SPI to Undertake Crew Mapping and Skills Forecasting Study for the BFI

SPI has been commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI) to create a new methodology for mapping crew, and trial a skills forecasting service in the UK. As part of this Study, SPI has partnered with Creative Wales, looking at the whole nation, and Create Central, where the Study will examine the West Midlands production cluster.

This is a critically important Study in the current UK production landscape, where significant growth in film and high-end television (HETV) production has led to serious shortages of skills. The project is also of strategic importance, responding directly to recommendations in the recent BFI Skills Review commissioned by the DCMS. The Review also contributed to the development of the BFI’s new 10-year National Lottery funding strategy.

The Study is commissioned by the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.

If you would like to hear more about this study, please email SPI Consultant Kayleigh Hughes on kayleigh@o-spi.com.

Further information on SPI’s strategic sector development work can be found here.