Hertfordshire Film Office Manager, Pippa Cawdron, has been appointed as the new Chair of Film Offices: UK (FO:UK).
FO:UK is a forum of independent Film Offices across the UK, sharing information, best practice, and evaluation of the current industry trends.
Pippa will use her extensive industry knowledge and experience gained at Hertfordshire Film Office, and previously at Dacorum Borough Council to support the organisation and build connections.
Hertfordshire Film Office is currently the lead office for FO:UK and alongside Pippa’s appointment, expands the county’s USP as a proponent of both independent UK film and global international brands such as Elstree Studios which is celebrating its centenary in 2025, Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, Sky Studios Elstree and BBC Studioworks.
Hertfordshire Film Office is seeing inquiries for filming and production in the county increase steadily year on year, with almost 90% of studio space now in use following the industry bounce-back from Covid and strikes which brought production to a halt.
Hertfordshire Futures – the film office’s parent organisation - is headline partner in the UK Screen Investment Programme, which is attracting a new wave of capital investment into the screen sector in Hertfordshire and the UK as a whole.
Pippa said: “I am delighted to take up this position and look forward to what will be an exciting and insightful journey both for me personally, and for how Hertfordshire, already a global screen hub, can connect with other regions to grow the domestic film and TV industry across the UK and on our own doorstep.”
I am delighted to take up this position and look forward to what will be an exciting and insightful journey both for me personally, and for how Hertfordshire, already a global screen hub, can connect with other regions to grow the domestic film and TV industry across the UK and on our own doorstep.