Northern Film & Media (NFM) is a creative industry development agency based in Newcastle upon Tyne. We support the growth of region’s film, TV, digital media and music industries. We develop the North East’s creative industries by investing in talent and ideas.
NFM has invested/supported productions taking place in the North East including Atonement, Harry Potter, Elizabeth, Goal, Sherlock Holmes, Inspector George Gently, Vera, United, Joe Maddison’s War, Junior Doctors, Geordie Finishing School for Girls, Tracy Beaker Returns, The Revenge of Alistair Fury, Wire in the Blood, Place of Execution, 55 Degrees North and Bellamy’s People.
Northern Film & Media is fund holder of the £2.4m Finance for Business – North East Creative Content Fund with Northstar Ventures. The co-investment fund was the first public-VC partnership in the creative industries outside of London and has been hailed by the CBI as a shining example of using public cash to ‘de-risk investment in the creative industries’. We support the region’s talent with a range of initiatives designed to connect North East talent with international markets.