Regional screen agencies

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Following a review of the film infrastructure in England during 2000, the

Creative England
, and the majority of screen agencies then folded. However, a few continued to operate, most notably Film London and Screen Yorkshire.

The nine agencies were or are:

Role and activities

Regional Screen Agencies have cultural, economic and social objectives. They engage with other regional partners and to involve stakeholders including local film and

museums
and other cultural organisations.

Each agency has interpreted the brief from the UK Film Council in its own way. Typically, this focusses on the provision of operational activities such training schemes, administration of funding for activities such as film festivals and

investment funds and local services designed to make a region an attractive place for film-makers to bring inward investment
.