Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
British film and high-end television
Closed
Opened 19 Jul 2023
Closed 30 May 2024
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Inquiry scope (the committee's words)
[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 as a global destination for production and how the independent film production sector can best be supported. It will examine issues around skills and retention in the industry and what needs to be done to ensure the sector can adapt to challenges such as the rise of artificial intelligence. The Committee will also be looking at the challenges for British cinemas, following the recent Cineworld restructure and the collapse of the Empire chain.
Where it stands
The inquiry is closed, opened 19 July 2023.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 6 oral evidence sessionsLatest 21 May 2024
- 29 witnesses
Recent activity
- Letter from Laura Mansfield, Chief Executive, ScreenSkills, relating to oral evidence follow-up, dated 23 May 202424 May 2024, Correspondence
- Letter from Benjamin King, Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland, Netflix, relating to Baby Reindeer, dated 23 May 202424 May 2024, Correspondence
- Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Lucy Frazer MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, relating to the Committee’s British film and high-end tv inquiry, dated 24 May 202424 May 2024, Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions
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| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
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| 21 May 2024 |
Oral evidence session
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
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| 8 May 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Benjamin King · Netflix,
Chris Bird · Amazon,
Gidon Freeman · NBCUniversal International Ltd.,
Mitchell Simmons · Paramount
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| 23 Apr 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Alex Hamilton · Studiocanal UK,
Catharine Des Forges · Independent Cinema Office,
Clare Binns · Picturehouse Cinemas,
Mark Cosgrove · Watershed,
Tim Richards · Vue
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| 19 Mar 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Adrian Wootton OBE · British Film Commission,
Andrew M Smith OBE DL · Pinewood Group Limited,
Jane Tranter · Bad Wolf,
Neil Hatton · UK Screen Alliance
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| 21 Feb 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Eva Yates · BBC Film,
James Hawes,
Ollie Madden · Film4,
Rebecca O’Brien · Sixteen Films
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| 23 Jan 2024 |
Oral evidence session
Andy Leyshon · Film Distributors’ Association,
Gurinder Chadha OBE,
John McVay OBE · Pact,
Phil Clapp · UK Cinema Association
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Who gave evidence
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| 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 Affairs | NBCUniversal International Ltd. | 1 |
| Gurinder Chadha OBE | Not recorded | 1 |
| James Hawes | Not recorded | 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 Affairs EMEA | Paramount | 1 |
| Myriam Raja | Not recorded | 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
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