Richard Watts-Joyce, Chartered Tax Adviser and CFO of leading UK production company Hereford Films, assesses the current HMRC position on film investment. British film producers have traditionally relied on HMRC tax breaks to attract investors and effectively “prop up” the industry. Investors could receive a
Artists from leading local record label Row Productions proved a hit at Spring Break Festival in Amsterdam last week. Performers who made the journey included: J-brooker A Star Essex Shackz b Braveheartlnd Justina Cassius Record label boss James Brooker told us “We performed two nights
London Stock Exchange Group this week welcomed Dish TV’s Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) to trading on the Professional Securities Market. This follows the completed merger between Dish TV and Videocon d2h, creating a leading Direct-to Home (DTH) television service provider in India, valued at over
One of Hollywood’s most prolific independent producers seeks to democratise Hollywood Leading independent film producer Cassian Elwes has announced a brand new crowdfunding film venture, Movie Collective, inviting fans to invest in a slate of upcoming film projects and help democratise Hollywood. Until now, the
More than 30 RAF veterans, their families, friends and support organisations, were treated to a tea party and reminiscence session on Thursday 5 April at Crawley Library. The special event marked the centenary of the RAF which was formed largely from the Royal Flying Corps
BWNG Ltd and The British Blacklist present ‘The Circle’. Created by the respective companies’ founders (Leon Mayne & Akua Gyamfi), the roundtable series connects a golden generation of BAME creatives and filmmakers together to speak on their journeys, the creative process, the highs and lows, and the future of Digital,
Azaria Press has released The History of the Decline and Fall of America, A Semi-Fictional Satire. Award-winning American humorist Scott Erickson assumes the identity of a British historian looking back from the year 2076 to reveal how and why America fell. The book is for
Chloe Jasmine Whichello looked stunning at a private London catwalk event over the weekend as the model made sure all eyes where on her! While most of the country took respite over the bank holiday, model and reality star Chloe Jasmine Whichello took to the
Magnum photographer David Hurn discusses his new collections The 1960s: Photographed by David Hurn and David Hurn: Arizona Trips with award-winning broadcaster, writer, educationalist and cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling. David Hurn (b.1934) is a self-taught photographer. His natural inclination has always been less towards
With less than three months until Iceland’s Secret Solstice celebrates its fifth anniversary, the midnight sun music festival has revealed its phase three lineup for June 21-24, 2018 in the capital city of Reykjavik. Leading the announcement additions, Secret Solstice calls upon funk legend George