The UK Film Council disperses a combination of Lottery and Grant In Aid (GIA) funding to each of the English regions through nine Regional Screen Agencies. Screen South is the agency tasked with supporting film activity in the south east of England. In each of the last five years the UK Film Council has invested in Screen South as follows:
GIA Lottery Total 2001-02 35,632 67,733 103,365 2002-03 432,000 447,267 879,267 2003-04 432,000 405,000 837,000 2004-05 432,000 305,000 737,000 2005-06 432,000 305,000 737,000
In each of the last five years Screen South has made lottery awards of:
Lottery awards (£) 2001-02 n/a 2002-03 256,671.65 2003-04 260,836.00 2004-05 244,025.11 2005-06 242,440.00 Note: Between 2001-02, the regional investment fund for England was being set up, hence the reason why we do not have any figures available for this period of time.
In addition, the difference between the lottery awarded to Screen South by UK Film Council and that given out by them can be accounted for by the time lag between funds being given by the UK Film Council and eventually drawn down by successful applicants to Screen South. It can also be attributed to the overheads of the organisation. The UK Film Council’s lottery awards to Screen South provide the core funding for the organisation and enable it to attract and administer funds from a wide range of sources.
Specifically, Screen South has invested in West Sussex as follows:
GIA Lottery Total 2001-02 n/a n/a n/a 2002-03 — 10,500 10,500 2003-04 — 8,447 8,447 2004-05 — 18,200 18,200 2005-06 — 20,125 20,125
And in Brighton and Hove as follows:
GIA Lottery Total 2001-02 n/a n/a n/a 2002-03 90,000 63,720 153,720 2003-04 73,000 47,030 120,030 2004-05 58,000 58,106 116,106 2005-06 58,000 74,850 132,850
A detailed breakdown of the projects supported by Screen East in the south-east region and in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex is included with this response. It is important to note that Brighton and Hove is a cultural hub of the region, and that the density of awards made in this area reflects the concentration of film-making activity and film makers submitting applications. A short note is also included outlining the two projects receiving direct grant in aid investment.
The UK Film Council has also made lottery awards, both directly and through its delegates Skillset and First Light, to organisations and film makers based in the South East. In each of the last five years these amounted to:
In Brighton:
Lottery awards 2001-02 407,266.00 2002-03 389,642.00 2003-04 1,004,589.00 2004-05 1,908,038.00
Beyond detailing the two projects in Brighton, which were individual and specific to the area, it has not been possible within the time or cost limit to analyse the regional impact of grant in aid funds. This is because such funds are invested in schemes and activities which take place across the region, or in the case of the British Film Institute, the whole of the UK.
I am arranging for a detailed breakdown of the projects supported by this funding to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.