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Posted : 30/07/10 / Views : 1450 / Replies : 23 /
philly 165 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	Whats next to be abolished after this... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10761225

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Posted : 26/07/10
Stephen.Samson 30 posts last on: 01/02/12 send private reply	Wonder whats next!

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Posted : 27/07/10
Toni1 1387 posts last on: 6 hours send private reply	There's a petition you can sign: www.gopetition.co.uk

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Posted : 27/07/10
GUY5 395 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	Professionalism ie Everyone works for free in every strand of work. We can't afford money and wages.... OOPS some guys and gals advertising on here already believe that...

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Posted : 28/07/10
Simon30 236 posts last on: 6 hours send private reply	Interesting article in the times today about this, suggests that a significant % of funds available weren't handed out where they should have been - ie a request for £5000 by an independent filmmaker denied, but £150000 given to Scorsese for a Rolling stones docu! I don't know enough to pass comment myself, but it was an interesting read that opened my eyes a little.

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Posted : 28/07/10
markkempner 1113 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	Yup...that's a good point. Reorganising and inspecting would have been better....but not just cutting it!

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Posted : 28/07/10
ForbesKB 1039 posts last on: 5 hours send private reply	Some may say this is actually a good thing and that the way government funding of the UK film industry had to change anyway as one filmmaker writes in this blog -> http://filmutopia.posterous.com/movie-blog-extra-goodbye-and-good-riddance-to As someone who's had a number of films funded by the UK Film Council, one being a short to the tune of £15K the other a feature voted Best British Film in the 2010 Empire Awards I'm acutely aware of how high we had to jump to get a penny out of these beaurocrats, many of whom had never worked in the film industry before they were given the power to control the funding of it!

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Posted : 28/07/10

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Some may say this is actually a good thing and that the way government funding of the UK film industry had to change anyway as one filmmaker writes in this blog -> http://filmutopia.posterous.com/movie-blog-extra-goodbye-and-good-riddance-to

As someone who's had a number of films funded by the UK Film Council, one being a short to the tune of £15K the other a feature voted Best British Film in the 2010 Empire Awards I'm acutely aware of how high we had to jump to get a penny out of these beaurocrats, many of whom had never worked in the film industry before they were given the power to control the funding of it!

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Posted : 28/07/10
laurencesaunders 91 posts last on: 06/02/12 send private reply	Although, like any organisation, the UK Film Council may have its faults, I think it's had a broadly positive impact upon the film industry (and associated businesses) in this country. To axe it without consultation and without any plan with which to replace it seems rather emptyheaded to me, especially as the organisation has been fairly successful. It had a hand in the development of new and emerging filmmakers (through Digishorts, Cinema Extreme and other initiatives), facilitated the growth of the film industry in this country (and therefore impacted on the lives and careers of many people - actors, screenwriters, crew, caterers etc etc), and through its investments into feature films, has seen these films generate a fair amount of income (see the link below): http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/2010/jul/26/uk-film-council-funding#/?picture=365202587&index=10 Whilst writing this I'm also mindful of the other cuts the coalition has carried out (or is planning) which seem to strike at the most vulnerable in society, or those one would think of as being in most need of help and investment - I'm thinking in terms of education, people in care, people with physical disabilities and people with mental health needs, the elderly... ... interestingly, there seems to be little effort to intervene in the lives of those who created the whole economic mess in the first place.

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Posted : 28/07/10

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Although, like any organisation, the UK Film Council may have its faults, I think it's had a broadly positive impact upon the film industry (and associated businesses) in this country.

To axe it without consultation and without any plan with which to replace it seems rather emptyheaded to me, especially as the organisation has been fairly successful.

It had a hand in the development of new and emerging filmmakers (through Digishorts, Cinema Extreme and other initiatives), facilitated the growth of the film industry in this country (and therefore impacted on the lives and careers of many people - actors, screenwriters, crew, caterers etc etc), and through its investments into feature films, has seen these films generate a fair amount of income (see the link below):

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/2010/jul/26/uk-film-council-funding#/?picture=365202587&index=10

Whilst writing this I'm also mindful of the other cuts the coalition has carried out (or is planning) which seem to strike at the most vulnerable in society, or those one would think of as being in most need of help and investment - I'm thinking in terms of education, people in care, people with physical disabilities and people with mental health needs, the elderly...

... interestingly, there seems to be little effort to intervene in the lives of those who created the whole economic mess in the first place.

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Posted : 28/07/10
Alanbrent 1826 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	The revenue raised in taxation, returns and overall spending has been proven over many years. So funding the British Film Industry has been one of the best investments the government ever made. Compare that to the bail out of the banks and you can see a definite disparity.

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Posted : 28/07/10
GUY5 395 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	If we were to nationalise our film industry it would be one of the few industries to pay the govt a decent dividend return every year.... .Again cuts made without thought for the repercussions or industry. Totally with all your points Laurence! ;-)

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Posted : 28/07/10
pole 320 posts last on: 07/02/12 send private reply	...UKFC seemed to make applicants jump through 'state designed hoops'for paltry sums & then give the 'funding' to someone who didn't need it anyway ! It falls under the'quango' umbrella which the new administration are determined to eliminate with the aim of 'kick-starting' the private sector back to life. Could be good in the long run for independent film makers & writers in that their ideas will be considered on merit by investors without submersive political motivations !

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Posted : 28/07/10

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...UKFC seemed to make applicants jump through 'state designed hoops'for paltry sums & then give the 'funding' to someone who didn't need it anyway !
It falls under the'quango' umbrella which the new administration are determined to eliminate with the aim of 'kick-starting' the private sector back to life.
Could be good in the long run for independent film makers & writers in that their ideas will be considered on merit by investors without submersive political motivations !

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