Committee's Examination into the British Film and Premium Television Sector
The UK's Film and HETV sector plays a significant role in the country's economy, attracting foreign direct investment. However, recent research by the British Film Institute (BFI) and the Independent Cinema Office highlights post-pandemic struggles of UK cinema, multiplexes, and mixed arts venues.
Challenges to work quality within some roles in the UK screen sector persist, including instances of extremely long working hours and a lack of training opportunities for freelancers. The Creative PEC's Good Work Review provides findings on improving the quality of work in the sector, recommending improvements to the responsiveness of the Film and TV skills system, promoting industry-led innovations, and providing opportunities for freelancers to invest in their own professional development.
The UK's screen sector is R&D intensive, but under-supported by the current R&D tax relief scheme due to its focus on arts, humanities, and social sciences. Despite this, there is no direct evidence of specific policy recommendations made by the Creative PEC to strengthen the UK's R&D Tax Relief Offer for the Screen sector in the provided search results.
The UK's screen sector faces diversity and inclusion challenges, particularly around socio-economic background, race, gender, disability, and social class. Six strategic priorities are outlined to support people from working class backgrounds to get in and get on in the UK screen sector. These strategic priorities include considering socio-economic background in industry diversity initiatives, agreeing an industry-wide approach to measuring socio-economic background in the workforce, and enhancing investment in interventions that support career progression for people from working class backgrounds in the screen industries.
The UK Government is recommended to amend its definition of R&D for tax relief purposes to align with the OECD's Frascati Manual. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) Culture and Heritage Capital Framework is recommended for continued support to assess where support is needed.
In conclusion, the UK's screen sector is facing numerous challenges post-pandemic, requiring continued investment and policy action to address work quality issues, diversity and inclusion challenges, and skills shortages. For precise recommendations on R&D Tax Relief for the Screen sector, consult Creative PEC’s official publications.
- To address work quality issues, the Creative PEC's Good Work Review suggests improving the responsiveness of the Film and TV skills system, promoting industry-led innovations, and providing opportunities for freelancers to invest in their own professional development.
- The UK's screen sector is R&D intensive but under-supported by the current R&D tax relief scheme, suggesting a need for changes to align with the OECD's Frascati Manual.
- The sector faces diversity and inclusion challenges, particularly around socio-economic background, race, gender, disability, and social class, with six strategic priorities outlined for support.
- These strategic priorities include considering socio-economic background in industry diversity initiatives, agreeing an industry-wide approach to measuring socio-economic background in the workforce, and enhancing investment in interventions that support career progression for people from working-class backgrounds.
- The UK Government is recommended to amend its definition of R&D for tax relief purposes and continue supporting the DCMS's Culture and Heritage Capital Framework to assess where support is needed.
- Evidence highlights post-pandemic struggles of UK cinema, multiplexes, and mixed arts venues within the Film and HETV sector that plays a significant role in the country's economy.
- In the education-and-self-development sphere, the need for a more robust educational policy addressing talent development and skills acquisition in the screen industries is evident.
- The arts industry, together with finance and business, is crucial in driving innovation and cultural growth, but it must collaborate with data-driven research for increased efficacy.
- Impactful policy decisions should consider the role of the screen sector in the economy, foster diversity and inclusion, and support work quality, while creating a better learning environment for future generations seeking education in the creative industries.
