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UK indie film producers call on government to cashflow the IFTC "The tax credit is essentially a government bond," said Andy Paterson at the Screen Summit.

Access to Finance, Business Scale, Risk Management www.screendaily.com/news/uk-indi...

Sometimes, how open data can be is down to fundamental issues of the database itself. This resource from Emily-Kate Genatowski and James Baille at Uni of Vienna, shows how different types of data can be managed, this #TrainingTuesday! #OpenData #Databases

➡️ campus.dariah.eu/resources/ho...

Equity financiers need data, say speakers at Filmfest Hamburg’s Explorer Konferenz "Sales estimates are crucial," said Marie Garrett, svp of sales and acquisitions at XYZ Films.

www.screendaily.com/news/equity-...

Professor Jens Timmerman, a world-leading expert scholar on Kant's philosophy here at St Andrews, has just published a new book: Kant and the Supposed Right to Lie, through @universitypress.cambridge.org

www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...

🚨 Historic moment for UK documentary: the DFC is recruiting its first-ever CEO.

We’re seeking an experienced, respected documentary professional (or jobshare) with proven leadership, networks and advocacy experience.

Deadline: 7 Dec 2025
👉 bit.ly/DFCRecruitin...

We're part of the @exeter.ac.uk #Futures Festival of Discovery on 12th October at Exeter Phoenix, showcasing work-in-progress from the AHRC-funded 'Women's Screenwork in the Archives Made Visible' project.

Come & discover more about the often-hidden histories of women in #filmmaking 📽️ #filmsky

TEMS at IBC2025: Connecting Media Through Smarter Data Sharing tems-dataspace.eu/tems-at-ibc2...

📣 Exciting news!

We're offering stipends for 2025-6 for #international and #UK-based #scholars, researchers and #practitioners to #research using our collections on #cinema and moving image #history.

For more information and to apply, visit:
tinyurl.com/54wvy2du

#researchsky #filmsky #musueumsky

Landing page of the UK Data Service's Data Explorer website

🎉New on the Data Impact blog🎉

Paul Chau, a Data Architect at the UK Data Service, explores how the Data Explorer platform enhances data interoperability through in-built transfer services and SDMX.

blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk/dotstat-and-...

“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Care for Participants. Read about ideas on relational consent models; participant advocacy; compensation ethics; preemptive legal tools; and more in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...

Elora's episodes were 🔥

The Scene Project: Reinventing Film Licensing through Blockchain and Smart Contracts <p>The SCENE project is revolutionising film licensing by leveraging blockchain and AI technology. It gives creators unparalleled control over their intellectual property by providing secure and trans...

✨ SCENE EU Project in the spotlight!

The Creative FLIP case study published by Creatives Unite
features our work on reinventing film licensing.

🔗 Read more: creativesunite.eu/article/the-...

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‘Carol’ Producer Elizabeth Karlsen, ‘BLKNWS’ Director Kahlil Joseph to Serve on BFI London Film Festival Competition Jury Number 9 Films co-founder Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Made in Dagenham) and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph (BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions) will serve on the official competition jury at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.

Number 9 Films co-founder Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Made in Dagenham) and filmmaker Kahlil Joseph (BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions) will serve on the official competition jury at this year’s BFI London Film Festival.

🌐The digital world evolves fast... & the #DMA must keep up!

@ec.europa.eu has opened a consultation on the #DigitalMarketsAct & we highlight the need to revise its scope & effectiveness to safeguard media pluralism.

Read our response: social.ebu.ch/DMA

This is a fantastic resource. Huge thanks and kudos to the GMICP team.

CREATe at the AI and Data Festival 🎉

CREATe will host a workshop that brings together researchers and practitioners to explore uses of AI in interactive worlds 🤖

📅 28 October 2025
⏰ 09:00am - 12:30pm
📍 UofG Advanced Research Centre, Room 237A

Read more 👉 www.create.ac.uk/blog/2025/09...

Great to see the 'Artificial intelligence for cultural heritage research' work included in BRAID's submission to the UN.

Screen Talk on this film October 8, 6pm, Queens MR2-3 at Exeter (drinks & snacks!)

DFC launches Partnerships Framework 🌍 → Organisations and companies can step up, support UK documentary and earn the respect of our community. More: documentaryfilmcouncil.co.uk/partnerships/

YouTube video by SCENE EU Project The SCENE Project Promotional video

🎥 Friday’s Watch is here!

It’s finally Friday — time to recharge and watch something exciting. 👇

Watch again the SCENE EU Project promotional video 🎬 A sneak peek packed with cinematic flair that gives you a taste of what the project is about and what's coming next.

👉 Watch it here 🔗

Research

BRAID researcher Szilvia Ruszev has been taking the team's work international to Barcelona's RAIN Film Festival. Their report "Shared post-human imagination: Human-AI collaboration in media creation" can be read here: eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/40681/

👋 What's the CrAIC? Come find out what we have been up to in critical AI studies at our launch event, featuring a lineup of stellar speakers, on Wednesday 8th October (University of Exeter / hybrid). Register at the link!

“Documentary at Risk” Recommendation: Rethink Discovery, Distribution, and Reach. Read about ideas on building new platforms and leveraging existing ones, looking to enduring models, and strategic framing in our convening report: dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d....

Rich Spirit Sets Kahlil Joseph’s ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ For Nationwide Theatrical Release — First Look Teaser The film will play the New York and London Film Festivals in October before expanding into a U.S. theatrical rollout in select cities from November.

Rich Spirit will release 2002 Project Involve #FiFellow Kahlil Joseph's 'BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions' in November. We can't wait! 🤩

Read more here: deadline.com/2025/09/blkn...

No talk this week. However, tomorrow we are opening this years Philosophy and Film Club. All info here: ceppa.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/event/film-a...

Survey Results: Understanding Media’s Data Needs Across Europe - Tems

tems-dataspace.eu/survey-resul...

PSBs unite to call for prominence, tax credits and chance to collaborate

Sector's traditional heavyweights urge government to act quickly

👉 Podcast alert! 👈

🎧 EU Film Policy in the Algorithm Age: Quotas vs. Automation

Discover the intersection of #film policy, #cultural #diversity, and digital technology — for anyone invested in the future of #cinema.

🎙️ Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7FrX...

"Documentary at Risk" Recommendation: Fund the Future—Build Structural Support for Public-Interest Film. Read about ideas on public funding at every level, slate financing, lobbying power, grassroots funding, and taxing the tentpoles in our convening report dfpi.shorensteincenter.org/convenings/d...