Creative UK & the Mayor of London announce partnership to tackle systemic inequalities

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Freelancers make up nearly half of the jobs in the capital’s world-leading culture and creative industries, but the pandemic has hit them hard. Up to 60 per cent lost all their work during the pandemic. Self-employed workers have been much more exposed to the economic shock of the crisis, and at least 200,000 self-employed Londoners … Read more

Young Londoners to work on major film productions as part of Mayor of London, NBCUniversal & Film London partnership

The ground-breaking talent partnership was announced by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, as he joined Dame Donna Langley DBE, chairman, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Adrian Wootton OBE, chief executive of Film London, at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles. It is estimated the UK film and TV industry will be worth over £6bn by 2024/25. … Read more