Move Over, Hollywood: Bristol, Glasgow & Cardiff Lead the Film & TV Revolution

TV and film clusters across the UK are delivering growth, bringing significant economic and social benefits to their Nations and Regions, including highly skilled jobs. Given the ongoing work to develop clusters, and the government's ambitions to increase growth and prosperity and to develop a new industrial strategy for the creative industries, this report asks: How does the UK grow TV and film clusters on a sustainable basis?

To answer this question, we have examined the factors for sustainable growth in a sample of clusters in the Nations & Regions, with a deep dive on Bristol, Cardiff and Glasgow. We have drawn on new research involving data analysis, an industry survey and interviews to examine the roles and impact of public and private sector initiatives and investment in each of these clusters.

We then make four recommendations on what is needed for the future:

• Maintain a mixed commissioning and production ecology

• Establish a new, ambitious industrial strategy

• Secure talent and develop skills schemes

• Maintain the competitiveness of the audiovisual expenditure credit

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