Recent UK industry developments
UKFC Shock Closure follows BFI / UKFC merger being off and investment for BFI sacrificed
Pact launches ‘A New Business Model for UK Film’
Channel 4 merges TV and online comissioning
Film 4 invest extra 20% to satisfy Digital Economy Act obligation

House of Lords 2010 Report on the British Film and TV Industries

UKFC austerity plans and restructuring appointments
New OFCOM rules for Product placement on UK TV
Creativity, Competitiveness & Enterprise - BSAC Report
Clearer boundaries for BBC Worldwide activity

Television Without Frontiers / Audiovisual Media Services Directive
DCMS 2013 strategy "New Talents for the New Economy"
OFCOM’s Public Service Broadcasting Review


Recent European developments
Germany amend film law
Irish Film Board reassured ongoing funding
UK and Morocco sign co-production treaty
Korean Free Trade Agreement
EC proposals "Creative Content Online in Europe's Single Market"

Australia's new guidelines for co-productions June July 2010

Glossary of new media terms

 

Planispheres specialises in films that present a new view of the world. An independent production company and entertainment consultancy facilitating independent projects. We work with a small number of established and emerging producers, production companies and content creators in Europe, North America, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Planispheres has been set up to assist in the development and production of independent features, television programmes and digital media

Presentation of creative ideas and the commercial aspects of a production

Creative rights exploitation and developing professional relationships

Identifying potential partners and co-production companies which fit your project's profile

Initiating contact and providing support at international festivals and during rights negotiations

Business and legal affairs for commercial and community projects

Accessing public and private funding - writing funding applications and drafting business plans

Project management advice - troubleshooting to resolve practical problems arising at any of the production stages

Consents, releases and clearances, talent & interparty agreements, financing & distribution

Workshops, masterclasses and training for individuals and groups

Film finance & bank discounting, gap finance, completion bonds, negative pick up agreements, timetables & delivery items, E & O insurance, force majeure, allocation of revenues and recoupment

By bringing together talent and the business side of the industry we can assist filmmakers realise their commercial potential and help navigate finance deals