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Olsberg•SPI advises Abu Dhabi Film Commission
Olsberg•SPI has been hired to provide strategic research and advice for the Abu Dhabi Film Commission.
Directors UK, London
Olsberg•SPI is advising Directors UK on a review of typical deal terms for UK feature film directors.
Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Olsberg•SPI has been hired to evaluate the European Convention on Cinematic Co-productions with a view to its potential updating and modernisation.
Government's Film Policy Review incorporates Olsberg•SPI research
A number of research and strategy projects undertaken by Olsberg•SPI (from our articulation of a new business model for producers for PACT to our long-standing work on the archive sector) were used in evidence in the government’s recent Film Policy Review.
Italian Trade Commission, London and Rome
Olsberg•SPI recently undertook work for the Italian Trade Commission and the Association of Italian Film Commissions on the appeal of the Italian film and television industry in the UK.
Northern Film and Media, Newcastle
Olsberg•SPI is undertaking comprehensive evaluation reviews of two of NF&M’s leading specialist funds.
Film Industry Export Alliance, London
Olsberg•SPI continues to advise the Alliance and co-ordinate its recent submissions to the DCMS Film Policy Review and the BFI’s international policy review.
Jonathan Olsberg focuses on Chinese co-productions at Screen Singapore 2012
Jonathan Olsberg spoke at the Screen Singapore 2012 conference focussing on co-producing films with China.
Olsberg•SPI Sponsoring AFCI Conference on Film Commissions in Berlin
In its first collaboration with the Association of Film Commissions International (AFCI), Olsberg•SPI sponsored, and Jonathan Olsberg moderated, a conference during the Berlin Film Festival which examined the opportunities and challenges faced by film commissions around the Globe.
Motion Pictures Association (MPA)
For this new client, Olsberg•SPI is undertaking a research assignment into the current implementation of the European Audio Visual Media Services Directive in a selection of European countries and regions.
CECI - Poland
Olsberg•SPI has been commissioned to analyse the feasibility of CECI and design the future structures and mechanisms to incite co-operation by professionals and public broadcasters of the region, and synergies that can enhance both production and circulation of films from the region.
Olsberg•SPI facilitates Film Export Group Strategy Meeting
The Film Export Group (FEG), representing a range of stakeholders, bodies and organisations including the British Council, UK Trade & Investment, Film Export UK, UK Screen Association, and the UK Film Council, has been working across the film sector since 2002 to coordinate strategic action for film export activity.
Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) Conference 2010
Jonathan Olsberg was a keynote speaker at the 2010 SPAA annual conference, where the key findings contained in SPI's forthcoming report on building sustainable film businesses were discussed. The session addressed strategies for creating successful, international film businesses in a rapidly changing digital world.
Research Study into the Success of Northern Film and Media's Investment Funds
Olsberg•SPI carried out a research and analysis study into two important programmes which Northern Film and Media ran in recent years: The Network Television Investment Fund and the subsequent Content Fund Extension.
AGICOA/Nordic Film Prize
As part of the Nordic Film Prize 2010, Jonathan Olsberg on behalf of AGICOA, a not for profit membership organisation that collects retransmission royalties, delivered and moderated a session on how producers/rights holders could build sustainable content businesses.
Comparison of Filming Costs for Film Location Finland
Film Location Finland is a two-year EU-funded project carried out by the POEM Foundation designed to market and maximise Finland as a shooting location for screen product.
Screen International Film Summit 2010
The theme of this year's Screen International’s Annual Film Summit was "Building sustainable film businesses fit for new commercial realities".
University of Glamorgan – Strategy for New Film Academy
For the University of Glamorgan SPI created a development strategy for a new film academy focused on the needs of the UK’s audiovisual sector.
Screen West Midlands - High-level Market Research
In July 2010, Olsberg•SPI was commissioned by Screen West Midlands to conduct high-level market research and intelligence to capture and analyse Screen West Midlands' funded clients, networks, and stakeholders’ perceptions of the quality of its services, and more generally, its overall offer.
The UK Facilities Sector: A Key Contributor to the Film and Television Industries and to the UK's Creative Economy
SPI produced a report in 2010 about the facilities sector in the UK and its sizeable contribution to the UK’s wider film and television industry.