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A new film complex has been announced in Stirling that is planned to be one of the largest in Scotland. Stirling Council said the campus, located on former MOD land at Forthside, could create more than 4,000 jobs over the next 25 years. The site is being redeveloped with part of a £19m UK government grant to the local authority to regenerate Forthside. It is hoped that major productions for Netflix and Amazon will use the site. The land has been transferred to the council through the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal. The site has already been used as a filming location, but there is currently no timescale when the new studio complex will open. Existing buildings on the site will be retained and refurbished. A recent Screen Scotland report showed a doubling of domestic film and high-end TV production between 2019 and 2021. Read more ➡️ https://buff.ly/3UjVT4i The Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network is here to support your business - reach out to share your views, concerns and opportunities. #SCCnews #businesssupport #businessnetwork #businessvoice #businessleader Sign up for the Scottish Chambers of Commerce enewsletter at https://buff.ly/3CpsQnu Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce

Construction has started on the BBC’s future landmark home The #TeaFactory marking the beginning of a new era for production and the creative industries in the #Midlands.   The 100-year-old industrial building - which has been unused for decades - will be brought back to life in spectacular fashion and become the BBC’s greenest building.   The development by #Stoford will see the site transformed into a state of the art broadcasting centre in one of the country’s most talked about up-and-coming creative districts: #Digbeth, #Birmingham. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ezJM5CTx

Origin is our exciting new platform with HBD which is further explained in this new film, which features both our Managing Director, Jamie Acheson, and Vivienne Clements, HBD, Executive Director. Together, they share insights into the driving force behind this partnership, and offer details of how Origin will meet the growing demand for modern spaces across the UK, positioning our platform at the forefront of sustainable and efficient I&L development. HBD Jamie Acheson Vivienne Clements

Paywalled, but this Globe piece by Barry Hertz perfectly articulates Toronto's current cultural crisis. Here's the lede: "If it feels like Toronto culture is under relentless attack, that’s because it is. But there are different battlegrounds, different fights, and different opponents, making a united defence all the more challenging to mount. And if we want to continue living in a city that values art, imagination and the kind of transformative experiences that change lives – a once inalienable notion that has become more of a tremulous assumption over the past few years – then Toronto, and ultimately every Canadian urban centre, is facing a crisis point. Over the past two months alone, Torontonians have lost access to a frighteningly wide range of cultural institutions: the Ontario Science Centre, the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, and, unless a solution can be found over the long weekend, the Revue Cinema, the city’s oldest operating movie house." Thankfully, within the last 24 hours, the non-profit that runs the Revue Cinema has won a court injunction to stay open past July 1st, but the shock news of its imminent closure - and the seemingly intractable power of its nonagenarian landlord - on the heels of the sudden closing of the Science Centre, and the news about the Phoenix not long before that - really elucidated Toronto's collective grief at the loss of our cultural spaces, and the precarity of the organizations we have left. https://lnkd.in/grn97sgi

Great news for the #Creative sector from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport today. £60 million boost to support growth, creativity and opportunity which includes £40 million investment for start ups in a range of sectors including British #music and #Film exports!🎬🎵

The announcement of a £60 million boost for the UK creative industries is a significant step forward for the sector, highlighting its vital role in driving economic growth and cultural enrichment. This investment, championed by Lisa Nandy, demonstrates a commitment to supporting cultural organisations and creative businesses, fostering innovation and job creation across the country. The focus on spreading opportunity through the Government’s Plan for Change aligns with the growing recognition that the creative industries are not only cultural powerhouses but also economic engines. By targeting hundreds of organisations, this funding promises to unlock new potential in regional hubs like Gateshead and beyond, ensuring the UK’s creative sector remains competitive on the global stage. It’s encouraging to see strategic support aimed at empowering diverse talent and ideas, paving the way for long-term sustainability in the arts and creative economy. This funding will undoubtedly provide a much-needed boost to projects and initiatives, fueling a wave of creativity and innovation across the UK.

£60 million BOOST for UK Creative Industries announced by Lisa Nandy today The Glasshouse in Gateshead 🚀 Hundreds of cultural organisations and creative businesses across the UK to benefit as part of an effort to drive economic opportunity across the country through the Government’s Plan for Change. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gzkaFSw3

Delighted to be in Gateshead for today’s announcements. Warner Bros. Discovery welcomes the first step of the Government's Sector Plan and renewed support for the creative industries announced today, as well as joins with government and partners to support growth and investment across the industry in the U.K. We are particularly pleased to see the active steps the government is taking to deliver a more flexible and bespoke Growth and Skills Levy suited to the creative industry’s needs. Addressing hiring gaps in the market by focusing on skills and increasing opportunity for all are key priorities for Warner Bros. Discovery in the U.K, currently supported through our significant investment in our below the line skills and training centre at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, CrewHQ, and our talent development programme for underrepresented creatives across the nations and regions, WBD Access.

Tune in to the 5th episode of our Where Art Meets Impact series, “Casemaking for Collaboration: Building Better Bridges,” where we hear from Tracy Hudak, Director of Community Engagement at CA for the Arts, who advises artists and leaders of arts and cultural organizations to work across sectors and get involved with their City’s long-term economic planning. “Folks from the arts community can step up and say, ‘our nonprofits and independent artists and creative businesses, we are that diverse sense of small business…We provide the things that attract talent, keep families here, keep young people here. We’re part of your future planning, because of what we provide.’” Where Art Meets Impact is produced in collaboration with Voices of the Community and the Bay Area Video Coalition, bringing you highlights from our 2nd annual CA Arts & Culture Summit: Art Work is Real Work. To listen to the podcast or watch the video, visit: https://lnkd.in/gBmwuhFP 🗣️We are also broadcasting it on public television and on YouTube. 📺:Television BAVC Media's SF Commons: Comcast channels 29 & 76, on-demand Petaluma Community Access:(Comcast channels 26, 27, & 28) AT&T U-Verse: Channel 099 On YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gC2KX28v #ArtsWorkIsRealWork #ACCM2024 #CAisCreative #InvestCAArts #CreativeEconomy #ArtistsR2ndResponders Special thanks to our 2024 Summit Sponsors. Los Angeles Metro Creative West (fromerly WESTAF) Arts Council for Monterey County Association of California Symphony Orchestras THE EVENT HELPER, INC. Create CA Actors' Equity Association CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) California/Nevada Office of Arts & Culture - City of Sacramento Claremont Graduate University Shaw Yoder Antwih Schmelzer & Lange Arts Orange County Milestone Brands, LLC Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Sacramento Alliance for Regional Arts