Minister for Digital & Culture Matt Hancock re-elected.
The UK has woken up to a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party, after the general election produced no overall winner.
With nearly all results in, prime minister Theresa May faces ending up with 12 fewer seats than when she called the election.
The Tories are set to get 319, Labour 261, the Snp 35 and the Lib Dems 12.
The result has created considerable uncertainty over the makeup of a future government and its mandate to pursue the hard Brexit for which May had been campaigning.
Among key issues for the film industry this election were the UK’s divorce from the EU and the Conservatives’ policies on National Insurance Contributions, digital infrastructure rollout and skills investment.
While most major film and TV organisations declined to comment on the result, the UK’s Creative Industries Federation has responded with caution and some optimism.
Brexit
John Kampfner, chief executive...
The UK has woken up to a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party, after the general election produced no overall winner.
With nearly all results in, prime minister Theresa May faces ending up with 12 fewer seats than when she called the election.
The Tories are set to get 319, Labour 261, the Snp 35 and the Lib Dems 12.
The result has created considerable uncertainty over the makeup of a future government and its mandate to pursue the hard Brexit for which May had been campaigning.
Among key issues for the film industry this election were the UK’s divorce from the EU and the Conservatives’ policies on National Insurance Contributions, digital infrastructure rollout and skills investment.
While most major film and TV organisations declined to comment on the result, the UK’s Creative Industries Federation has responded with caution and some optimism.
Brexit
John Kampfner, chief executive...
- 6/9/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Minister for Digital & Culture Matt Hancock re-elected.
The UK has woken up to a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party, after the general election produced no overall winner.
With nearly all results in, prime minister Theresa May faces ending up with 12 fewer seats than when she called the election.
The Tories are set to get 319, Labour 261, the Snp 35 and the Lib Dems 12.
The result has created considerable uncertainty over the makeup of a future government and its mandate to pursue the hard Brexit for which May had been campaigning.
Among key issues for the film industry this election were the UK’s divorce from the EU and the Conservatives’ policies on National Insurance Contributions, digital infrastructure rollout and skills investment.
While most UK film and TV organisations declined to comment on the result, the UK’s Creative Industries Federation has responded with caution and some optimism.
Brexit
John Kampfner, chief executive...
The UK has woken up to a hung parliament with the Conservatives as the largest party, after the general election produced no overall winner.
With nearly all results in, prime minister Theresa May faces ending up with 12 fewer seats than when she called the election.
The Tories are set to get 319, Labour 261, the Snp 35 and the Lib Dems 12.
The result has created considerable uncertainty over the makeup of a future government and its mandate to pursue the hard Brexit for which May had been campaigning.
Among key issues for the film industry this election were the UK’s divorce from the EU and the Conservatives’ policies on National Insurance Contributions, digital infrastructure rollout and skills investment.
While most UK film and TV organisations declined to comment on the result, the UK’s Creative Industries Federation has responded with caution and some optimism.
Brexit
John Kampfner, chief executive...
- 6/9/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Freelancers will be hit by tax rise for the self-employed but qualifications announcement praised.
UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget is “a slap in the face” for freelancers working in the creative industries, according to one media trade union.
The most controversial aspect of the budget has been the rise in National Insurance Contributions (Nic) for self-employed workers, from the current level of 9% to 10% in 2018 and 11% in 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The hike will apply to freelancers earning less than £43,000. The government claims that this will raise £145m a year by 2021-22.
According to Creative Skillset’s 2015 employment survey of the UK’s creative industry workforce, 43% of all workers are freelance. In the film production sector, that number rose to 89%.
Bectu estimates that 15,000 of its 40,000 members are freelance.
Gerry Morrissey, head of Bectu, the media sector of trade union Prospect, described the move as “unfair and unjustified” in a media...
UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget is “a slap in the face” for freelancers working in the creative industries, according to one media trade union.
The most controversial aspect of the budget has been the rise in National Insurance Contributions (Nic) for self-employed workers, from the current level of 9% to 10% in 2018 and 11% in 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The hike will apply to freelancers earning less than £43,000. The government claims that this will raise £145m a year by 2021-22.
According to Creative Skillset’s 2015 employment survey of the UK’s creative industry workforce, 43% of all workers are freelance. In the film production sector, that number rose to 89%.
Bectu estimates that 15,000 of its 40,000 members are freelance.
Gerry Morrissey, head of Bectu, the media sector of trade union Prospect, described the move as “unfair and unjustified” in a media...
- 3/9/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Freelancers will be hit by tax rise for the self-employed but qualifications announcement praised.
UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget is “a slap in the face” for freelancers working in the creative industries, according to one media trade union.
The most controversial aspect of the budget has been the rise in National Insurance Contributions (Nic) for self-employed workers, from the current level of 9% to 10% in 2018 and 11% in 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The hike will apply to freelancers earning less than £43,000. The government claims that this will raise £145m a year by 2021-22.
According to Creative Skillset’s 2015 employment survey of the UK’s creative industry workforce, 43% of all workers are freelance. In the film production sector, that number rose to 89%.
Bectu estimates that 15,000 of its 40,000 members are freelance.
Gerry Morrissey, head of Bectu, the media sector of trade union Prospect, described the move as “unfair and unjustified” in a media...
UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget is “a slap in the face” for freelancers working in the creative industries, according to one media trade union.
The most controversial aspect of the budget has been the rise in National Insurance Contributions (Nic) for self-employed workers, from the current level of 9% to 10% in 2018 and 11% in 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The hike will apply to freelancers earning less than £43,000. The government claims that this will raise £145m a year by 2021-22.
According to Creative Skillset’s 2015 employment survey of the UK’s creative industry workforce, 43% of all workers are freelance. In the film production sector, that number rose to 89%.
Bectu estimates that 15,000 of its 40,000 members are freelance.
Gerry Morrissey, head of Bectu, the media sector of trade union Prospect, described the move as “unfair and unjustified” in a media...
- 3/9/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Freelancers will be hit by tax rise for the self-employed but qualifications announcement praised.
UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget is “a slap in the face” for freelancers working in the creative industries, according to one media trade union.
The most controversial aspect of the budget has been the rise in National Insurance Contributions (Nic) for self-employed workers, from the current level of 9% to 10% in 2018 and 11% in 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The hike will apply to freelancers earning less than £43,000. The government claims that this will raise £145m a year by 2021-22.
According to Creative Skillset’s 2015 employment survey of the UK’s creative industry workforce, 43% of all workers are freelance. In the film production sector, that number rose to 89%.
Bectu estimates that 15,000 of its 40,000 members are freelance.
Gerry Morrissey, head of Bectu, the media sector of trade union Prospect, described the move as “unfair and unjustified” in a media...
UK chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget is “a slap in the face” for freelancers working in the creative industries, according to one media trade union.
The most controversial aspect of the budget has been the rise in National Insurance Contributions (Nic) for self-employed workers, from the current level of 9% to 10% in 2018 and 11% in 2019 for those making a profit of more than £8,060.
The hike will apply to freelancers earning less than £43,000. The government claims that this will raise £145m a year by 2021-22.
According to Creative Skillset’s 2015 employment survey of the UK’s creative industry workforce, 43% of all workers are freelance. In the film production sector, that number rose to 89%.
Bectu estimates that 15,000 of its 40,000 members are freelance.
Gerry Morrissey, head of Bectu, the media sector of trade union Prospect, described the move as “unfair and unjustified” in a media...
- 3/9/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Report aimed at tackling short-term challenges and securing longer-term success for the UK creative industries sector.
The Creative Industries Federation has published its Brexit Report, a 73-page document drawn on evidence from around 500 contributors at 11 meetings held nationwide.
Agreed jointly by the Federation and industry members of the Creative Industries Council, it includes recommendations aimed at tackling short-term challenges and securing longer-term success for the UK creative industries sector.
The document is being presented by Karen Bradley, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, and Greg Clark, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy.
It calls for the creative industries to be put at the heart of government thinking as the UK negotiates leaving the EU.
“The challenge is to seize the opportunity sectors in the British economy and prioritise them in future trade deals and in the new industrial strategy. The creative industries are a massive opportunity for the UK government,” commented [link=nm...
The Creative Industries Federation has published its Brexit Report, a 73-page document drawn on evidence from around 500 contributors at 11 meetings held nationwide.
Agreed jointly by the Federation and industry members of the Creative Industries Council, it includes recommendations aimed at tackling short-term challenges and securing longer-term success for the UK creative industries sector.
The document is being presented by Karen Bradley, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, and Greg Clark, secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy.
It calls for the creative industries to be put at the heart of government thinking as the UK negotiates leaving the EU.
“The challenge is to seize the opportunity sectors in the British economy and prioritise them in future trade deals and in the new industrial strategy. The creative industries are a massive opportunity for the UK government,” commented [link=nm...
- 10/27/2016
- by ian.sandwell@screendaily.com (Ian Sandwell)
- ScreenDaily
As the UK votes decisively to leave the European Union, the film and TV sectors are in limbo.
Following the resounding win for the vote Leave campaign in the EU referendum, which was a 52%-48% vote in favour of exiting the Union, the UK film and TV sectors have been left shocked and in limbo.
The two sectors had recently expressed strong sentiment in favour of remaining in the European Union, which is the major trade partner of the UK and which provides millions of pounds in subsidies to the UK market as well as a number of frameworks for coproduction.
That structure is now in serious doubt.
The uncertainty over the current strength of the pound, which has dipped significantly overnight, may also pose short-term questions for Us and international productions considering the UK as a shoot destination.
According to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast ITV’s share price has dropped by 19% to £1.81 overnight, while Sky’s share...
Following the resounding win for the vote Leave campaign in the EU referendum, which was a 52%-48% vote in favour of exiting the Union, the UK film and TV sectors have been left shocked and in limbo.
The two sectors had recently expressed strong sentiment in favour of remaining in the European Union, which is the major trade partner of the UK and which provides millions of pounds in subsidies to the UK market as well as a number of frameworks for coproduction.
That structure is now in serious doubt.
The uncertainty over the current strength of the pound, which has dipped significantly overnight, may also pose short-term questions for Us and international productions considering the UK as a shoot destination.
According to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast ITV’s share price has dropped by 19% to £1.81 overnight, while Sky’s share...
- 6/24/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Warner Bros, Aardman, Nfts among supporters.
The UK’s creative industries have launched a federation in a bid to strengthen the growing sector and improve access and diversity within sub-sectors.
More than 200 arts organisations and commercial creative companies have joined the federation including Warner Bros, Aardman, Tate, the British Library, Design Museum, English National Ballet, Penguin, Random House, Burberry, the Royal College of Music and the National Film and Television School.
The federation’s work is expected to focus on advocacy but it will also produce an annual report on the impact of public arts and creative industries at home and abroad.
In its first year the group aims to launch a digital research portal, hold a pre-election policy event, undertake a series of roadshows, and run a series of events and seminars.
In each of the nations and regions it will co-partner with organisations from the public arts, commercial creative companies and universities.
The federation...
The UK’s creative industries have launched a federation in a bid to strengthen the growing sector and improve access and diversity within sub-sectors.
More than 200 arts organisations and commercial creative companies have joined the federation including Warner Bros, Aardman, Tate, the British Library, Design Museum, English National Ballet, Penguin, Random House, Burberry, the Royal College of Music and the National Film and Television School.
The federation’s work is expected to focus on advocacy but it will also produce an annual report on the impact of public arts and creative industries at home and abroad.
In its first year the group aims to launch a digital research portal, hold a pre-election policy event, undertake a series of roadshows, and run a series of events and seminars.
In each of the nations and regions it will co-partner with organisations from the public arts, commercial creative companies and universities.
The federation...
- 11/21/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
From new voices like NoViolet Bulawayo to rediscovered old voices like James Salter, from Dave Eggers's satire to David Thomson's history of film, writers, Observer critics and others pick their favourite reads of 2013. And they tell us what they hope to find under the tree …
Curtis Sittenfeld
Novelist
My favourite books of 2013 are Drama High (Riverhead) by Michael Sokolove, Sea Creatures (Turnaround) by Susanna Daniel, and & Sons (Harper Collins) by David Gilbert. Drama High is incredibly smart, moving non-fiction about an American drama teacher who for four decades coaxed sophisticated and nuanced theatrical performances out of teenage students who weren't privileged or otherwise remarkable and in so doing, changed their conceptions of what they could do with their lives. Sea Creatures is a gripping, beautifully written novel about the mother of a selectively mute three-year-old boy; when she takes a job ferrying supplies to a hermit off the coast of Florida,...
Curtis Sittenfeld
Novelist
My favourite books of 2013 are Drama High (Riverhead) by Michael Sokolove, Sea Creatures (Turnaround) by Susanna Daniel, and & Sons (Harper Collins) by David Gilbert. Drama High is incredibly smart, moving non-fiction about an American drama teacher who for four decades coaxed sophisticated and nuanced theatrical performances out of teenage students who weren't privileged or otherwise remarkable and in so doing, changed their conceptions of what they could do with their lives. Sea Creatures is a gripping, beautifully written novel about the mother of a selectively mute three-year-old boy; when she takes a job ferrying supplies to a hermit off the coast of Florida,...
- 11/24/2013
- by Ali Smith, Robert McCrum, Tim Adams, Kate Kellaway, Rachel Cooke, Sebastian Faulks, Jackie Kay
- The Guardian - Film News
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