Olsberg•SPI's evaluation of Australia's screen production Offsets, undertaken for the Australian Screen Association, was published today.

Olsberg•SPI recently completed an extensive independent evaluation of the Council of Europe's Eurimages Fund, with the study resulting in a number of recommendations.

SPI recently completed a review of this low budget film production/training programme which involved a confidential workshop with funded clients, gathering and testing their evaluations of all aspects of the programme.

SPI conducted a review of the organisation, management and activities of LUFF for its funders to help them consider future funding support.

This assignment involved evaluating the economic impact in New South Wales, and Australia as a whole, of the agency’s production investment fund.

This assignment involved a complete review of all state aid issues (covering film funds as well as studio support) for both the European Film Agency Directors and regional fund association, CineRegio.

SPI conducted an economic map of the value of the independent television sector in the Northwest. This was the first full-scale exercise of its kind conducted in the region.

SPI, with partner consultants in the North East, was commissioned by Northern Film and Media to undertake a feasibility study to identify options for the delivery of a “Creative Industries Intellectual Property Investment Fund” in the North East.

SPI was retained by Manchester City Council to evaluate the area of the city in which Granada’s offices and facilities were based as the possible location of a digital media cluster.

SPI was retained by Scottish Enterprise to assist and advise on a tender process for a new film and television studio in Scotland.

SPI was retained to conduct a study of the film and broadcast sectors in the English regions of London, the East and the South East.

SPI was hired by the UK Film Council in 2008 as the monitoring and evaluation partner of its £3 million Digital Film Archive Fund, The DFAF fund represents a stream of National Lottery funding, operated by the UK Film Council. The fund has been delegated by the UKFC to the 9 Regional Screen Agencies to enable them to fund projects that enhance public access to UK’s screen heritage. This work is ongoing