Screen Yorkshire has appointed Caroline Cooper Charles as its new Chief Executive Officer. She will replace Sally Joynson, who is retiring after 16 years at the helm of the business. On 1st January 2022, Caroline will move from her current position as Screen Yorkshire’s Head of Creative – where she oversees the company’s talent development programmes Film Office and Yorkshire Content Fund.
Film commissioner Susannah Greason Robbins is saying goodbye to the industry. After serving 11 years as executive director of the San Francisco Film Commission, Robbins has officially announced her resignation. The longstanding commissioner’s last day is 31st December 2021.
The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has announced its finalists for this year’s Location Award. Marking the fifth edition of the competition, the EUFCN’s annual prize is for European locations in the film and television industries. Voting is now open to the public, and five locations will compete for best European filming location of the year.
A star-studded line-up of leading businesswomen will represent the UK as part of 2022’s Gerety Awards Grand Jury. Named after copywriter Frances Gerety (who coined the iconic De Beers slogan: “A diamond is forever”) the awards ceremony celebrates the best women in advertising and marketing. UK representatives on this year’s jury include: Chaka Sobhani, global chief creative officer at Leo Burnett Worldwide, and Imali Hettiarachchi, global brand strategist at the LEGO Group.
Meet Ukraine at FOCUS 2021 December 7-10, Booth #S6 December 7, 12:20 - 13:00, Discover Ukraine Presentation Lviv Location Guide is the first professional catalog of locations for filming in Lviv, Ukraine. It contains exhaustive information about the most attractive and unique places in Lviv that will surely inspire you to shoot in this amazing ancient city.
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Stage Fifty is opening its second film studio site in the UK. A cutting-edge virtual production stage will be included as part of this facility. It is predicted that the entire site will bring the UK economy an annual boost of approximately GDP50 million.
Remote Filming has announced its new Multi-Camera app, the latest version of its remote filming software. For all productions – film and stills – you can now stream multiple cameras through one portal, with or without playback.