Jonathan will discuss why you need your local film commission, what a film commission does, how they can help you, incentive programmes and how to utilise them.

Organised by Screen International and supported by SPI, the awards celebrate the behind-the-scenes talent in film and television production

Meera will lead and develop SPI’s Economic Impact Studies as well as further SPI’s data collection and analysis methods.

SPI Founder and Executive Chair, Jonathan Olsberg, along with research analyst Osas Esosa at the Kalasha International Film Festival in Nairobi. 

SPI’s 2017 study The State of the UK Independent Film Sector, for UK producers' body Pact, was mentioned in Screen Daily.

SPI study to assess the production environment in Hertsmere and map the borough’s existing production offer has been published by Hertsmere Borough Council.

SPI, in partnership with the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), are set to update and expand their Best Practice in Screen Sector Development study.

The study was commissioned by the Artic Indigenous Film Fund, working in partnership with Telefilm Canada

SPI has been commissioned Center for Cultural Power* to conduct a study that evaluates the potential impacts of a production incentive for the city of Oakland.  

Leon will discuss the lookahead on German film funding in 2025 and discuss the reform process.

This study looks at the economic impact of the Illinois Production Services Tax Credit- the first ever to measure the impacts of film, television and commercials production in the state

SPI has been commissioned by the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to conduct assessments of the film and television production environments in Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco and South Africa.

The Global Production Awards returns for a second year, celebrating outstanding and sustainable work in the world of film and TV production, locations and studios

Olsberg•SPI’s (SPI) new economic impact study The Economic Impact of Screen Production in Poland has been published

Commissioned by the BFI, looking at the skill issues within the UK’s animation, post-production, VFX, video games and emerging tech sectors.

SPI Research Analyst Named Co-Chair of Steering Group for Creative Industries Social Enterprise

The study assesses the economic impact of the Georgia Entertainment Industry Tax Credit, looking at direct, indirect and induced effects, as well as how the incentive attracts infrastructure investment in production studios and other facilities

The study will look at the economic and wider strategy impacts that a national incentive could create for Brazil

Leon will discuss the critical role that incentives play in attracting productions, and the importance behind a production’s location decision