19th May 2012
US & UK film job losses
7th October 2010
Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures is to axe more than 50
jobs.
The cuts are the result of restructuring four of the company's
divisions. These include the licensing, consumer products,
home entertainment and digital distribution departments.
The move will apparently save Paramount $10 million at a time when
the feature-film industry is recovering from the global economic
crisis.
Meanwhile, the film business in the northwest region of England
has been hit by the UK government's decision to close down the
national Film Council.
Vision+Media, the region's film agency supporting filmmakers'
local location and production needs, has asked staff to go on a
four-day week for three months. This is effective from 1
November.
Although the agency's meeting rooms will still be available for
use, employees will not work on Fridays during the three
months.
The cuts aim to "help us retain our diverse, highly skilled and
flexible team," Vision+Media said in a statement.
Photography: Lydia Goldblatt from the exhibition Strange Bedfellows 1