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UK film economy

The UK film industry makes a substantial contribution to GDP and the balance of payments. Take a look at how film contributes to the economy, both directly and through its influence on other sectors.

  • International Territory Review – a report on major territories for UK Film – December 2012 (PDF)
  • The Economic Impact of the UK Film Industry presentation – September 2012 (PDF)
  • The Economic Impact of the UK Film Industry – September 2012 (PDF)
  • The Economic Impact of the UK Film Industry – June 2010 (PDF)
  • Film in the UK: a briefing paper – August 2009 (PDF)
  • Re-defining the independent film value chain (PDF)
  • Regional employment update – September 2008 (PDF)
  • Stately Attraction: how film and television programmes promote tourism in the UK – August 2007 (PDF)
  • The economic impact of the UK film industry – July 2007 (PDF)
  • The plateau in cinema attendances and drop in video sales in the UK: the role of digital leisure substitutes – October 2006 (PDF)
  • The economic impact of the UK screen industries – May 2005 (PDF)
  • Skillset/UK Film Council workforce survey report 2003 (PDF)
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