For services rendered to film and television productions - Find a freedom of information request

Request

For the tax years 2014/15 to 2022/23 inclusive, please would you please fully disclose the following details, breaking the figures by year:

1. How much revenue has been received by your organisation for services rendered to film and television productions? This could include location rental, permits and all other services related to film productions using your personnel or resources.

2. Please outline the type of work or service rendered, in each case and disclose the revenue received for each type of service.

3. How much has your organisation spent on facilitating such arrangements between 2014/15 to 2022/23, inclusive, broken down by year?

Decision

1. £618.00 recorded revenue in connection with a request to film on the highway.

2. To facilitate a Temporary Traffic Restriction Order.

3. 2022 approx. 3 – 5 hours street works officer time = £335.00

    2023 approx. 3 – 5 hours street works officer time = £335.00

    2024 approx. 3 – 5 hours street works officer time = £335.00

June 2019 - ITV - rented a vacant Lincolnshire County Council farmhouse in order to film "Wild Bill" drama. One day of filming. Income received £3000

This is combined response for all of Heritage, according to our records:

2017/18

UCA Films Independent film Film of prison £900 net Channel 4

Request to film the WW1 tank for a Guy Martin production <£500

Production Co filming of Peterloo movie Gainsborough Old Hall £19,213.46

National Portrait Gallery Filming Tennyson Research Collection £150

2020/21

Zona Mixta Productions Castles – secrets, mysteries and legends

Film of prison and general castle views £930 net

Production Co Mayflower 400th Anniversary – venue hire

Gainsborough Old Hall filming £64

2021/22

Rumpus Media Productions

Walking Victorian Britain

Film of prison at Lincoln Castle £750 net

2023/24

Digging for Britain (Multiple docs) Out of hours filming plus broadcast fee £676

2024/25

Roman Found Licensing fees (3 docs) (non-profit local website film) £190

Please note response to a previous FOI: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/directoryrecord/67893/lincoln-used-for-film

Reference number
FOI 9898913
Date request received
20/06/24
Date of decision
11/07/24