Neil Peplow director, industry & international affairs, at the BFI discusses who can apply, what the criteria are, and how to go about it [This content was created in association with the BFI]
Read More »DCMS and BFI launch UK Global Screen fund to boost exports of UK content
The £7m fund will target support across the screen sector, including narrative games, TV, animation and documentary content.
Read More »EA partners with UK Government and CALM to support #LetsTalkLoneliness
Electronic Arts has announced a partnership with the UK Government and mental health charity CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably), in support of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) #LetsTalkLoneliness campaign.
Read More »Captive audience: How cinema advertising super-sized gaming campaigns
Cinema advertising marries huge creative impact with audiences that loves games. We talk to DCM about the opportunities for publishers
Read More »UK Government responds to loot box petition and is monitoring convergence between gambling and video games
Following a petition for the government to address the legality of in-game loot boxes reaching over 10,000 signatures, the DCMS replies
Read More »Name change for government body as DCMS goes digital
The renamed Department for Digital, Culture Meda and Sport will oversee creative industries and gambling
Read More »Lynne Kilpatrick receives OBE
Lynne Kilpatrick of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will receive an OBE as revealed in the latest New Year’s Honours List. Kilpatrick receives the honour for her services to the video games sector. She works behind-the-scenes promoting the games industry to Government. She was also instrumental in putting …
Read More »Ian Livingstone, champion of the creative industries
We speak to the newly-appointed ambassador about his role to boost games, films, TV, fashion and more
Read More »#CreateUK week to celebrate UK games developers and more
Department for Culture, Media and Sport encouraging developers to share their success stories
Read More »MP Ed Vaizey hails UKIE after tax breaks success
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey says UKIE deserves credit for securing tax breaks for UK games developers. The MP’s comments came in response to a question about a press release from rival trade body TIGA, which took credit for securing the tax breaks. Tax relief for UK games developers were confirmed …
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