News
Our latest project and company updates
Featured
Our Latest News
AGICOA/Nordic Film Prize
As part of the Nordic Film Prize 2010, Jonathan Olsberg on behalf of AGICOA, a not for profit membership organisation that collects retransmission royalties, delivered and moderated a session on how producers/rights holders could build sustainable content businesses.
Comparison of Filming Costs for Film Location Finland
Film Location Finland is a two-year EU-funded project carried out by the POEM Foundation designed to market and maximise Finland as a shooting location for screen product.
Screen International Film Summit 2010
The theme of this year's Screen International’s Annual Film Summit was "Building sustainable film businesses fit for new commercial realities".
University of Glamorgan – Strategy for New Film Academy
For the University of Glamorgan SPI created a development strategy for a new film academy focused on the needs of the UK’s audiovisual sector.
Screen West Midlands - High-level Market Research
In July 2010, Olsberg•SPI was commissioned by Screen West Midlands to conduct high-level market research and intelligence to capture and analyse Screen West Midlands' funded clients, networks, and stakeholders’ perceptions of the quality of its services, and more generally, its overall offer.
The UK Facilities Sector: A Key Contributor to the Film and Television Industries and to the UK's Creative Economy
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.
Eric Pommer Institute (Munich) Film Summit
In his lecture to an audience of over 200 at the film industry event held in Munich, Jonathan Olsberg discussed to what extent tax-incentive models could make the film industry more sustainable and developed.
FRAMES Audiovisual Conference, Mumbai- UK-India Co-production Panel
Jonathan Olsberg chaired a seminar on how to make the best use of the co-production treaty between the UK and India, at the Frames Entertainment Conference, organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in 2009.
UNIACC Film Seminar- Santiago, Chile
At the Santiago Film Seminar hosted by La Universidad de las Comunicaciones (UNIACC), Jonathan presented on the subject of new modes of distribution to an audience of selected producers, distributors and cinema owners invited by APCT.
Neighbouring Coproduction Meeting - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jonathan Olsberg presented an overview of tax shelter models for the film industry, with a special focus on the European context.
Chile the Brand and Film Industry - Presentation to the Film and TV National Producers Association (APCT), Valdivia, Chile
In his presentation to the APCT, Jonathan Olsberg explored in detail the increasingly relevant topic of branded entertainment and brand association in film finance and distribution.
Fiscal Incentives for Film Production- Danish Film Institute/ Media Desk
Jonathan Olsberg delivered a bespoke presentation on global fiscal incentives, examining a number of regions including Europe, the Americas and Asia.
Marriott Harrison Round Table Discussions - Malaysian Delegation on the Creative Media Sector
Jonathan Olsberg delivered a bespoke presentation on tax incentives for audiovisual production at a round table seminar organised by the law firm Marriott Harrison, on the creative media sector.
San Francisco Film Society – Co-production Masterclasses
Jonathan Olsberg has been invited by the San Francisco Film Society to teach a course on international co-productions for aspiring film producers.
Skillset UK and the UK Film Council – Feasibility Study into a new Film Business Academy
SPI carried out an evaluation into the potential structure of and market for a new MBA-style academy delivering business skills to executives in or wanting to join, the UK film sector.
NFTC- Creative Entrepreneurship Programme
For the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission, SPI custom-designed a programme of workshops and focused mentoring for ten Northern Ireland screen entrepreneurs.
Alchemy- Workshops for Digital Media Companies
SPI led an innovative and powerful programme designed to initiate working relationships between traditional and digital media companies.
Film Location Finland- Marketing Strategy and Implementation Study
SPI was retained by the POEM Foundation, Finland as part of the EU "Film Location Finland" project, to create a marketing strategy that would help attract international audiovisual productions to film in Finland.
AGICOA- Strategies for the International Television Market
SPI was recently retained by AGICOA, an international, not-for-profit organisation that has been established to track and distribute royalties on retransmission of the products of independent producers.
Handmade Films- Library Valuation
SPI has performed valuations of a number of film and television libraries, including Handmade Films, using its knowledge of the international distribution market to provide efficient and robust estimates of future revenues.