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ANNUAL REV IEW 2005-06
SCREEN SOUTHBOARDGraham Benson (Chairman)
Jo Nolan (Chief Executive, appointed July 05)
Anthony Alleyne Lindsay CharltonPippa CrossJack GoldNigel HartnellAnna HomeLinda JamesAlex MarshallGina Fegan (Chief Executive, resigned Aug 05)
Zoe Taylor (resigned Sept 05)
SCREEN SOUTHSTAFF Jo Nolan Chief ExecutiveVanessa Cook Acting Head of OperationsJenny Cooper Film Commissioner Miranda Robinson Head of Development and Training (appointed June 06)
Ricci-Lee Berry Production and Development AssistantGaby Topalian Operations AssistantKristen Platt Information Manager, Film CommissionKate Smith Reception and Administration AssistantLouise Hambling Information Manager (resigned Aug 05)
CONSULTANTS ASSISTING SCREENSOUTH Alex Finbow Temporary Head of ProductionSarah Dance Strategy ConsultantHugh Horsford HR ConsultantMaxine Hills Accounts SupportKim Horsford Finance Support Audrey Green Oakes Communications Consultant
Above: Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci CodeBelow: Alum Bay, Isle of Wight
Above: Lighthouse on the Kent coast
Below: Nick and Marc Francis in conversation with Robert Redford following Black Gold’s premiere at the 2006 Sundance Festival
CONTENTS
Chairman’s introduction 4
Chief Executive’s report 5
Screen South overview 6
Attracting the Industry 7
Business Development 11
Investing in Potential 14
Audience and Education 17
Archives and Heritage 20
Financial Summary 22
Awards 26
83 cinemas 412 screens
44 film societies 160 archives
74 local authority areas 9 counties
8 million people
CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION
For Screen South 2005 to 2006 was a year of both change and consolidation - change at the top with the appointment of Jo Nolan as Chief Executive, and consolidation of our initial plans and ambitions for the organisation. Much has come to fruition following Jo’s appointment and her leadership has built on and strengthened the foundations laid by Gina Fegan. At the 2005 Edinburgh Film Festival, Jo’s time as CEO was launched with a celebration of the array of promising new companies and individual talents that have emerged under our guidance in the region. One excellent example of this is the award-winning producer /director team Elaine Wickham and Jan Dunn from Medb Films in Thanet.
The aim this year has been to raise awareness of the embarkation of South of England talent on their feature film careers. We’ve worked to get the message across that Screen South is at the heart of developing successful new regional talent, in addition to continuing to support the established local and national film industry. It has been a challenging year for the sector up and down the country. Our companies have had to be resourceful and innovative to remain competitive. Screen South and its partners contributed significantly to support for a new tax infrastructure for the film industry, and we now look forward to increased activity across feature film production. The vital support we all need from government was clearly illustrated by the Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell MP’s positive presence at the Screen South lunch at the Cannes Film Festival, which we hosted together with the other Regional Screen Agencies to celebrate European Partnership with our colleagues in Cine Reggio. Her inspiring, optimistic messages in a relaxed and appropriate atmosphere were enthusiastically received. Closer to home, Treasury Secretary Dawn Primarolo MP hosted an evening for MPs at the House of Commons to launch the DEMOS report into the progress of the UK Film Council’s regional strategy. She highlighted, in particular, the excellent public value provided by all the RSAs.
There has been a lot to be proud of this year, and much to build on for the future. I would like to express Screen South’s gratitude to the RIFE Lottery Fund and the UK Film Council for their on-going support for regional activity and to thank the Board, the Staff and Jo for their continued commitment and success.
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Jo Nolan, Graham Benson, Alice Morrison, Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell MP and Steve Abbott at Cannes Film Festival 2006
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Our aim at Screen South is to make the South East of England a world class region for all those interested in film, television and digital content. As these are the most popular forms of entertainment and information in this country this may well cover just about everybody.
Over the last year Screen South has supported productions that have directly spent almost £96 million in the region including the filming of many blockbuster features like the two Harry Potters, The Da Vinci Code, Casino Royale, Flight 93 and Children of Men. Several mass audience TV series’ were shot in the region among them Miss Marple, Foyle’s War, Poirot and Elizabeth. Scores of short films were produced in the region - many of them proving to be international film festival award winners. Back home, people from all over the South East took part in events and screenings at film festivals supported by Screen South. In the past year over 40,000 people attended 9 regional film festivals and we’re proud to have supported this resource within local communities.
At Screen South we understand that to develop the film business and increase production we have to nurture both creative talent and audiences to ensure the future of this multi-million pound UK enterprise. It is vital that we deliver across all areas of moving image, including training and education, promoting access to film and exhibition with opportunities to access our regional archives. A recent report by the research institute DEMOS noted that [The Regional Screen Agencies] have been extremely successful at delivering practical synergies between the arts, the creative industries, the education and skills agenda, and urban and rural regeneration.”
There is a compelling business case for the development and support of the moving image industry in the region. The South East accounts for roughly 10% of the UK Film industry turnover and Screen South makes a significant contribution to nourishing a healthy screen and moving image culture. We do this by assisting the growth and sustainability of the whole industry. We strive to attract commercially viable enterprises to the region as well as supporting the growth of both established and new regional companies.
Screen South is delighted to have contributed, in particular, to the growth of two new South East companies that have had considerable success this year. Their debut feature films have won international awards and secured international distribution - Brighton-based Speak-It Productions, producers of Black Gold, and Ramsgate’s Medb Films the team behind Gypo.
At Screen South we have to ensure that we develop new voices and nurture talent on a continuous basis. Consequently we are delighted that, over the last 3 years, Screen South has supported short films that have been screened at more than 150 festivals, garnered over 80 nominations and won more than 60 prestigious international film festival awards.
In the South East we have talented people of whom we can be really proud. Our challenge is to make it possible for them to build on their success by developing companies that keep their creative and business roots here in the South East. Screen South supports the digital media industry - from creative development through to new screening opportunities for our local communities - and is proud to be investing in the future of the South East.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
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Screen SouthScreen South is the strategic agency for the film and moving image sector in the South East of England. We were established in October 2001 and are supported by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the UK Film Council.At Screen South we work with the industry to:
Set standards for excellence, creativity and •innovation.
Provide access to funding, guidance and information •on film and the moving image.
Promote the region nationally and internationally to •attract inward investment.
Introduce a range of public programmes aimed at •increasing the wealth and sustainability of film and media businesses.
Increase opportunity of access for people to •participate in the creation and consumption of moving image activity.
Provide a resource for those working in the industry.•
Seek out and maintain strategic partnerships. •
Our visionA world class filmmaking region with a world class regional audience.
Our objectives To support a sustainable, professional film community •and infrastructure.
To support the development of companies and •individual talent within the region.
To act as an advocate and leader for the film and •television industry.
To find creative ways of developing opportunities for •audiences of film and the moving image.
To raise the standard of community filmmaking and •help bring the professionals to the community.
To encourage access to our film heritage.•
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Screen South actively encourages local, national and international film, television and digital image makers to work in the region. We offer specialist knowledge and guidance through the Screen South Film Commission office. We work to enhance moving image production by seeking out strategic partnerships to promote a “film-friendly” region and to demonstrate how the local economy gains real benefits by engaging with the moving image industry.
The Film Commission is based at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire from where we market the dramatic and surprisingly varied locations available in the South East both at home and abroad. We have an interactive database of information on crew, facilities and locations in the region. Our expertise helps broker smooth relationships between filmmakers, the police, the Ministry of Defence, the National Trust and the 74 local authorities in our region.
This makes Screen South’s Film Commission office the first port of call for all production enquiries.
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During 2005-06 the Screen South Film Commission office has been essential in securing and supporting production in the region. The figures show
£96 million direct spend on film and TV production across the South East.
1400 shooting days supported in the region.
2500 enquiries dealt with.
220 productions facilitated.
Screen South’s Film Commissioner, Jenny Cooper, said “The South East is a rich and diverse area bordering London and stretching down to the coast that attracts a huge amount of film and television production. The needs of production companies and local partners have to be managed carefully; councils, local residents and traders have to be properly prepared for the size and the nature of filming on location. We will make sure that all involved get the most out of their filming experience, highlighting the South East of England to audiences of potential visitors and investors around the world.”
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Screen South and The Da Vinci Code Screen South provided extensive location information and support to the production team during pre-production and was able to secure a large part of the overall filming days to the South East. Screen South convinced the team that locations in the South East could replicate France, which meant the production could save money and time by staying in the UK and only film a minimum amount of the action in France itself.
£18.5 million was spent in the region.
31 shooting days in the region.
68 prep and strike days in the region.
Screen South and Amazing Grace Soon to be released this period film was going to be shot entirely in Ireland. With little time but a strong case Screen South was able to work with the location manager and produce a portfolio of locations that convinced the production team to stay in the South East.
£1.25 million was spent in the region.
30 shooting days in the region.
111 days prep and strike in the region.
Screen South and The HolidayThis high profile comedy, written and directed by Nancy Myers, wanted to look at quintessentially English villages for a base for half the story. The other half was shot in LA. Screen South acted as the sounding board and negotiator between the councils, police, local residents and shopkeepers to ensure that everyone got the most out of the film experience.
£5 million spent in the region.
The Tourism effectScreen South addressed members of the tourism industry at a South East Tourism conference in March 06. The aim was to explore the advantages of offering a “film-friendly” approach to the moving image industry, and to highlight to people working in tourism what the region has to offer TV or film productions.Screen South’s efforts to attract productions also benefit tourism in the region. UK films promote tourism to an estimated value of £800 million per year. Mass audience television dramas, like Miss Marple, which attract over 8.5 million viewers, engage not only a UK audience but also a US audience who were avid consumers of the drama. 1 in 5 visitors who came to a UK location as a tourist say they came because they saw it at the cinema or on TV.
Top: Audrey Tautou and Tom Hanks in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code
Above: Cameron Diaz and Jude Law in Nancy Myer’s The Holiday
Below: Filming on set of Foyle’s War in Hastings
Right: Clive Owen and Julianne Moore in Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men, Universal Pictures
Creating a “film-friendly” regionScreen South is working with the region’s local authorities and organisations to create a set of protocols and guidelines for productions and councils to work with. This will establish a more uniform approach and in turn create a more confident working partnership.
Council Film Offices A successful working relationship with councils in the Screen South region is vital. Over the last year we have seen partnerships strengthen.
EastbourneScreen South has helped Eastbourne attract big productions like Harry Potter, Notes on a Scandal and Children of Men. “The Film Liaison Unit is pleased to work in partnership with Screen South to help provide a complete service for all sizes of films in the South East. The knock-on effects of working together can only help benefit the local economy and the film industry as a whole, by creating work locally and by highlighting the many great locations in the South East. Eastbourne was always considered by location managers and productions as a fraction too far to travel. Since the system for permitting filming was totally overhauled 2 years ago, Eastbourne has seen that opinion change and an increase of 150% in filming activity.” Neil Gallini, of Eastbourne Borough Council.
KentScreen South is also supporting Kent County Council to set up the Kent Film office. Gabrielle Lindemann the new Kent Film officer is working closely with Screen South to ensure Kent develops its production opportunities and maximises links with the Maidstone Studios and maps the area for locations, crew and facilities. The Kent office will coordinate filming activity around the
county and work with Screen South to attract and facilitate more filming.
Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bracknell and Wycombe
These districts are also working towards setting up a film office. These offices will all work with the Screen South Commission to maximise their potential and to get their information to the right people.
Crew, Location and Facilities Database Facility companies, production crew and locations are now able to register and update their information via a website setup by Screen South. Companies and employees can search this information at any time of the day or night. Screen South also offers a satellite version of this to councils, who can input and manage data for their area. It will then be possible to track and access this information from the councils’ own offices. Other access points are available at Screen South’s offices in Pinewood and Folkestone and via the Screen South website.
London Plus A one-stop-shop for national and international producers interested in the filmmaking resources of the South East and London covering locations, crews, studio spaces and visual effects. Screen South work with 2 other regional screen agencies (Film London and Screen East) to boost film and moving image production in the UK. The London Plus partnership includes 4 major studios Pinewood, Shepperton, Ealing and 3 Mills working with the Production Guild, which covers film and TV executives and accountants, and UK Post the body covering the post-production and visual effects sector.
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FILMS
Alien AutopsyThe Holiday Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Golden Age ScoopWasp Children of Men Stardust Penelope V for Vendetta The Magic Flute Gale Force Ten I Could Never Be Your Woman Just One More Time Love and Other DisastersMiss Potter Stormbreaker The Da Vinci Code Casino Royale The DescentEragon It’s A Boy Girl ThingAmazing Grace Basic Instinct 2 Risk Addiction United 93 Sixty SixThe Golden Compass (pre-production)
TELEVISION Miss Marple Foyle’s War Midsomer Murders Ultimate Force Worst Week of My Life ElizabethBest ManFriends and Crocodiles Gideon’s Daughter ExtrasTop GearLast of the Summer WineThe Amazing Mrs Pritchard My Family Stan Rosemary and Thyme PoirotCoast Marchioness Death Wish Live Under the Green Wood Tree Bleak House Weakest Link Hotel Babylon The House of Tiny TearawaysThomas the Tank Engine Strictly Come Dancing
PRODUCTIONS SHOT AND SUPPORTED IN THE SCREEN SOUTH REGION 2005 – 2006
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Company DevelopmentBrighton based “Speak-It Productions” run by brothers Nick and Marc Francis have achieved considerable success with their debut feature Black Gold. The documentary, examining the world of the Free Trade coffee industry, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in the USA in January 2006 and is set for international distribution at the end of the year. Speak-It believe Screen South’s input across all areas of their project has had a considerable effect on their business success over the past 3 years. Screen South has provided funding and support including creative and business mentoring, production support, market guidance, assistance to attend international markets and conferences in Europe and the US. Results achieved included financial support from the Sundance Institute and personal congratulations from Robert Redford, actor and founder of the Sundance Festival. The documentary also headlined the Toronto Hot Docs festival in Canada and toured several International festivals including Seattle, Melbourne and New York.
International ResearchThe Screen South Trade Mission to Prague in October 05, led by Chief Executive Jo Nolan and Film Commissioner Jenny Cooper, introduced production service industry companies from the Screen South region to their counterparts in the Czech Republic. The mission aimed to encourage potential new business and demonstrate to the potential clients the top quality support and experience available in the South East. Those represented on the trip included Shepperton and Pinewood Studios, Cinesite, agents, post-production, freight and travel agencies. Neil Mockler from the facilities company Arion said, “Screen South’s organisation of the trip to Prague was fantastic with introductions to local studios, post-production operations and top sound facilities.” And Sara Putt of Sara Putt Associates said “As ever Screen South organised a packed schedule which covered studios, facilities and meeting key filmmakers in the Czech Republic. For me as an agent the chance to gather knowledge about the opportunities there for the filmmakers I represent was invaluable.”
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Screen South supports the development of companies and individual talent by opening doors to information and opportunities many would struggle to access without our backing.Key aspects of our work in this area include:
Promoting networks to increase business knowledge, enhance employment prospects •and support entrepreneurship.Encouraging the film export industry by positively representing the region around the world •and building commercial partnerships with other countries. Advocating and leading on behalf of the film and television industry.•Collaborating with existing organisations to develop hubs of activity and expertise. •Brokering relationships between filmmakers and potential investors and commissioners at •regional, national or international level.
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International MarketingThe Passport to Export Umbrella Scheme was launched in time for the Cannes Film Festival in 2005 and provided industry-based advice and marketing support for 10 companies. This partnership between UK Trade and Investment and Screen South has enabled start-up companies from the South East to benefit from investment for marketing and international promotion. This is a vital part of the film business that requires planning to capitalise on realistic markets and co-production opportunities.
International AdvocacyThe UK Showcase in LA provided an opportunity to promote South East facilities and services to the US market. Screen South also took the opportunity to present the South East offer to producers and decision makers for LA as part of the conference programme.The World Investors Forum in Valencia gave Jo Nolan, Screen South CEO, a chance to present how the Regional Screen Agencies work to support the regional film industry and attract inward investment. A trade mission group of industry businesses, led by Screen South, used the conference as an opportunity to make valuable connections in Spain. The UK Film Council led a trade mission to Hong Kong to assess the potential openings for South East filmmakers in this fast moving market.
International PromotionPhil Grabsky, from Seventh Art Productions in Brighton, was funded by Screen South to attend the Australian International Documentary Conference in Melbourne. While there he was able to have fruitful meetings about sales and co-production agreements with commissioning editors from 2 of the main Australian broadcasting organisations. His new feature In Search of Mozart continues to attract worldwide audiences, following on from the success of his feature documentary The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Project Development and TrainingThe Good Foundations Plus programme, delivered by Screen South in partnership with industry, provides training and development for producers, writers and directors with masterclasses, seminars, workshops and one-to-one mentoring and guidance. The programme focuses on developing talent with excellent marketable projects and sound financial plans. This year 28 people with 11 feature film projects are taking part. The briefing sessions provided an insight into the industry and focused on market attendance at Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes and the American Film Market. Many businesses have grown and prospered following the scheme
Top: Phil Grabsky’s In Search of Mozart, Seventh Art Productions
Above: The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan
Left: Tony Luke’s Dominator
Below: The Gypo team at the Edinburgh Festival Premiere 2005
Bottom: Marc and Nick Francis’ Black Gold, Speak-It Films
Right: Bob Hoskins and Jan Dunn on the set of her second feature Ruby Blue
Far right: Screen South mission to Alicante Studios, Valencia
These include Medb Films based in Ramsgate, run by Jan Dunn and Elaine Wickham. Their debut feature Gypo won the Outstanding Achievement in Production at the British Independent Film Awards in November 2005. The film premiered in the UK at the Edinburgh Film Festival last year, and will be released in cinemas in Autumn 2006. The company’s second feature Ruby Blue, starring Bob Hoskins and Josiane Balasko, is currently in post- production and has a substantial rise in budget due to the support of ICM and their new Executive Producer Sally Green.
Renga Media’s Tony Luke, is currently in production with his animated feature Dominator and the Cradle of Death. As a result of the Good Foundations scheme, Tony was introduced to Baker Street Finance and his producer Simon Moorhead.
Gareth Roberts also capitalised on the project development he received on his debut feature, Kill Kill Faster Faster, produced by Carlo Dusi, which is now in production.
European ConnectionsThe Screen South Transmanche Media Development Programme came to an end in November 2005. The programme was set up to strengthen cross border co-operation in the service of the citizen, and to develop citizenship, partnership and cultural awareness. The partnership between the 2 public screen agencies for the Transmanche region - Screen South and CRRAV - provided opportunities for shared activities with counterparts in the Nord Pas de Calais region. It also aimed to promote the film and media work created by people in the Transmanche region to wider national and international areas through markets, festivals and showcases. The successful outcomes have laid a foundation for further work and we look forward to building on these in future years. The project delivered:
17 professional and 20 community film projects •supported455 professional training opportunities •810 community training opportunities•20+ showcases with 8,625 audience members at •regional screenings4 projects given co-production support •16 films subtitled, 6 subtitled promotional DVDs, •2 bilingual annual reviews
122 companies/individuals supported at 26 festivals •and exchanges31 group exchanges•22 schools and colleges took part in activities•4 part-time organisation jobs per year for 3 years•21 introductions/new company partnerships •35 one-off employment opportunities on projects•40 companies/individuals given marketing and •distribution opportunities
Collaboration and NetworkingThe Digital Media Conference in Brighton in December 2005 launched Screen South’s partnership with the new South East Media Network. Gina Fegan, SEMN CEO, worked with Screen South to present 45 heavy-hitting international speakers. The President of Sony Europe, the Controller of Emerging Technologies at ITV, the chairman of SEEDA, the CEO of Cinesite visual effects company and the Head of Distribution and Exhibition at the UK Film Council were among those making presentations. The conference set out to explore how the South East region can make the most of digital opportunities in the global marketplace. An audience of around 200 heard the latest thinking on digital convergence, cross platform exploitation, the practicalities of production, distribution and finance.
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Promotion at Markets and Festivals Screen South funded 10 directors, writers and producers to travel to Los Angeles in 2005 to introduce them to the American film industry and to give them a platform at the American Film Market. The USA is the largest market for UK films, taking almost half of total exports. At the AFM, films are financed, licensed and packaged. It was a successful trip with 2 films being selected for the AFI Festival including a special recommendation award, 2 features securing investment and a producer /writer team signing up with a major US agent.
The 10 participants were:
Natasha Dack (Wickhambreaux-based producer) / 20,000 Days
Elaine Wickham (Ramsgate-based producer) / Gypo & Ruby Blue
Jan Dunn (Ramsgate-based writer/director) / Gypo & Ruby Blue
Tony Bracewell (Aylesbury-based producer) / The Gigolos
Jenny Walker (Milton Keynes-based producer) / Time Design
Andrew Mansi (Kent-based producer) / Snowbull
Edmundo Roman (Herne Bay writer/director) / Snowbull
Deepak Verma (Hastings-based producer) / Angels Still Falling
Simon Moorhead (Brighton-based producer) / Signal to Noise
Rebecca Hopkins (Buckingham-based producer) / Lucky
Screen South recognises that nurturing and growing the creative talent behind the multi-million pound moving image industry is essential. To ensure that the South East produces distinctive films, Screen South works to develop and support creativity and skills within companies and help new and established filmmakers access training solutions that respond to their individual needs. We believe in reducing barriers to working in the industry by promoting equality of opportunity at all stages of an individual’s career.Screen South works with a network of regional partners to enable and advocate local access to community filmmaking opportunities. During 2005-6 our investment realised several key achievements:
300,000 plus Screen South web hits •16,000 newsletters sent out by email •350 attendees at 6 advice and information •days around the region200 project and career one-to-one advice •sessions210 attendees at specialist workshops and •masterclasses30 networking sessions for companies and new •talent in collaboration with regional partners60 training bursaries •40 companies funded to promote work •at markets and festivals nationally and internationally123 other direct RIFE lottery investments to •regional companies and individuals
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New Company Development Screen South’s investment in creative individuals, who are building their skills and businesses, can sometimes take time to reach fruition. Uckfield-based writer Kevin Markwick’s teen comedy feature Neil’s Party, directed by Stephen Pidgeon, received development funding from Screen South in its early stages in 2002. The company also received support to attend the American Film Market and Cannes in 2003 and have finally sold their film in 2006. Kevin, who is also the owner and manager of the Picture House an independent cinema in Uckfield, says “Screen South has been a great help over the years, particularly in our endeavours to break into feature films. It has pointed us in the right direction for training as well as helping us with post-production on our first film. The trip to Los Angeles was invaluable in preparing us for the wholly different experience of dealing with Hollywood and we now have a deal with Warner Brothers in the US to distribute our feature. Screen South’s presence at Cannes is both important and welcome for some much needed cheerleading when you’ve just about had enough as well as being on hand with the names of people you should be talking to. As an exhibitor I’m looking forward to working with Screen South to maximise the potential of our recent inclusion on the Digital Screen Network programme, which will hopefully give me a chance to return the favour and help new filmmakers get their product seen. Over the years with Gina and now Jo the most important thing Screen South has given us is moral support and the knowledge that someone out there believes in us.” Neil’s Party is currently selling though Warner distribution in several international territories.
Community Access Screen South funds 4 key Delivery Partners who help raise the standard of community filmmaking and bring the professionals to the community. Regular monthly local networking and screening events provide vital opportunities for new creative community and business relationships to flourish. Backed up by training and workshop programmes, Screen South is supporting grassroots development across the region. The partners are:
Oxford Film and Video Makers have this year been involved in film projects on local estates, working with Harry Potter location managers, providing access courses for people on low income, contributing professional training and production awards. The new skills database has resulted in placements and work secured for local filmmakers. High points of the year include:
Animation Academy, a week-long course aimed at •educational professionalsThe over-50’s and Carers video projects working with •
Ruskin College and Oxford Brookes University to produce videos for use in educationCourses with local professionals to provide new •documentary production and ‘writing for soaps’Reaching over 500 people on training and course •activitiesRunning the cinema tents at the Reading and Leeds •Music festivals and supporting the Flash Forward and Summerscreen Festival’s
Lighthouse in Brighton provides a range of creative and professional development opportunities for filmmakers and digital artists. This year the main developments were:
Securing the contract to run Guiding Lights, the •Skillset and UK Film Council supported mentoring scheme for the UK film industry. 4 filmmakers from the Screen South region were selected for the scheme, Joe Tunmer was paired with Stephen Frears, Elaine Wickham - Michael Kuhn, Andy Heathcote - Richard Loncraine and Rina Sagoo - Eve GabereauThe monthly Cineville networking evenings which •have been very successful
Kent Screen has provided an ongoing series of training opportunities, workshops, guest speakers, events and initiatives. Highlights include:
Screening of • Wasp with Oscar winning writer/director Andrea Arnold co-hosted by Kent ScreenEducation days with Workers Educational •Association and Folkestone Classic Film Club complimentary classesCross Channel mission and Dover/Calais Festival •consultationsHands-on training shadowing director, producer and •technicians on short shoot
Above; KevinMarckwick’s Neil Party
Left: OFVM’s Flash Forward winner
City Eye in Southampton has created employment opportunities for several filmmakers on special event and community work whilst enriching the learning experience for the people with whom the filmmakers work. These have included:
Coverage of major events like Southampton’s VE and •VJ day celebrations and the Art Asia Mela FestivalBreaking Venus• – a 50 minute drama addressing issues of same sex domestic violenceWork in mainstream schools and pupil referral •units and with a wide range of community groups including producing 7 short films as part of a Creative Partnerships commission. The finished work was shown, with full premiere treatment, at Harbour Lights Cinema and attended by approximately 300 peopleSupport to local filmmakers has been significantly •enhanced by a Screen South project award for HD shooting kit and exhibition equipment, and the continued success of BBCi’s web-based film competition.
New Talent Development Digital Shorts
Screen South in partnership with the UK Film Council produced 10 new digital short films in 2005-6. With over 200 entries, the 10 successful production teams represent the best of the region’s talent. Following an intensive training programme, delivered in partnership with the National Film School and Skillset, the teams went on to develop and produce their films with the support of Screen South and the regional film industry. 3 of the 2005-2006 Digital Shorts entries were selected for competition at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. The 10 films are: The Space Between Us Writer/director Magali Charrier, producer Wendy Bevan-MoggTen Thousand Pictures of You Writer/director Robin King, producer Denise Hoey Life Goes On Writer/director Trevor Hardy, producer Alex Finbow Tug Writer Heather Dixon, director David Ward, producer Adam CoopRug Writer Ewan Kilgour, director Graham Page, producer Hank StarrsA Quiet Drink Writer/director Mark Gillis, producer Heike BachelierPicnic Writer/director Sean Van Hales, producer Rebecca CallasDreamer Writer/director Tessa Lewin, producer Madeleine Mullet Blood and Chips writer/director Ryan Phillips, producer Matthew CornettFish Can’t Fly Writer/director Richard Murphy, producer Scott Horsfield
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Top: Guiding Lights participants
Above: On the set of Ten Thousand Pictures of You
Left: The Space Between Us
Below: Blood and Chips
Bottom: On the set of Picnic
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AUDIENCE AND EDUCATION
Kino Cinema in Hawkhurst
The only purely digital cinema in the UK was launched in spring 2006 with The Italian film QuoVadis, Baby? This celebration brought the director, producer and star of the film to Hawkhurst, where the cinema is installed in what was the village hall. The 90-seat cinema received funding assistance from Screen South at the start, to produce a feasibility report. The cinema screens 7 days a week, up to 6 different films a day and runs on around 3 staff who do everything from box office to making coffee to pressing a button to start the film. In 6 months the cinema took 16,500 admissions. The Kino was funded by the UK Film Council as part of their Digital Screen Network programme.
The Digital Screen Network programme is a key part of the UK Film Council’s strategy for broadening the range of films available to audiences throughout the UK and improving access to non-mainstream films.
Working with Screen South the Film Council now has 35 digital screens in the region, the greatest number outside London. This initiative represents considerable investment from the UKFC and the region’s cinemas to promote the high quality digital screening experience to audiences. This scheme is at the cutting edge internationally in new distribution opportunities.
The MOVIOLA rural touring cinema is a prime
example of enabling community access. This Screen
South supported project brought films to 10,700 people
in Hampshire in the past year at 28 different venues.
The scheme takes films to audiences in rural locations,
using village halls as temporary cinemas with high quality
digital projection. The MOVIOLA organisation works in
partnership with local community groups, planning and
promoting the programmes. The local groups receive a
share of ticket sales.
Screen South works to find creative ways of developing opportunities for audiences of film and the moving image. The South East of England has 412 screens in 83 cinemas, and 44 film societies. We hope to provide audiences with a greater choice of films and to increase audience access by supporting innovative screening opportunities.In the past year Screen South has supported:
9 regional film festivals•470 film screenings to audiences of over 40,000 people•Expanded the “Summerscreen” young peoples’ festivals in Kent, Oxfordshire and West Sussex •Funded specialist and foreign language programmes •Festivals for filmmakers with learning disabilities•The launch of the UK’s first purely digital cinema in Kent •M
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Folkestone Classic Film Club celebrated 110 years of cinema history this year, with a special showing of archive film featuring Folkestone over the past century. Screen South supports the club, which was set up to attract the retirement generation of filmgoers and now has nearly 300 members. The film programmes and showing times are designed especially to suit the over-60s.
Cinema 3 in Canterbury, an independent cinema, had its most successful year ever in 2005. 85% of its programme was specialist or foreign language films and, after working with Screen South on a new marketing strategy to bring those films to a wider audience, it took 35,000 admissions last year.
Screen South Summerscreen 2005The regional film festival for young people is locally based and provides a fantastic opportunity for young people to work alongside professional filmmakers, to learn new skills and explore their creativity. Partners around the region include BBC, ITV, Central TV and several cinemas and creative organisations.
Summerscreen Kent’s had workshops sold out within 6 days, showing their huge popularity. Thanks to support from the Screen South supported Interreg project, Transmanche Media Development, Kent Summerscreen has also developed a close relationship with the Arras Film Festival and schools in the Nord Pas De Calais region, resulting in screenings and exchanges in both countries. “A chance to experience proper cameras as I want to work in this area in the future” Nick Sinclair, aged 16, Herne Bay, Kent.
Summerscreen Oxford saw 1500 people take part in the 8-day festival that included BBC 1-minute movies, video games and special effects workshops, outdoor film screenings and Harry Potter and Central TV tours. Over 250 young people and friends turned up to a Best of the Fest screening at the Phoenix Picture House in Oxford. Geron Swann the festival organiser said “It was incredible to see the response to the screening and just shows the massive enthusiasm for film in the region.” “Thank you for organising such a wonderful event” Henrietta Steventon, Oxford.
Summerscreen West Sussex was programmed by University College Chichester. Events included a community filmmaking forum with workshops on the Community Channel, oral history and video making, and
on the commissioning process. The Gravity VJ Project provided state of the art computer software and training in mixing and performing ideas live onto a projection screen alongside international Hip Hop and Breaks DJs. ‘Hero for a Day’ gave 20 young people the chance to sample some of the breathtaking techniques of martial arts film combat. The Acting and Directing for the Screen workshop focused on the skills needed to direct for film and TV and how to pull off a star performance. There was industry panel advice on how to begin a career in film, television, radio or journalism, and ‘5 Hours Later’ a workshop on how to make a zombie movie in 5 hours.
Screen South Festival Round-up Flash Forward Festival in Oxford. The Oxford Film and Video Flash Forward festival was a pilot festival for filmmakers with learning disabilities, and was hailed as a success by both exhibitors and audiences. There are plans for a bigger festival in 2007.
The Folkestone Literary Festival found a fresh audience for new films when Screen South sponsored Kent-based Oscar winner Andrea Arnold to talk to more than 70 people. The audience saw a screening of Wasp, Andrea’s short film that was funded for completion and promotion by Screen South, and heard her interviewed by CEO Jo Nolan. Andrea won the Prix du Jury at Cannes this year for her first feature Red Road.
CineCity The Brighton Film Festival saw over 10,000 admissions and more than 70 screenings in 2005. Attendance had gone up by more than 25% on the previous year. The focus on Havana in Cuba was very successful. Other highlights included the preview screening of Michael Winterbottom’s A Cock and Bull Story and George Clooney’s 1950s political thriller Good Night and Good Luck. There was also Frightfest a special programme from the UK’s premier Sci-Fi and horror festival. The Education Events included a 36-hour Film Rush in which students from the University of Sussex were challenged to produce a short film in 36 hours.
Oxdox 2005 The Oxford Documentary International
Film Festival screened over 100 films with 54 directors attending from around the world, and toured 38 of the films to London. Screen South’s support helped this year’s Oxdox provide the largest number of films of any documentary festival in the UK. A number of Eastern European directors attending the event were able to find UK agents to represent them and Oxdox also ran the first Oxford Schools Film Festival involving 5 schools and showing 15 films made by the students. Highlights included retrospectives of the work of Michael Grigsby
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and Nicolas Philibert, unseen 1948 footage of the Nuba tribe in Southern Sudan and a preview of the winning documentary at Cannes Sisters in Law.
The 14th Seaward Chichester Film Festival opened with the UK premiere of March of the Penguins, 3 months before its UK release. The film won the festival’s Audience Award, coming joint first with another documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom, which also enjoyed its English premiere. The artistic director Roger Gibson put together a wide range of new and classic films and almost 4,000 tickets were sold.
Dance Screen Brighton, An international dance screen festival and competition, brought its 10th international outing to the UK for the first time last year, with the help of Screen South. The programme included public screenings of dance films, world premiere special screenings plus site-specific works and installations, discussions, lectures, and multi-media activities.
The Oska Bright Festival in Brighton focused on people with learning difficulties and Screen South presented a prize for Best Film. The quality of work and the diverse nature of the filmmakers and audience persuaded Screen South to assist in promoting the festival’s touring programmes to other regions.
Education ReviewScreen South in partnership with the BFI carried out a review of the provision for education on the moving image in the South East. The report and its conclusions, including the creation of a new Education Officer post at Screen South, will lay the foundations for Screen South’s education strategy in the region. Copies of the report are available from Screen South.
The Kent – Arras Film Student ExchangeSandwich Technology School played host to 21 students and 7 teachers from the Nord Pas De Calais area in France in November 2005. The visit was arranged by Screen South, the Summerscreen team and Kent Screen following a similar trip by Kent students to the “L’Autre Cinéma” Festival in Arras in 2004. The day included screenings from both sides of the channel. Sandwich Technology School, which opened an in-house digital cinema earlier this year, provided an impressive venue, greeting the staff and pupils with a continental breakfast. The cameras were also turned on the pupils, as they got the chance to practice their language and camera skills in an interview workshop, chatting about their work, their favourite films and what film meant to them.
Above (clockwise from left):Oska Bright’s By The Seaside
Dance Screen 2005 - Eric de Kuyper’s Peeping Box on Brighton Beach (Photo: Matthew Andrews)
BBC Director General Mark Thompson introduces Oxdox 2005
Above: Red Carpet evening at the Flash Forward Festival
Below: Summerscreen in West Sussex (photo: University of Chichester)
Top: 110th Anniversary of the first showing of a cinematic film in Kent, which took place on 29th June 1896 in Folkestone.L to R front row: Councillor Mrs Lynne Smith, John Swift, The Worshipful Town Mayor of Folkestone, Mrs Janet Andrews.
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A R C H I V E S A N DH E R I TA G E
Supporting AccessScreen South works to encourage access to our film heritage, and the use of film history to help us understand the diverse notions of identity, representation, culture and creativity that exist in the UK. The South East region is home to 160 organisations working with audio-visual archives. Screen South funds 2 of the major public film archives - Screen Archive South East and Wessex Film and Sound Archive – to promote the region’s film heritage and to support increasing opportunities of access to cinema history. Screen South are also working with the UK Film Council and the British Film Institute as well as South East Museum and Libraries to ensure that there is a national strategy in place which will support the future access to and the protection of the regional and national moving image archives.
Left: Our Navy (Wessex Film and Sound Archive)
Top: Survivers of the Titanic’s crew
Above: Kent Hop Fields c. 1933 (Screen Archive South East)
Below: Screening day at Wessex Film and Sound Archive
Commercial DevelopmentFollowing on from two previous South East regional archive reports focusing on the sustainability of, and access to, the regional film archives, Screen South and SEMLAC with support from SEEDA commissioned a third report to examine realistic commercial development opportunities. The outcome was a toolkit for working with archives. These successful initiatives have led to a partnership project between Wessex Film and Sound Archive and a regional commercial archive. Over the next year this will research and deliver a pilot to promote the access and use of the region’s archive through digital content opportunities. To obtain copies of the toolkit, contact Screen South.
Screen Archive South EastIn early 2006, the South East Film and Video Archive was re-launched as Screen Archive South East. Its gradual transformation from a film and video archive into a screen archive has enabled it to hold a collection that now consists of magic lantern slides, film, videotape, digital formats and associated hardware and documentation. There are over 7000 films and some 10,000 lantern slides as well as a significant collection of apparatus and related artefacts. The archive launched its first online catalogue, Screen Search, in 2006. It presents over 700 selected films catalogued in detail and searchable through an online database. In conjunction with the West Sussex Record Office, SASE has produced 2 DVDs based on railway material. Since their respective launches in January 2005 and January 2006 they have now sold over 3000 units. SASE is involved in the “Their Past Your Future” national project. The work includes: the digitisation of 12 hours of Second World War home front and immediate post-war reconstruction material from across the South East; a series of inter-generational workshops for schools; archive presentations that employ the material; the production of a DVD and the creation of the website for the national project.
Wessex Film and Sound ArchiveScreen South’s partner the Wessex Film and Sound Archive (WFSA) was set up in 1988 to acquire, preserve and ensure access to film, video and sound recordings of local interest. The archive is based at the Hampshire Records Office and covers central southern England including Berkshire, the Isle of Wight and Hampshire. WFSA holds some 26,000 items of professional and newsreel film, amateur film, research and advertisement films from local companies, local radio tapes, oral history
recordings and gramophone discs and tapes. WFSA also has film clips on its website to promote its holdings.The archive provided material for the 2005 year-long SeaBritain celebrations including films by Alfred West from 1897 to 1905, shown at the National Maritime Museum, and several presentations of the Titanic disaster newsreel from 1912. The BBC invited WFSA to attend and show films at its Family History Day in Winchester, which attracted over 2,000 people. WFSA also contributed to a travelling exhibition about Pains Fireworks in Hampshire and to several other museum displays. The Archive itself was featured on local TV South Today Xmas Specials and provided films for The Way We Were series. Follwing a £22,000 award from the Big Lottery Fund work has started on a new digitisation of films about the Home Front during the Second World War and post-War reconstruction. This will enable greater educational access.
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ORGANISATION
Screen South’s inaugural CEO, Gina Fegan left on 9th August 2005, although the official hand over to the new Chief Executive, Jo Nolan, took place on 14th July 2005. Jo Nolan was previously Head of Production and Development.
BOARD ACTIVITY
The Board reviewed its position with regard to the impact on the agency of any possible future loss in overall financial support for the agency and it was decided to establish a reserves policy in line with a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months company operating costs. It was also agreed that all monies set aside for projects with outcomes should be apportioned under the “Projects Fund”.
In September 2005 the new Chief Executive presented a revised budget and cash flow forecast to the Screen South Board. This highlighted that the relatively high value of the Screen South reserves (surplus carried forward from 2004/05) was impacting on the company’s ability to finance committed projects, which themselves had been mainly carried over from the previous year 2004/05. To maintain standards and delivery across all activities, the Board agreed to reduce the company reserves in line with the figures presented. As a result it was agreed with the Finance and Audit Committee that £35,692 would be ring fenced and would be transferred at the required time. The actual figure drawn from the reserves was £31,919. The board also strengthened its Project Assessment and Funding sub committee by appointing Anna Home as Chair and Linda James as Deputy. This is to ensure independence for the CEO, who is responsible for all aspects of the funding process and financial management.
SCREEN SOUTHCOMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
DIRECTORS’ REPORT
The directors have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2006.
DIRECTORS
The directors who served the company during the year were as follows:J.G. Benson (Chairman)
G.C. Fegan (Chief Executive – resigned 9th August, 2005)
J. Nolan (Chief Executive – appointed 14th July, 2005)
A.D. AlleyneL.J. CharltonP.J. CrossJ.M. GoldN.R. HartnellA.M. HomeL.M. JamesA. MarshallZ.J. Taylor (resigned 21st September, 2005)
AUDITORS
On 1 May 2006 the practice of AGN Shipleys transferred its business to Shipleys LLP, a limited liability partnership incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2000. The company’s consent has been given to treating the appointment of AGN Shipleys as extending to Shipleys LLP with effect from 1 May 2006 under the provisions of section 26(5) Companies Act 1989. Shipleys LLP has indicated its willingness to remain in office and a resolution to reappoint Shipleys LLP as auditors will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting in accordance with section 385 of the Companies Act 1985.
SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part VII of the Companies Act 1985.
By order of the Board
V. K. COOKCompany Secretary
Approved by the directors on 21 June 2006
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SCREEN SOUTH
COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
We have audited the financial statements of Screen South for the year ended 31st March, 2006, which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out therein.
OpinionIn our opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view, in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, of the state of the company’s affairs as at 31st March, 2006 and of its results for the year then ended and have been properly prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 1985.
Shipleys LLPRegistered Auditors and Chartered Accountants10 Orange StreetHaymarketLondonWC2H 7DQ
21 June 2006
PROFIT AND LOSSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2006
2006 2005
Notes £ £
INCOME 1, 3 & 4 928,615 1,021,370
Direct expenditure (728,945) (809,676)
GROSS SURPLUS 199,670 211,694
Administrative expenditure (234,989) (205,363)
OPERATING (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS 2 (35,319) 6,331
Interest receivable 3,400 2,040
(DEFICIT)/SURPLUS ON ORDINARYACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXATION 10 (31,919) 8,371
Tax on surplus on ordinary activities 6 - -
RETAINED (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS FORTHE FINANCIAL YEAR (31,919) 8,371
Retained surplus brought forward 119,264 110,893
Retained surplus carried forward £87,345 £119,264
BALANCE SHEETAS AT 31ST MARCH, 2006
2006 2005
Notes £ £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 1, 6 & 7 4,152 9,387
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 8 101,095 75,497
Cash at bank & in hand 340,917 434,335
442,012 509,832
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 9 (358,819) (399,955)
NET CURRENT ASSETS 83,193 109,877
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
87,345 119,264
CAPITAL & RESERVES
Profit and loss account w 87,345 119,264
87,345 119,264
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part VII of the Companies Act 1985 and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2005).
These financial statements were approved by the directors on 21 June 2006 and are signed on their behalf by:
J.G. BensonDirector
SCREEN SOUTHCOMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2006
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Basis of Accounting
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2005) and in accordance with the following accounting policies:-
1.2 Cash Flow Statement
The directors have taken advantage of the exemption in Financial Reporting Standard No. 1 (Revised 1996) from including a cash flow statement in the financial statements on the grounds that the company is small.
1.3 Income
Income comprises funding from the UK Film Council and other government departments accounted for on a receivable basis. No VAT is charged on income arising.
1.4 Grants Awarded
Amounts are included within direct costs as grants awarded on a payable basis, once the sums are committed and approved by the board for payment.
1.5 Reserves Policy
Included within Accruals and Deferred Income is an amount relating to the “Project Fund”. This Project Fund comprises specific amounts relating to underspend from the 2004/2005 budget. The directors believe that underspend should be reallocated to activity-driven spend. Therefore, all amounts accrued within this Project Fund have been reallocated to specific projects for the 2006/2007 budget.
The directors aim to have 3-6 months clear expenditure in the event of unforeseen closure. The management of the “Project Fund” is in agreement with the audit committee and the sanction of the Board.
1.6 Fixed Assets
All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.
1.7 Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:-
Fixtures & fittings - 25% straight lineComputer equipment - 50% straight line
2. OPERATING (DEFICIT)/SURPLUS
Operating (deficit)/surplus is stated after charging: 2006 2005
£ £
Directors’ emoluments 74,896 64,121
Chairman’s fees 11,750 11,750
Depreciation of owned fixed assets 7,127 9,121
Auditor’s fees 6,452 6,533
3. DIRECTORS’ RENUMERATION
Aggregate emoluments (including fees andreimbursed expenses) £86,646 £75,871
Included above are sums totalling £8,426 (2005: £8,438) representing compensation and reimbursement of expenses paid directly or indirectly to certain company directors during the year under review. Also included are salaries paid to the Chief Executive totalling £66,470 (2005: £55,683).
4. INCOME
Income comprises funding as follows: 2006 2005
£ £
UK Film Council - RIFE lottery funding - Grant 2005/06 205,000 205,004
UK Film Council - RIFE lottery funding - Overhead 2005/06 100,000 100,000
UK Film Council - RIFE grant in aid - 2005/06 432,000 432,000
UK Film Council - new cinema fund 40,000 50,000
Other government income 94,823 92,667
ERDF INTERREG - 82,412
Creative Partnerships - 49,000
Other income 55,016 8,710
RIFE lottery interest reinvested 1,776 1,577
At 31st March, 2006 928,615 1,021,370
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5 . GRANTS FROM THE UK FILM COUNCIL
Grants from the UK Film Council to Screen South, both grant in aid and RIFE lottery, for the year ended 31st March, 2006 are as follows;
Grant in Aid£
RIFE Lottery
£
Total£
Grants (accrued)/prepaid at 1st April, 2005 from 2004/05 - 127,000 127,000
Grants received in the year 2005/06 432,000 298,000 730,000
Grants accrued/(prepaid) from UKFC at 31st March, 2006 - (120,000) (120,000)
Allocations for 2005/06 432,000 305,000 737,000
Screen South has made total grant in aid award commitments of £113,000 (2005: £113,000) and total lottery award commitments of £242,400 (2005: £244,025) in the year 2005/06. These grants fell within the legitimate scope of Screen South’s activities, and have been offered in accordance with plans put forward by Screen South to its funding bodies.
6. TAXATION
The directors consider that the company does not trade, and is therefore exempt from corporation tax on its ordinary income. The Inland Revenue have confirmed this position. The company is however subject to corporation tax on its investment income, and the accounts have been drawn up on this basis. Therefore, no provision is required in these accounts to 31st March, 2006.
7. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
CostFixtures &
Fittings £
Computer Equipment
£
Total£
At 1st April, 2005 14,991 20,815 35,806
Additions - 1,892 1,892
Disposals - (1,582) (1,582)
Rationalisation (1,268) (8,983) (10,251)
At 31st March, 2006 13,723 12,142 25,865
Depreciation
At 1st April, 2005 8,622 17,797 26,419
Charge for the year 3,358 3,769 7,127
Eliminated on disposal - (1,582) (1,582)
Rationalisation (1,268) (8,983) (10,251)
At 31st March, 2006 10,712 11,001 21,713
Net Book Value
At 31st March, 2006 £ 3,011 £ 1,141 £ 4,152
At 31st March, 2005 £ 6,369 £ 3,018 £ 9,387
8. DEBTORS
2006 2005
£ £
Trade debtors 85,695 61,205
Prepayments 15,400 14,292
101,095 75,497
9. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year
2006 2005
£ £
Trade creditors 56,635 61,882
Other taxes and social security 3,597 -
Other creditors - RIFE lottery 52,442 74,183
Accruals and deferred income 246,145 263,890
358,819 399,955
10. RESERVES: PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT – Retained deficit for financial year
In September 2005 the new Chief Executive presented a revised budget and cash flow forecast to the Screen South Board. This highlighted that the relatively high value of the Screen South reserves (surplus carried forward from 2004/05) was impacting on the company’s ability to finance committed projects, which themselves had been mainly carried over from the previous year 2004/05. To maintain standards and delivery across all activities, the Board agreed to reduce the company reserves in line with the figures presented. As a result it was agreed with the Finance and Audit Committee that £35,692 would be ring fenced and would be transferred at the required time. The actual figure drawn from the reserves was £31,919.
11. COMPANY STATUS
The company is a private company limited by guarantee, and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the members is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the company in the event of liquidation.
Should you require a full copy of the audited accounts please contact Vanessa Cook at Screen South: [email protected]
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AWARDEE PROJECT TITLE AMOUNT AWARDED COUNTY
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Cinema 3 Bringing specialised film to a wider audience £1,500.00 KentRichard Harris Final Cut - 2005 Brighton Festival Screening £1,000.00 East SussexSouth East Film & Video Archive CINECITY The Brighton Film Festival £10,000.00 East SussexSpellbound OXDOX Film Festival £10,000.00 OxfordshireChichester Cinema at New Park The Seaward 14th Chichester Film Festival £7,500.00 West SussexSouth East Dance Dance Screen Brighton £2,000.00 East SussexGet Involved Hip Hop Film Festival £2,000.00 East SussexThame Cinema 4 All Large Screen and New Projector Lens £500.00 OxfordshireSlough Youth Festival Slough Youth Festival £2,000.00 BerkshireDorset Film Touring Ltd Hampshire Moviola £5,000.00 HampshireMainline Pictures Foreign Language & Specialist Feature Seasons £7,500.00 SurreyChipping Norton Theatre Ltd Microchips Short Film Competition £250.00 Oxfordshire
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OFVM Screen South Summerscreen 2005 £5,000.00 OxfordshireKingwood Trust Filmworks, video training & production for marginalised communities £2,000.00 OxfordshireKent Hothouse Screen South Summerscreen 2005 £5,000.00 KentUniversity College Chichester Screen South Summerscreen 2005 £2,000.00 West SussexTim Loughton The Ropetackle Centre £5,000.00 West SussexJulian Bowker Borders, Barriers and Beyond £2,500.00 East SussexLiving Archive Myself £2,000.00 BuckinghamshireJulian Bowker Borders, Barriers and Beyond £200.00 East SussexQuicksands Performing Arts & Media Quicksand Film & Video Workshop £500.00 Isle of Wight
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Andrea Grant Perfect Day £2,000.00 BuckinghamshirePull Back Camera Company Development £5,000.00 East SussexMonster Films Flick - Feature Film Development £1,500.00 BerkshireFull on Film Dolphins £2,500.00 East SussexMolehill Productions Ltd Sam Jackson’s Secret Video Diary £300.00 KentThe Screen Play Company Ltd The e-Film Project - Company Development £2,500.00 East SussexOpen Eye Media Ltd Garbage £3,000.00 East SussexOFVM Servicing of Beta SP machines £1,500.00 OxfordshireMonster Films Flick - Feature Film Development £2,500.00 BerkshireBack to Back Productions Ltd See Festival 2005 - Brighton Documentary Film Festival £1,500.00 East SussexLiving Archive Faith at FILMid Short Film Festival £130.00 BuckinghamshireAndy Heathcote Where’s Captain Kirk £500.00 East SussexDaniel Bass BBFC certification for Broadstairs Folk Week Doc DVD £500.00 KentSarah Lavelle Feature Film Script “Parallel Lines” £200.00 BerkshireBarry Bliss Voice from Afar £5,000.00 KentSpeak-It Productions Ltd Black Gold £6,000.00 East SussexAudio Visual Group for Museums & Archives 21 Century Endangered Arts - Short Films £2,000.00 SurreyJames Bluemel The Ballad of A J Weberman £650.00 OxfordshireMatthew Kemp Walk your Talk £3,000.00 East SussexSynchronicity Productions Ltd Nigel Kennedy & The Gypsies £2,000.00 East SussexLinda James Seduction £200.00 KentSimon Markham Ultramaroon £200.00 BuckinghamshireIan Sciacaluga Imbroglio Festival Strategy £200.00 SurreyIsabelle Collier Attendance at MIP TV 2006 £300.00 West SussexVaughan Pilikian Docs in Thessaloniki Pitching Forum £300.00 OxfordshireBob Swain The Blue Man £300.00 West SussexTwin Track Films The Penalty King £1,000.00 East SussexSantana Brothers Ltd A Soldier’s Song £2,000.00 West SussexThe Creative Film Co Ltd The Limelight £1,500.00 Isle of Wight
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Samantha Pia Sulkin Image £250.00 East SussexJames Twyford Festival strategy and career showreel £500.00 BerkshireDistant Eye Films & Spotty Dog Films Gypo £5,000.00 KentTrevor de Silva English Patience Festival Strategy £250.00 West SussexRichard Hull The Karmic Wheel of Doo Doo £500.00 HampshireLofty Life Digital Short Lofty Life £2,000.00 East SussexFelicity Fair Thompson Making News £150.00 Isle of WightJEM Productions Ltd Can You Take It £300.00 SurreyJosie Melia Film Festival Promotion of Short Film £250.00 East SussexBeeping Bush Productions Ltd 2 Days Later Short Film Competition £1,000.00 KentTrevor de Silva Showreel Development £125.00 West Sussex
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Paul McNally North by North West/ All Tomorrow’s Parties £1,500.00 KentAnthony Mann The Suicide Club (used as GF+ Contribution) £1,000.00 OxfordshireRobert Perkins BBC Directors Course: Single Camera Drama £2,000.00 SurreySidewinder Films Ltd North by North West/ The Blue Man £1,500.00 West SussexRichard Harris One Minute Wonder £500.00 East SussexIsabel Lima Training Project £110.00 OxfordshireGary Thomas Same Time Next Year: A Romantic Comedy £200.00 SurreyJayne Kirkham PAL Pygmalion £500.00 BerkshireJames Twyford Good Foundations Plus Assistance £800.00 BerkshireEmily Kyriakides Market and distribution course £500.00 East SussexDavid Jackson Moonstone International Screenwriters Lab £500.00 East SussexMaria Pieroni European Funding Workshop £100.00 KentCinzia Bove European Funding Workshop £200.00 KentMark Currie A New England £500.00 SurreySimone Macke NFTS Short Course Producing a documentary £500.00 West SussexAlexander Finbow Pippa Cross, Mentor for young producer £500.00 OxfordshireCarl Clifton Photoshop training £500.00 East SussexMike Sanders Screen South Good Foundations £800.00 HampshireMike Walker Good Foundations Plus Assistance £800.00 SurreyAdam Betteridge Essential Directors £250.00 East SussexRuth Torjussen TASTE Seminar £250.00 East SussexPippa Mitchell Jurassic Bard £800.00 BuckinghamshireRoberta Thompson Good Foundations Plus Assistance (observer) £400.00 KentCamille Griffin Cinema Extreme “The Day it Rained” £200.00 East SussexAndrew Lang Course in Documentary Direction at ECITV Cuba £300.00 HampshireDeepak Verma EAVE £800.00 East SussexAshley King One Thousand Eyes £200.00 KentLee Morton The Duke £150.00 KentPhilip Lindholm Researching for Television (01CAP035) £200.00 OxfordshireSmita Talati Attendance on Euroscript Advanced script workshop £200.00 BerkshireMaxine Badger Write Moves £500.00 East SussexGed Maguire DV Camera Operation NFTS Short Course Unit £500.00 East SussexEmilia di Girolamo Write Moves £500.00 BuckinghamshireRenga Media Dominator X - Apprentice Scheme £5,000.00 East SussexKerry O’Neil Avril Rowlands Television Training £300.00 East Sussex
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Sadie Mayne Write Moves £250.00 East SussexFelicity Fair Thompson The Annual Writers Weekend Conference £300.00 Isle of WightCinzia Bove Sheffield International Documentary Festival £100.00 KentEmma Collins Certified Intensive Training in Final Cut Pro £500.00 KentHelen Jacey Adept 3, Arista Development £400.00 East SussexLee Morton The Duke £75.00 KentJean Louis Farmer Location Lighting Course (BBC or NFTS) £250.00 KentDominique Oliver Sources 2 Feature Script Development £400.00 BerkshireAsham Kamboj Sources 2 Feature Script Development £500.00 BerkshireDavid Wigram Write Moves £500.00 East SussexRuth Torjussen Script Factory Scene Insiders at Gothenburg Film Festival £200.00 East SussexTim Edwards Script Factory Scene Insiders at Gothenburg Film Festival £200.00 East SussexTorkjell Stromme Initialize Films Screenwriting Standard Course £100.00 OxfordshirePaul McNally BBC Writing for TV 2006 £150.00 KentJon Howe BBC Writing for TV 2006 £150.00 BerkshireEwan Kilgour BBC Writing for TV 2006 £150.00 OxfordshireTrudi Shutler BBC Writing for TV 2006 £150.00 HampshireEmilia di Girolamo BBC Writing for TV 2006 £150.00 BuckinghamshireDavid Russell NFTS Producing a low budget feature film £500.00 KentToni Harman ARISTA Thriller Workshop £150.00 East SussexMichelle Reeves Producing @ NFTS £750.00 SurreyKatherine Hale When Oxygen Met The Hydrogen Twins (Course Attendance) £300.00 BuckinghamshirePippa Hinchley Low Budget Film Making - ARISTA 2 Day Course £100.00 SurreyJustin Aggett Directors Training £300.00 Kent
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Shootingonlocation.com Cannes 2005 £250.00 BuckinghamshireFour Soul Film Filth £250.00 East SussexTigerlily Films 20,000 Days £250.00 KentJon Howe The Fear £250.00 BerkshireMonster Films Flick £500.00 BerkshireSara Putt Cannes Attendance £250.00 MiddlesexJacqueline Wright Cannes 2005 £150.00 BuckinghamshireBungalow Town Productions Sunnyside of the Doc 2005 Attendance £400.00 West SussexBex Hopkins Lucky £500.00 OxfordshireSeventh Art Prductions AIDC Attendence £500.00 East SussexNatasha Dack AFM Trade Mission £900.00 KentAnthony Bracewell AFM Trade Mission £600.00 BuckinghamshireJenny Walker AFM Trade Mission £900.00 BuckinghamshireDeepak Verma AFM Trade Mission £900.00 East SussexEdmundo Roman AFM Trade Mission £900.00 KentSimon Morehead AFM Trade Mission £900.00 East SussexJan Dunn AFM Trade Mission £900.00 KentElaine Wickham AFM Trade Mission £900.00 Kent
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Edmundo Roman Snowbull £3,000.00 KentAntwords The Good Pirate £3,000.00 East SussexSly Fox Films The Wife Maker £3,000.00 OxfordshireMichael Walker Bright Colours, Cold Sunshine £3,000.00 SurreyRoberta Thompson Physocmatium £1,000.00 KentLynette Norris Magpie Song £3,000.00 East SussexRocliffe Jurassic Bard £3,000.00 BuckinghamshireAnthony Mann The Suicide Club £3,000.00 OxfordshirePrecious UK Ltd Precious £3,000.00 HampshireSara Proudfoot Clinch Ashes to India £1,000.00 East SussexSara Putt The Soldiers Return £1,000.00 MiddlesexAlan Harris Loving Ways £3,000.00 East Sussex
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Blanket Productions Picnic £2,750.00 BuckinghamshireHeather Dixon Tug £5,250.00 West SussexRobin King Ten Thousand Pictures of You £2,750.00 HampshireTessa Lewin Dreamer £2,750.00 East SussexMark Gillis A Quiet Drink £5,250.00 East SussexGraham Page Rug £5,250.00 OxfordshireMagalia Charrier The Space Between Us £5,250.00 East SussexRichard Murphy Fish Can’t Fly £2,750.00 BuckinghamshireRyan Phillips Blood & Chips £2,750.00 KentMark Currie Flat-Packed Fantasies £5,250.00 Surrey
Total Awards from RIFE Lottery Fund 2005/6 £242,440.00
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South East Film and Video Archive Media Action Network Partner 2005/6 £43,000.00 East SussexLighthouse Arts and Training Media Action Network Partner 2005/6 £15,000.00 East SussexOxford Film and Video Makers Media Action Network Partner 2005/6 £25,000.00 OxfordshireCity Eye Media Action Network Partner 2005/6 £10,000.00 HampshireKent Screen Media Action Network Partner 2005/6 £15,000.00 KentNational Film and Television School Student Bursary Award £5,000.00 Buckinghamshire
Total Awards from Grant In Aid Lottery Fund 2005/6 £113,000.00
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Distant Eye Subtitling Gypo £1,722.56 KentDistant Eye Gypo £5,000.00 KentCarole Hayman Lofty Life £2,000.00 East SussexFull On Film Dolphins £2,500.00 East SussexHopscotch Films The Sick House £2,500.00 KentKevin de Costa International Network & Partner Building £250.00 East SussexWill Jewel International Network & Partner Building £250.00 East SussexMiranda Robinson Filth £500.00 East SussexJan Dunn AFM Trade Mission £300.00 KentSeventh Art AIDC Attendance £500.00 East SussexElaine Wickham AFM Trade Mission £300.00 KentZef Production Ltd International Doc Fest Amsterdam £250.00 East SussexSynchronicity Production Limited Kennedy and the Gypsies £300.00 East SussexIsabelle Collier International Doc Fest Amsterdam £250.00 West SussexMedb Films Ruby Blue £5,000.00 Kent
Transmanche Bursary Awards £21,622.56
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