All Guest Comment articles – Page 4
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CommentWhy the UK is missing out on co-production
In a guest column, ACE head Simon Perry argues that the UK is missing out on co-production prospects.
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CommentDiversity: UK must invest
BAFTA award-winning British film producer Andrea Calderwood (Last King of Scotland) calls on the UK film industry to invest in skills and talent that truly represents diverse Britain.
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CommentThe European Film Audience report
For the past year a multinational team led by Attentional and French partner, Headway, have been creating a profile of the “European film audience”.
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CommentiFeatures is back: same game, new rules
The executive director of iFeatures explains the philosophy of making films that are ambitious in concept but practical in scale.
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CommentThe problem with the 7% stat
Producer Ken Marshall responds to the recent BFI statistics and calls for more support for the UK’s independent producers.
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CommentThe event cinema boom
Event Cinema Association chair Melissa Keeping looks at how and why the event cinema market is the fastest growing sector at the box office.
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CommentAdvice for first features
While making a feature film may be the peak of many people’s creative aspirations, very few seem willing to walk the long path towards it, writes Creative England’s Chris Moll
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CommentEncouraging the entrepreneurial spirit
The head of the NFTS producing department looks at the lessons learned in the new cross-sector creative entrepreneurship course.
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CommentRussia’s new anti-piracy law is positive, not perfect
Elena Trusova, a partner at international law firm Goltsblat BLP, examines what the industry needs to know about the new Russian internet piracy law.
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CommentUK's tax credits are a 'win-win'
The UK government listens to the concerns of the animation industry in its new tax credit.
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CommentCreative England: The First Year
John Newbigin, Chair of Creative England assesses the first year of operation and notes that the outfit has worked with more than 500 companies so far.
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CommentStand up and be counted
Dinah Caine, chief executive of Creative Skillset, urges the industry to take part in its first census since 2009.
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CommentTV Tax Credit – Enabling the UK to Strike Back
Wiggin partner Charles Moore says new TV tax credit in UK could boost the UK economy by about £1bn per year.
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CommentIndependent Cultural Cinema Exhibition: A Manifesto
An outline of the ambitions put forward by a group of UK independent exhibitors including at venues including the Independent Cinema Office, Cambridge Film Trust, and venues including Glasgow’s GFT, Bristol’s Watershed, Manchester’s Cornerhouse, London’s ICA and Newcastle’s Tyneside.
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CommentSo you wanna make a movie?
LA based media lawyer Schuyler M. Moore offers his top ten tips for newbie producers.
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CommentHow Hollywood could benefit from 'Box Financing'
LA-based lawyer Schuyler M. Moore argues that the finacial overhaul bill new definitions will offer transparent equity investing to benefit many sectors of the film industry.
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CommentCreative meets coal face
High Point Films’ Carey Fitzgerald says aspiring filmmakers need to understand the commercial world.
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CommentEmbracing change
EM Media chair Lisa Opie calls for the industry to face change head on and remember not to throw the baby out with the bath water.
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CommentProtecting your ideas
Don’t allow others to rip off your ideas when you can take some simple steps to protect yourself. Pamela Forte, media lawyer at Forte Law, offers some practical tips on safeguarding confidential information.
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CommentInside Sundance Labs
Sydney Freeland reveals what it’s really like to attend the Sundance Directors Lab, and to learn to be more spontaneous on set.