Film Industry – Exam section B, Institutions and audiences
Key Words
· Institutions
· Funding
· Cultural Test
· Co-production
Tax Relief: Why do British Films get tax relief?
1. Encourage investments
2. Facilitate the development of UK film industry, making a large net
Why is the British economy so strong?
· Tourism: Around £1.9 billion of visitor spend a year might be attributable to UK films
· Merchandise: DVD sales support 7,000 jobs
· Toys, books, clothes, soundtracks, and computer games
· UK brand: boost demand for UK products
BFI: Two categories to be classed as a British test
· Cultural tests
o Must score 16 points out of 31 to be British
Set in UK – Culture content British Contribution Hubs – British studio Practitioners –British
· Official Co-production
o Australia
o Canada
o France
o India
o Israel
o Jamaica
o New Zealand
o South Africa
To Summarise
· What makes a film British?
A film is British if it scores 16 out of 31, therefore has British content, culture, hub and contribution. Also a film is British if it is produced/co-produced by British producers.
· Being certified a British film is good for a production company because…
There is tax-relief and funding available
· A strong film industry is good for Britain because…
It brings profits to the British economy, namely through tourism, advertising, merchandise and boosting the UK brand.
· Britain’s position as a global player is…
Healthy and growing, but completely reliant on USA’s financial input.
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