GEORGIA BROWN is set to chair the Skills Task Force for the UK screen industry, aiming to address skill shortages in the production and screen sectors.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has set up the Task Force following a skills review commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The Task Force will work to design an industry-led response to grow, train and retain the sector's workforce over the next five years.
Brown is the former Head of Amazon Studios Europe, and previously held leadership roles at Fremantle Media, BBC Worldwide and Shine International.
“The UK has an important and well-earned reputation for being the centre of creative excellence," she said.
To ensure growth and build a sustainable industry, Brown said the Task Force must “accelerate change by creating a robust framework to develop, support, train and ignite the next generation of talent”.
CEO of BFI BEN ROBERTS said: “With an executive of Georgia’s calibre and experience at the helm, we believe industry working with key partners such as ScreenSkills, can come together to drive this work forward and help ensure sustainable change.”