What is Qwerty Films?

Qwerty Films is a feature film development and production business and media consultancy based in London. The team, Michael Kuhn, Malcolm Ritchie and Jill Tandy, were among the senior managers who established and ran PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, one of the few examples of a Europe-based worldwide studio built from scratch. Qwerty Films together with Citibank established N1 European Film Produktions to produce and finance a slate of international feature films which to date have included Severance, Alien Autopsy, Stage Beauty, I heart Huckabees, Kinsey, Wondrous Oblivion and The Moguls.

Qwerty Films is currently in post-production on Saul Dibb’s The Duchess starring Keira Knightley.

The Programme Director is Julia Short (Co-Managing Director of Verve Pictures) and the Programme Producer is Victoria Lorkin-Lange.

What is the Film Business Academy?

The Film Business Academy at Cass Business School is the world's first international centre of its type, dedicated to the business of film. It will cover every dimension of the film value chain from development and finance to distribution, marketing and exhibition. Its work will help to develop talent through high level business education and enrich the industry's knowledge through research. It is supported by Skillset and the UK Film Council as part of ‘A Bigger Future’ - the UK Film Skills Strategy. www.filmbusinessacademy.com.

What is Cass Business School?

Cass Business School is one of Europe's leading providers of business and management education, consultancy and research. www.cass.city.ac.uk.

What is Skillset?

Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries covering broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging. It is licensed by UK government but is owned and managed by the industry to develop the skills of the workforce to increase productivity and competitiveness. Skillset, in conjunction with the UK Film Council, has developed the £50m UK Film Skills Strategy ‘A Bigger Future’ which will allow the UK industry to compete on the basis of the highest level skills. Its aim is to make the UK film industry the most highly skilled and creative in the world.
www.skillset.org

What is the UK Film Council?

The UK Film Council is the Government-backed strategic agency for film in the UK. Its main aim is to stimulate a competitive, successful and vibrant UK film industry and culture and to promote widest possible enjoyment and understanding of cinema throughout the nations and regions of the UK. It invests Government grant-in-aid and Lottery money in film development and production, training, international development and export promotion, distribution and exhibition, and education. The UK Film Council US office based in Los Angeles provides on the ground support for Inside Pictures.
www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk

What is EM Media?

EM Media is a dynamic Regional Screen Agency which secures finance, nurtures and develops talent and invests in success. The agency aims to develop the film, games, TV and interactive sectors across the East Midlands region and increase opportunities for audiences to engage with and access screen product. Feature films in production/due for release include Bronson, Unmade Beds. Better Things, Donkey Punch, A Complete History of My Sexual Failures, Summer and Mum and Dad. Previous feature film investments include the award-winning Control and This Is England.

What is Pinewood Studios Group?

Pinewood Studios Group. Pinewood, Shepperton and Teddington provide facilities for major national and international film production, filmed television, studio television recording, the filming of commercials, post production sound services and media related businesses. The studios incorporate 34 stages, one of Europe's largest exterior water tanks, a globally unique underwater filming stage, 10 digital television studios, post production services with 13 audio theatres, a preview theatre seating 110, a selection of backlots and a wealth of media specialists on site. Recent film and TV productions shot at the studios include the latest Bond instalment Quantum of Solace Mamma Mia!, Sweeney Todd, The Bourne Ultimatum, Cranford, Weakest Link, My Family, Harry Hill’s TV Burp and The IT Crowd.  www.pinewoodgroup.com

What is Screen East?

Screen East is the regional screen agency for the East of England dedicated to developing a thriving film, TV and digital media industry.  The agency helps the region achieve prominence for the creative industries by attracting and assisting productions; encouraging the making of innovative and distinctive UK films; fostering the growth of new and emerging talent and widening audience horizons. Funded by the UK Film Council and the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), Screen East allocates Lottery funding through the Regional Investment Fund for England (RIFE), and has recently been awarded £2m from the European Regional Development Fund to invest in new production projects.