Studios Group
The Pinewood Studios Group encompasses world-class stages and facilities at our sites in Pinewood, Shepperton, Wales, Atlanta, Toronto, Dominican Republic and Malaysia. UK-based Pinewood, Shepperton and Pinewood Studio Wales comprise 40 Stages, including the 59,000 sq ft 007 Stage, the globally unique underwater filming stage and one of the largest exterior tanks in Europe, 3 dedicated state of the art TV studios and associated production accommodation, a comprehensive post production and creative services division and lighting.
+44 (0)1753 656700
sales@pinewoodgroup.com
Space Studios Manchester
Springfield Studios
The Bottle Yard Studios
Titanic Studios
Twickenham Film Studios
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden
West London Film Studios
Wimbledon Studios
Wolf Studios Wales
BFI Film Fund
Using funds from the National Lottery the BFI Film Fund develops and supports filmmakers with diverse, bold and distinctive films, that have a cultural relevance or progressive ideas, and which reflect people from different backgrounds, as well as a range of activities to increase the opportunities for audiences to enjoy them.
Please note that Film Fund Executives are unable to take meetings on projects that have not been received via the official application procedures.
For information regarding the kind of support the BFI Film Fund offers please go to the following websites:
For BFI Film Fund queries: www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-f...
For Feature Film (Non-Documentary): www.bfi.org.uk/supporting-uk-f...
For Documentaries: www.docsociety.org/bfi-doc
Regional Investment Funds
BFI Certification & Tax Relief Unit
Qualifying your film, high-end television (HETV) programme, animation programme, children’s television programme or video game (VG) as British is the gateway to enable you to access the UK’s creative sector tax reliefs. British certification is also required for projects which are seeking funding from the BFI Film Fund or the screen agencies in the UK’s nations and regions, and may also be a requirement for entry to some film festivals and awards ceremonies.
The BFI Certification Unit is your first point of contact . The unit offers advice on qualification under the cultural tests, the UK’s bi-lateral co-production agreements and the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production.
Ffilm Cymru Wales
Ffilm Cymru Wales is the development agency for Welsh film. We are dedicated to advancing and sustaining an inclusive, fair and green film industry for Wales; one that we can all be proud to call our own. While prioritising Welsh or Wales-based writers, directors and producers with development and production funding, we also encourage Wales’ creative community to engage with the world cinema sector; almost a third of Ffilm Cymru Wales’ production investments are international co-productions, including I Am Not a Witch and Ethel & Ernest.
For more information, please visit our website: www.ffilmcymruwales.com
Northern Ireland Screen
Northern Ireland Screen offers production funding for film, television and digital content production, usually in the form of a recoupable loan.
Northern Ireland Screen is looking for productions which contribute to building a sustainable screen industry in Northern Ireland. Incoming productions are required to spend a proportion of the total production budget in Northern Ireland and must show a direct economic benefit to the region.
Development funding provides loans for company slates, pilots, gaming development and concept testing. Available to independent Northern Ireland production companies and European production companies with an office/staff in Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Screen Fund is open to all legally incorporated companies who can fulfil the British Cultural Criteria.
BFI Doc Society Fund
The BFI Doc Society Fund aims to develop storytellers from all parts of the UK and all communities, backing feature projects (for cinema and other platforms, except for broadcast) with bold cultural and social ambitions. The Fund encourages talent to take risks on form and content, where the more commercial sector cannot.
Please find further information of this fund at: www. docsociety.org/funds
BFI Certification & Tax Relief Unit
Qualifying your film, high-end television (HETV) programme, animation programme, children’s television programme or video game (VG) as British is the gateway to enable you to access the UK’s creative sector tax reliefs. British certification is also required for projects which are seeking funding from the BFI Film Fund or the screen agencies in the UK’s nations and regions, and may also be a requirement for entry to some film festivals and awards ceremonies.
The BFI Certification Unit is your first point of contact. The unit offers advice on qualification under the cultural tests, the UK’s bi-lateral co-production agreements and the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production.
Yorkshire Content Fund
The Yorkshire Content Fund is a public-private investment fund for the TV, film, video games and digital sectors in Yorkshire and Humber, open to producers either based in Yorkshire or wishing to film or establish a base in the region.
Image: '71 (Dir. Yann Demange)
Liverpool City Region Production Fund
Open to qualifying local, national and international production companies, the fund has been created to help drive the further growth of Liverpool’s film and television sector by investing in a diverse portfolio of high-quality content.
Managed by the Liverpool Film Office, the fund can support the production of feature films, TV drama, animation and scripted comedy series that are intending to film in the Liverpool region. It can invest up to 20% of production budget, with a cap of £500,000 per project. There are no specific match funding requirements so its equity investment can be easily combined with other private and public monies including the UK tax credit.
International co-productions with Liverpool-based producers are encouraged.
The fund will prioritise projects that have some or all of the following characteristics:
- Deliver high multiples of local economic benefit relative to its investment
- Demonstrate strong creative and commercial elements
- Have a realistic prospect of generating a financial return
- Increase the cultural visibility of Liverpool to audiences in the UK and globally
Full details of the Fund can be found at: www.liverpoolfilmoffice.tv/pro...
In Cannes:
Chris Moll, Fund Advisor/Executive Producer
Email: Chris.Moll@liverpool.gov.uk
Mobile: +44 (0)7770 755222
Creative England
For more information, visit www.creativeengland.co.uk/film-and-tv
Bay Studios Swansea
Belfast Harbour Studios
+44 (0) 28 9026 8571
Black Hanger Studios
Britvic Studios
+44 (0) 28 9023 2444
Cardington Studios
Church Fenton Studios
Ealing Studios
London Metropolitan Studios
+44 (0) 7903 699 054 / +44 (0) 203 773 3713
Longcross Studios
3 Mills Studios
Neasden Studios
Northern Film & TV Studio
+44 (0) 1302 247 243 / +44 (0) 753 565 3016
Space Studios Manchester
enquiries@spacestudiosmanchester.co.uk
production@creativeengland.co.uk
Springfield Studios
The Bottle Yard Studios
Titanic Studios
+44 (0) 28 9023 2444
info@northenirelandscreen.co.uk
Twickenham Film Studios
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden
West London Film Studios
Wimbledon Studios
+44 (0) 203 7733 719 / +44 (0) 749 485 7869
tom.osborne@location-collective.co.uk
Wolf Studios Wales
Pinewood Pictures
Offers equity and debt financing to UK film and television production as part of its growing range of advisory services, representing media funds of both Isle of Man and Welsh Governments.
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