🎬⭐️DIARY OF A PRODUCER🏆🚀The tide is turning. Don’t leave just yet✈️

We all know that last year was the one of the worst in years in living 

memory from all of us freelancers. It is the first time in over 20 years 

that I heard sommano people talking about leaving the film industry 

Altogether and just as many talking about leaving the UK - fed up with 

the cost of living as well as the lack of opportunities in the UK 

compared to other throwing areas of the world (from India, to the 

Middle East and even China).

And yet…🎥⏰🐝

👉🏼 This is my third proper recession after 2008 (which was great for

me but not too bad actually) and 2014 which I didn’t feel at all. 

Last year though, I think most freelancers felt it. Yet in every single one 

of these recession, the film and TV industry bounced back with the most 

amazing opportunities to be had. 

⏰Like every year I had a very quiet January and February. 📞Then the 

phone started ringing for enquiries. Swiftly enquiries became jobs; 

in the beginning, it was docs and short content. Yesterday (probably 

Due to 40% tax credit) I got my first serious enquiry about a 

multi-million feature film from a serious player. Interesting, isn’t it? 🤷🏻‍♂️

👩🏻‍🎓Independent films are back. Investors are back. Film is back. TV 

never went away. The 40% tax credit will have an impact and the jobs 

will keep on coming. But let’s just be smart. 

💰 Let's have sustainable productions without trying to milk the

independent producers for every penny and have another crisis 

soon. 🌍

👉🏼 Independent producers are not Netflix. They have tighter budgets 

and cannot pay Netflix rates. But without a new generation of 

independent producers willing to take chances on first-time directors,

we cannot have a sustainable industry where not only the ‘sons and 

daughters of’ get access to first features opportunities. 

And also look around the world. The UK is not the only place to make 

a first feature. But it’s not a bad place at all to start 🚀

✅ Join us at our next networking night @London Independent Film 

Festival

✅ Our Film funding guide is on our website

✅ Our next Producer course starts in June

🌍 Enquiries on our website below. 

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