Kent Development Fund (Kent Film Office)

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Kent Development Fund(Kent Film Office)

• Tanya Oliver
• Director of Strategic Development
• Public Access

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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

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Kent Development Fund
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

• Film worth 4.3 bn to UK economy
• Creative Industries one of only growth
  industries
• Link to Digital Age

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The Challenge

• Funding in other parts of the UK
• London
• Pinewood
• Road closure ability
• BBC strategic policy
• Limited resources

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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

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And Next.

• Marketing the Kent Film Offer
• Expanding or exploring work on
• Training
• Moviemap
• Tourism (set-jetting)
• Opportunities for young people