What will save UK indie film? 🔴 Media management skills 🔴 Corporate partnerships 🔴 Increased private equity And more according to @britscreenforum

Fantastic to be back with @britscreenforum today at a special event hosted by @Screendaily Editor @mattjmueller!

UK indie film is at "crisis" point, according to research from the @britscreenforum They outline five actions that could turn the industry around:

We're back! Who's got a short film or script to share with us? Whether you're an independent filmmaker or a student director, enter for your chance to have your work seen by industry experts. Closes 29 Feb 2024: https://t.co/NrmeWo33cU

Given today's major Mark Thompson announcement, it's a good opportunity to revisit last year's episode of Lens where he was interviewed by our chair Jon Gisby

“A bit of anarchy helps things to happen” says @andy4wm but also Birmingham would not have got the BBC HQ without HS2…@britscreenforum

The Creative Industries makes a vast contribution to our economy & superb soft power. Delivering over £50 billion in exports📽️🇬🇧 Thanks @britscreenforum for inviting me to help them with opportunities & challenges from skills to investor competitiveness @biztradegovuk

Brilliant to speak to leading figures from the UK screen industry at the @britscreenforum today 🗣 Our creative economy is a global success story & our public service broadcasters & independent producers are the beating heart of that success 🎥

We are proud to publish today Hell and High Water: A Study on Project Development in the UK Screen Sectors. Available here:

⚠️ We have *just* released the results of our Looking Glass ‘22 Report, and the results show changes are starting to be felt across our industry – but with much still to do. Download the full report 🔗 https://t.co/04c2J74Fjw - tell us what you think in the comments.

2023's first episode of Lens features Prof. Jean Seaton (official BBC Historian) and is available on all major platforms now. For more info:

Peter Bazalgette: indie quotas and local news at risk under non-PSB ITV

Our latest Lens podcast episode with @PeterBazalgette has been covered in Broadcast today here: https://t.co/hqPHfmCLVR For more info on the series including episode links see here:

Over the 10+ yr time frame, “@BBC, @ITV @Channel4 & @channel5_tv cannot exist in their current form so we've got to break the mould somehow” says @PeterBazalgette in latest @britscreenforum podcast. He argues for a combined streaming platform

We have published a list of the 139 stakeholders that responded to the 2021 Channel 4 ownership consultation as this had previously been withheld. The list and links to the written responses that have been made available can be found on our website here:

As the BBC turns 100 today, why not check out our podcast series Lens which features conversations with key PSB voices from the past 25 years providing their reflections and visions of the future: https://t.co/PnvERXM9Xo

Looking forward to this week's Business Seminar on International Gender Inclusion Initiatives featuring a keynote from @GeenaDavisOrg's @madelinedinonno

Episode 5 of Lens with @jimpurnell (Former Culture Secretary, Former Director of Digital and Strategy, BBC) is now live #BBC #PSB #channel4

Episode 4 of Lens with Lord David Puttnam (Film Producer, Educator and Former Deputy Chair, Channel 4) is now live #BBC #Channel4

Episode 3 of Lens with Mark Thompson(former BBC Director General, Channel 4 Chief Executive and CEO of the New York Times Company) is now live #publicservicebroadcasting