The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has released today Best Practice in Screen Sector Development, a new report by Olsberg•SPI that examines effective strategies and policies used by governments around the world to maximise their share of the high-value screen production market.

SPI Chairman Jonathan Olsberg will moderate two panels on the global production deluge at AFCI Cineposium 2019 in St Petersburg later this month. Leon Forde will also attend from SPI.

To assist the British Film Industry (BFI) in developing its international strategy, Olsberg•SPI in association with David Steele have delivered analysis and advice to the BFI on the current state of the global film sector and the UK industry’s place within it.

New research on risk on the UK independent film industry has been published by the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Olsberg SPI has today published a new report quantifying a previously unmeasured economic impact derived from feature film and television drama production expenditure, naming it the Creative Industries ‘Ripple Effect’.

Olsberg•SPI's groundbreaking research into the Cultural and Audience Value of the Australian Film and TV Sectors was launched today at the Screen Forever conference by Australia's Minister for the Arts, Mitch Fifield.

Olsberg•SPI has drawn on its expertise in the global production arena to produce an article for the Berlin edition of Film Business Asia.

Olsberg•SPI has published an independent research report that provides a new look at the problem of sustainability for independent film companies and addresses the challenges, and potential solutions, for industry and government.

Olsberg•SPI has delivered on behalf of the Council of Europe an evaluation of the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-Production.

A number of research and strategy projects undertaken by Olsberg•SPI (from our articulation of a new business model for producers for PACT to our long-standing work on the archive sector) were used in evidence in the government’s recent Film Policy Review.

In its first collaboration with the Association of Film Commissions International (AFCI), Olsberg•SPI sponsored, and Jonathan Olsberg moderated, a conference during the Berlin Film Festival which examined the opportunities and challenges faced by film commissions around the Globe.

SPI produced a report in 2010 about the facilities sector in the UK and its sizeable contribution to the UK’s wider film and television industry.

In early 2010, SPI was commissioned by UK Film Council to produce a report that would assist the UK Film Council Board in its deliberations on a possible new paradigm for building UK-based film companies of scale (where film production is a major element of the business model).

SPI wrote a much-discussed report for UK producers’ body PACT, spelling out ways that independent producers could build sustainable businesses. The proposals suggest a future in which producers can use public funds in a more entrepreneurial way, with greater control of their own IP and the potential to reinvest revenues from successful films in creating growth.

SPI was commissioned by the UK Film Council (UKFC) to undertake a detailed and objective review of the UKFC's support to talent (writers, producers, and directors) since its inception. This was the first study of its kind to be conducted in the UK. Key findings and strategic recommendations were put forward by SPI.

The Office of the British Film Commissioner, the Government body set up to increase inward investment to the UK, commissioned SPI to study and analyse the UK’s international competitive position with regards to attracting international film productions.

SPI was retained by the Swedish Film Producer’s Association in association with Film i Väst to conduct a strategic review of Sweden’s film sector and make a number of future policy recommendations for the sector.

In response to the European Commission's study into the economic and cultural impacts of territorialisation, SPI, on behalf of the EFADs, prepared a memorandum explaining the rationale behind territorialisation and considering the impacts of territorialisation on European co-productions.

SPI was retained by the UK Film Council, Visit Britain and others to undertake an in-depth survey and detailed, robust analysis of the effects of film and television products on tourism in the UK, from both British and international visitors.

SPI, in association with Irwin Gray Associates and TBR, was retained by Northern Film & Media (NFM), the regional screen agency for the North East of England, to develop a strategy for driving success and growth in the independent television industry of that region.