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拢400k boost for UK film production and a new approach to film education

Government responds to the recent film policy review.

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Ed Vaizey
Published
15 May 2012
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has today announced a package of measures to strengthen the UK film industry as part of the .

鈥淭he UK film industry is a real success story,鈥� said Mr Vaizey. 鈥淓conomically and culturally British film makes a great contribution and it鈥檚 vital that we make the most of the very real opportunity for the economic growth it offers.鈥�

听罢丑别 include:

  • A 拢400,000 funding boost for overseas investment in UK film production
  • Financial incentives to reward commercial success by returning development funding back to companies that achieve box office success
  • A new approach to film education bringing together making, seeing and learning about film, which will be available in every school across the UK.

The majority of the review鈥檚 recommendations are directed at the , which today published its Future Plan consultation聽that sets out its proposals to implement the independent panel鈥檚 findings.

Further information

  • (January 2012)

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Published 15 May 2012