Film and Television Industry 2024-01-11
2024-01-11
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Q1
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The MP is concerned about supporting the growth of the UK's film and television industry, which has seen significant growth.
What steps her Department is taking to support the growth of the film and television industry?
We have seen significant growth in the film and TV industries. The support that we have taken includes reforms to audiovisual tax reliefs, uplifts for animation and children's TV, and £28 million of investment in the UK global screen fund.
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The MP is concerned about the vulnerability of the UK's film industry due to American strikes, causing temporary job losses.
I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for her answer. She will know that there is now more studio space for feature film production in the home counties than there is in Hollywood. However, there is a vulnerability. We found that out at the time of the American writers and actors' strikes, when a number of my friends, and many other people who are not my friends, were made redundant temporarily because film production halted. How can we make the British film industry more independent of the American production machine?
Our film industry is world leading. The strikes caused disruption, but we work closely with partners in other jurisdictions. For example, 'Barbie' was filmed in the UK, supported 750 jobs, added £80 million to our economy and earned over £1.1 billion at the global box office. We are continuing to support the industry with tax incentives, funding pots and developing a skills pipeline.
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The specific measures to make the British film industry independent of American production were not detailed.
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