Select Committee · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
British film and high-end television
Status: Closed
Opened: 19 Jul 2023
Closed: 30 May 2024
[The new Culture, Media and Sport Committee has agreed to carry on its predecessor Committee's work: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/8551/british-film-and-highend-television-2 /] The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the current challenges faced by the British film and high-end television industry. The new inquiry will investigate what needs to be done to maintain and enhance the UK … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2024 | Dominique Unsworth MBE · Resource Productions, Dr Jon Wardle · National Film and Television School, Georgia Brown · Screen Sectors Skills Task Force, Laura Mansfield · ScreenSkills, Marcus Ryder · The Film and TV Charity, Myriam Raja, Philippa Childs · Prospect Union, Sara Whybrew · British Film Institute | View ↗ |
| 8 May 2024 | Benjamin King · Netflix, Chris Bird · Amazon, Gidon Freeman · NBCUniversal International Ltd., Mitchell Simmons · Paramount | View ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2024 | Alex Hamilton · Studiocanal UK, Catharine Des Forges · Independent Cinema Office, Clare Binns · Picturehouse Cinemas, Mark Cosgrove · Watershed, Tim Richards · Vue | View ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2024 | Adrian Wootton OBE · British Film Commission, Andrew M Smith OBE DL · Pinewood Group Limited, Jane Tranter · Bad Wolf, Neil Hatton · UK Screen Alliance | View ↗ |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Eva Yates · BBC Film, James Hawes, Ollie Madden · Film4, Rebecca O’Brien · Sixteen Films | View ↗ |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Andy Leyshon · Film Distributors’ Association, Gurinder Chadha OBE, John McVay OBE · Pact, Phil Clapp · UK Cinema Association | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Wootton OBE · Chief Executive | British Film Commission | 1 |
| Alex Hamilton · Chief Executive | Studiocanal UK | 1 |
| Andrew M Smith OBE DL · Corporate Affairs Director | Pinewood Group Limited | 1 |
| Andy Leyshon · Chief Executive | Film Distributors’ Association | 1 |
| Benjamin King · Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland | Netflix | 1 |
| Catharine Des Forges · Director | Independent Cinema Office | 1 |
| Chris Bird · Director, Prime Video UK | Amazon | 1 |
| Clare Binns · Managing Director | Picturehouse Cinemas | 1 |
| Dominique Unsworth MBE · Chief Executive | Resource Productions | 1 |
| Dr Jon Wardle · Director | National Film and Television School | 1 |
| Eva Yates · Director | BBC Film | 1 |
| Georgia Brown · Chair | Screen Sectors Skills Task Force | 1 |
| Gidon Freeman · Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory … | NBCUniversal International Ltd. | 1 |
| Gurinder Chadha OBE | — | 1 |
| James Hawes | — | 1 |
| Jane Tranter · Co-Founder and Chief Executive | Bad Wolf | 1 |
| John McVay OBE · Chief Executive | Pact | 1 |
| Laura Mansfield · Chief Executive | ScreenSkills | 1 |
| Marcus Ryder · Chief Executive | The Film and TV Charity | 1 |
| Mark Cosgrove · Head of Cinema | Watershed | 1 |
| Mitchell Simmons · Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affair… | Paramount | 1 |
| Myriam Raja | — | 1 |
| Neil Hatton · Chief Executive | UK Screen Alliance | 1 |
| Ollie Madden · Director | Film4 | 1 |
| Phil Clapp · Chief Executive | UK Cinema Association | 1 |
| Philippa Childs · Head of Bectu Sector | Prospect Union | 1 |
| Rebecca O’Brien · Producer | Sixteen Films | 1 |
| Sara Whybrew · Director of Skills and Workforce Development | British Film Institute | 1 |
| Tim Richards · Chief Executive | Vue | 1 |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from Laura Mansfield, Chief Executive, ScreenSkills, relating to oral ev… |
| 24 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Lucy Frazer MP, Secretary of State for Culture,… |
| 24 May 2024 | To cttee | Letter from Benjamin King, Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland, Ne… |
| 16 Apr 2024 | To cttee | Letter from Ollie Madden, Director, Film4, relating to oral evidence follow-up,… |
| 23 Feb 2024 | To cttee | Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, re… |
| 14 Nov 2023 | To cttee | Letter from Dame Caroline Dinenage MP, Chair, to Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancel… |