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.

SPI carried out an evaluation into the potential structure of and market for a new MBA-style academy delivering business skills to executives in or wanting to join, the UK film sector.

For the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, SPI custom-designed a programme of workshops and focused mentoring for ten Northern Ireland screen entrepreneurs.

SPI led an innovative and powerful programme designed to initiate working relationships between traditional and digital media companies.

For various clients, SPI designs and runs intensive, residential programmes, which redefine co-production training methods and builds producers’ abilities in the co-productions area. SPI has branded these programmes as Co-Production “Tournaments” reflecting the original nature of the training design.

SPI was hired to research, study, map and evaluate the training and development needs in the screen industries of 32 European countries. The assignment included mapping the existing training and development provision, as well as identifying gaps and new training needs on a European and national basis.

SPI was hired by Telefilm to give it strategic advice concerning the possible renegotiation of the Canada-UK Co-production Treaty. SPI was subsequently retained by Telefilm Canada to conduct a series of assignments related to UK/Canada co-productions in film and television.

SPI has created an original and innovative course on business strategy for the screen sector. Since then it has been conducted in Scandinavia, Scotland, Portugal, the UK, and three times in Australia. During the course, film television and new media producers benefited from the opportunity to look at their businesses strategically and create realistic and informed plans and strategies for corporate growth.