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Creative Industries Federation

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Chair
  
Sir John Sorrell

Chief Executive
  
John Kampfner

Formation
  
24 November 2014 (2014-11-24)

Legal status
  
Non-profit organisation

Website
  
www.creativeindustriesfederation.com

The Creative Industries Federation is the independent representative body of the UK's arts, creative industries and cultural and creative education institutions. It represents more than 1000 member organisations and advocates for the infrastructure and investment required to retain the creative industries' position as the fastest growing sector of the UK economy.

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History

The Federation was the brianchild of Sir John Sorrell, the designer and UK business ambassador, and a team of creative leaders including Sir Nicholas Serota of Tate, Sir Peter Bazalgette from Arts Council England, Amanda Nevill of the British Film Institute, Darren Henley of Classic FM, Tim Davie of BBC Worldwide, Sir Nicholas Hytner of the National Theatre and Caroline Rush of the British Fashion Council. Operations commenced in March 2014 before the organisation launched officially in November of the same year with a 500-person reception at Central Saint Martins. Its membership scheme commenced in January 2015.

The Federation marked its first anniversary in January 2016 with a celebration at Television Centre, welcoming 650 guests and featuring an address by Chancellor George Osborne. Its second anniversary saw similar numbers attend a celebration at the Design Museum, with speakers including Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Karen Bradley, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and performers including Company Wayne McGregor.

Membership

The Federation is funded through the membership scheme through which it represents more than 1000 organisations drawn from across sectors including advertising and media, architecture, broadcasting, crafts, creative education, creative tech, design, fashion, film, heritage, museums, galleries and libraries, music, performing arts, photography, publishing, video games and visual arts.

Members include FTSE 100 companies, multinationals, privately-owned businesses,SMEs, charities and non-profit organisations, trade associations, universities and further education colleges and individual practitioners.

Work

The Federation represents the interests of the UK creative industries to both the UK government and the general public. It advocates for the infrastructure and investment required for their future success, developing policy priorities through consultation with its members. Current focuses include the development of a skilled workforce through creative education in schools, access to finance through both public and private funding and the necessary infrastructure such as fast broadband and intellectual property rights protection.

The Federation also provides members’ benefits including research reports, a calendar of networking events and discounts.

Publications

Brexit Report: The impact of leaving the EU on the UK's arts, creative industries and cultural education - and what should be done - October 2016

Social Mobility and the Skills Gap, Creative Education Agenda - October 2016

Industrial Strategy for the Creative Industries - September 2016

The C. Report 2015-2016 - January 2016

Creative industries - routes to finance November 2015

Creative Diversity - September 2015

How public investment in arts contributes to growth in the creative industries - July 2015

Creative Education Agenda May 2015

Board

  • Sir John Sorrell (Chair)
  • Nigel Carrington, Vice Chancellor, University of the Arts London
  • Melanie Eusebe, Chair and Co-Founder, Black British Business Awards
  • Baroness Lane-Fox, philanthropist & public servant
  • Lord Hall, Director General, BBC
  • Nick Harvey
  • Anna Jones, Chief Executive, Hearst Magazines UK
  • Jude Kelly, Artistic Director, Southbank Centre
  • Ian Livingstone CBE, games entrepreneur
  • Janet Markwick, Chief Operations Officer, Grey EMEA
  • Tessa Ross
  • Sir Nicholas Serota, Director, Tate
  • Philip Watkins, Partner, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (Company Secretary)
  • Tom Weldon, Chief Executive, Penguin Random House UK
  • UK Council

    The UK Council meets three times a year to inform the Federation's policy work. Council members are selected from the Federation membership to give representation to all the arts and creative industries across the commercial, public and education sectors as well as broad representation of the country at large.

    International Council

    The International Council was launched in July 2016, featuring creative industries leaders from around the world. It identifies emergent opportunities for the sector and examples of innovation and best practice from around the world. These findings inform the Federation’s biannual international magazine, C.International.

    References

    Creative Industries Federation Wikipedia