Written by David Lewis on Feb 17, 2009. Posted in On Location

UK delegation heads to Mumbai

To capitalise on the success of Slumdog Millionaire, a number of UK film companies will be attending India's FICCI Frames Entertainment Conference which starts today in Mumbai.

The delegation of companies is being led by the UK Film Council and includes names such as Assassin Films, Atlantic Film Group, Blueprint Pictures, Dan Films, Europa Cinemas, HanWay Films, Headline Pictures, Olsberg SPI, Origin Pictures and Prescience Film Finance.

The export delegation of UK sales, production, facilities and service companies, led by the UK Film Council, includes Assassin Films, Atlantic Film Group, Blueprint Pictures, Dan Films, Europa Cinemas, Hanway Films, Headline Pictures, Olsberg SPI, Origin Pictures and Prescience Film Finance. All have projects and commercial interests which require Indian creative and business input.

The Frames Entertainment Conference, which is organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), brings 1800 Indian and 800 foreign delegates from across the media and entertainment industries together in Mumbai. The event provides a unique opportunity to meet the key commercial and independent Indian film and media industry players over three days. The conference programme includes a wide range of seminars focusing on film, digital entertainment, television, animation, visual effects, radio and gaming and members of the delegation will be participating on panels within the official programme.

Sarah McKenzie, the UK Film Council's Senior Executive for Export Development said: "The global success of Slumdog Millionaire shows what can be achieved when UK and Indian filmmakers collaborate on projects. The export delegation to India should help more UK businesses develop closer links with India, a market which is expanding all the time."