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The British Film Institute (BFI) is the lead organisation for film in the UK and use Lottery funds to support film production, distribution, education and audience development. Since 1933 they’ve cared for the BFI National Archive, and celebrated the best...
Find out what you need to do when hiring crew to work on a ship or yacht - qualifications, certificates of competency, crew agreements and crew lists
When you’re hiring crew for a ship or yacht, you must: check crew members’…
You must check crew members’ discharge books to make sure everyone has the…
You must follow international regulations from Standards in Training…
A crew agreement is an employment contract between a ship or yacht’s…
All crew members must have either: a valid passport a Seafarers Identity…
The master or skipper of a UK-registered ship must provide the ship’s…
The scheme rules and explanatory notes for the Film & TV Production Restart Scheme.
Find out if you qualify for Corporation Tax Film Tax Relief and what you can claim.
Find out if you qualify for Corporation Tax Audio-Visual Expenditure Credits and what you can claim.
Get endorsement and approval to apply for the Global Talent visa to work in the UK as a leader in arts and culture - architecture, fashion, film, television.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer delivers keynote speech at the GREAT Futures event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
This collection brings together the guidance on handling applications made outside the UK from crew members used by UK Visas and Immigration.
The recommended Maritime Labour Convention 2006-compliant model formats for setting out the outer cover, the list of crew and the list of young persons on board ship.
Find out if you need a licence to show films - public screenings, using film in schools, choosing a licence, penalties for breaching copyright
An independent evaluation assessing the impact of the scheme within the film and TV industry and across the wider UK economy.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
This publication gives a breakdown of the number and spend of UK produced films.
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