Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) today announced the recipients of the first FLAMIN Productions Development Awards. Projects by 12 artist film-makers have secured funding and bespoke mentoring for a professional development programme. At the end of this development process, up to five of these projects will be selected

A proposed merger, designed to protect the key existing functions of both the BFI and UKFC while reducing gaps and overlaps, is now being considered by Government and industry leaders.UKFC was set up in 2000 to support film and the film industry in the UK. BFI has existed since 1933;

Over 4,000 people vote in Film London’s Best of Borough Film AwardsFilm London’s Best of Borough Film Awards (BoBs) took place at a prestigious ceremony at BAFTA last night. BoBs patron and award-winning director, Gurinder Chadha, presented Hackney film-maker Alex Taylor with the Jury Award for Kids Might Fly, and

A new film fund launched in KentA pioneering new fund for film and TV production in Kent has been launched after Kent-made feature film ‘The Calling’, starring Brenda Blethyn, generated more than £500,000 for the county’s economy and received prestigious recognition at the Edinburgh International Film FestivalKent County Council has

Working Title topper, Tim Bevan, will be the new chair of the UK Film Council, Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw announced today.Bevan will take over from outgoing chairman Stewart Till. The appointment is for four years and will start on 30 July 2009. The move is a boost to

Short film, After Tomorrow, is nominated for a Palme d’Or in the Short Film Official Selection at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.After Tomorrow is written and directed by Emma Sullivan, and produced by Annalise Davis from Wilder Films. Executive produced by Sam Burton, Talent Executive at Screen East who

Budding young film-makers around the country are being invited to enter a BFI-run competition to make a short film that showcases the vibrancy and energy of London.The competition, called London in Motion, sees the BFI partner with the Mayor of London as part of the Story of London campaign –

If hotel capacity is any gauge, this year's Cannes film fest looks to be a lot less crowded, Variety reports.A month before the start of the fest, most key hotels along the Croisette -- including the Majestic, Carlton, Palais Stephanie (the former Noga Hilton), Grand and Martinez -- still have

The UK Film Council is driving digital innovation through a new funding programme that will help the industry transition into the new format and bring film content to a wider audience.Under the initiative, funding will go to support new business models and services that maximise revenue streams for content creators

A group of MP’s has demanded that the BBC rein in its commercial arm, BBC Wordwide, and bail-out struggling rival Channel 4.BBC Worldwide was criticized by the government’s culture, media and sport committee for its decision to buy Lonely Planet, because it has no ties to BBC’s content.Last year BBC