A national conference for the film and TV industry is to be held in Newcastle later this year.
The Creative Cities Convention will take place at the Boiler Shop venue on the city’s Stephenson Quarter on April 26 and 27. Around 300 delegates are expected to attend the event, which will be hosted by BBC journalist and broadcaster Kirsty Wark.
The session follows a number of positive developments in the North East film and TV sector in the last 18 months, including a £25m investment plan from the BBC. Organisers are working with North of Tyne, North East and Tees Valley combined authorities, who have together formed the North East Screen Industries Partnership, to bring the event to the North East.
