5 April 2011 and on 20 January 2012, it was announced that the appeal had been turned down. On 15 May 2013, local councillors in South Buckinghamshire rejected a pared down version of the expansion plans. The Chief Executive of the studios, Ivan Dunleavy, said he expected to appeal against the latest decision to the Secretary of State, Eric Pickles, who rejected the previous application, a year earlier. On 19 June 2014 it was reported that Pinewood Studios had received approval to go ahead with the multimillion-pound expansion plans which would see it rival Hollywood film sets. Enter the Pitch Pinewood Studios is one of the sponsors for the short film competition "Enter the Pitch," also known as the Pitch, which launched in 2009. The Pitch is an online short film pitching competition that invites film makers to submit a project that takes inspiration from any story, character, or theme in the Bible. The top ten finalists are invited to Pinewood Studios, where they pitch their film to a panel of industry professionals. The person giving the best pitch wins an apprenticeship with industry professionals and is mentored on how to turn their pitch into a short film. The inaugural Pitch winner was Simeon Lumgair's Derelict (2009); the most recent was Oneikeh Campbell's Five Thousand Stars (2020). See also List of Pinewood Studios productions Pinewood Group Shepperton Studios References Further reading External links Pinewood Studios Project Pinewood Pinewood Studios at Google Maps British film studios Film production companies of the United Kingdom Buildings and structures in Buckinghamshire Television studios in England Television production companies of the United Kingdom 1936 establishments in England BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award