Northern Film & Media

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Welcome

WHO ARE NORTHERN FILM & MEDIA?

Northern Film & Media is a creative industry development agency investing in commercial-creative film, TV, digital media, and music activity in the North East.

HOW DOES THIS BENEFIT THE NORTH EAST?

The North East creative industries are worth £91 million and employ 2,000 people, making the sector a significant player in the region’s economy (TBR, 2011).

NFM backed TV drama such as Vera (ITV), Joe Maddison’s War (ITV), Inspector George Gently (BBC) and United (BBC) has attracted combined viewing figures of 70 million in the past year in the UK alone. This has created ‘a critical mass of activity’ that presents the region as ‘vibrant and dynamic’ (Olsberg Report, 2011).

Being ‘seen on screen’ brings significant economic benefits to the region. TV drama activity in the past year has had a local spend of £6m. 'Set jetting' continues to attract visitors to the North East - Alnwick Castle’s visitor revenue increased by £9m as a direct result of being the location of ‘Hogwarts’ in the first two Harry Potter films. 

Northern Film & Media celebrates 10 years of driving growth in the creative industries next year. Since its launch, NFM has leveraged £80m of investment in the North East creative industries. This compares to £7m leveraged by North East creative companies.