UK Film Centre at the Toronto International Film Festival

Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London & the British Film Commission said: “The significance of Toronto in the international film calendar – both in terms of its film programme and as a place to do business – is steadily growing. Therefore it is so important that our UK agencies, sales companies and producers have collaborated to deliver the Toronto UK Film Centre which gives the international film community a centralised point to do business with the British while in Toronto. We hope to replicate this kind of unified approach, working in partnership to ensure the UK is well represented and promoted at all the major film festivals and markets across the globe.”

While in Toronto the British Film Commission will also be hosting a networking event with Film London, UKTI, Screen International and Scottish Development International for UK film-makers and inward investment clients. The event is by invitation only.

UK Film Centre in Toronto
Festival Room, 9th Floor, Hyatt Regency Hotel
370 King Street West,
Toronto ON M5V 1J9
Canada
Telephone: +1 416 343 1234 Fax: +1 416 924 1778

 
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For further press information, please contact:
Colette Geraghty
T: +44 (0) 20 7613 7680
M: +44 (0) 7917 437 699
E: colette.geraghty AT filmlondon.org.uk

or

Charlie Bloye in Toronto
M: +44 (0)7775 521 656
E: cbloye AT filmexportuk.com

About Film Export UK
Film Export UK is the trade body for companies with UK offices selling, marketing & distributing independent feature films around the world.

About Film London
Film London, as the capital’s film and media agency, aims to ensure London has a thriving film sector that enriches the city’s businesses and its people. The agency works with all the screen industries to sustain, promote and develop London as a major international production and film cultural capital, and it supports the development of the city’s new and emerging film-making talent. Film London is funded by the Mayor of London, the National Lottery through the BFI, and receives significant support from Arts Council England and Skillset.

Film London’s activities include:
• Managing the national remit for inward investment through film
• Maintaining, strengthening and promoting London and the South East’s position as a film-friendly region to attract investment
• Investing in new and established talent through a range of specialised production schemes
• Boosting employment and competitiveness in the capital’s film and media sectors by facilitating funding as well as supporting training and business development activities
• Maximising access to the capital’s film culture by helping audiences discover film in all its diversity
• Working with a wide range of partners to promote London through the production industries
• Utilizing opportunities provided by London 2012 and its legacy to strengthen the capital’s film industry and culture

An independent evaluation of Film London concluded that for every £1 invested in the agency, £4 comes back to the city.
www.filmlondon.org.uk

<>About the British Film Commission
The British Film Commission (BFC) is the national body in charge of attracting, encouraging and supporting the production of international feature films in the UK. With offices in the UK and the US, the BFC provides free professional advice to help make productions in the UK a reality.

The British Film Commission is managed by Film London through a public/private partnership which is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport through the BFI.
www.britishfilmcommission.org.uk

About Westminster Council
In 2011 London’s creative industries have received an extra £350,000 in funding from Westminster Council to help boost the capital’s economy.

Despite strong competition from overseas, fashion, film, TV, radio and publishing, companies in Westminster generate nearly £15bn a year for the economy and employ almost 70,000 people.
www.westminster.gov.uk