South West Screen

South West Screen is a company based within the South West of England whose main role is the fund, support and campaign for the creative industries in the region. They in turn are funded from larger partners UK Film Council (which has been going for 10 years), Skillset and South West of England Regional Development Agency.

They are linked with film festivals such as Encounters in Bristol andin the last year have achieved the following things:

• helped 4,639 companies directly
• registered £66 million in inward investment through filming in the region
• created / safeguarded 482 jobs
• registered 1,912 filming days
• leveraged £7,152,852 in total funds
• made awards worth £685,558 and direct investments of £789,245
• kept 3,300 people informed of the latest relevant news and opportunities through our e-bulletin
• reached 75,000 people through our website

So, in reality if it werent for organisations like these nationwide a lot of the smaller companies/individuals wouldn't get the opportunity to out let their creativity.