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About
North East
Screen

We work with businesses and professionals specialising in film, TV and screen-based arts, primarily through our talent development, events and Film Office

North East Screen is North East England’s screen industries development agency. We work with emerging professionals, home grown filmmakers, production companies and artist filmmakers specialising in film, TV and screen-based arts, developing them through our North East Screen Crew Academy, Talent and Business Development team and Film Office. Through our Film Office, we support regional commercial film and TV production, attracting inward investment by promoting the region as a production base.

We work with our local authority partners across the region to make the North East a filming friendly region for all incoming productions. Learn more.

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Our Story

Find out about our history and track record.

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Our Impact

With recent funding and industry development we are positioning ourselves for future industry growth.

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Our Team
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Our team has industry and business knowledge and experience with connections across the North East region. Through our partnership, we have links to commissioners, production companies and TV networks and work closely with other Screen Agencies across the North. We are currently growing to meet the needs of the developing industry here in the North East.

Alison
Gwynn
Chief Executive
Gayle
Woodruffe
Operations Director
Lisa
Laws
Development Director
Katie
Strachan
Film Office Manager
Jo
Macleod
Marketing and Communications Manager
Emma
Lydon
Interim Talent and Business Development Manager
Teresa
Saint
Monitoring Manager
Victoria
Glass
Special Events Manager
Holly
Anderson
Film Office Coordinator (Locations)
David
Lester
Skills Coordinator
Latest News
Sunderland studio plans move to final investment stage
1st July 2025
Sunderland studio plans move to final investment stage
PLANS for a world-class film studio complex are being presented to the investment market, with the aim to put in place a final funder and developer later this year.  Sunderland City Council as land-owner and project lead is moving to test the appetite of the wider investment market for the Crown Works Film Studios opportunity, […]
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