UK Film Industry contributes over £4.5 billion a year to economy, research shows

According to major new research commissioned by the UK Film Council, the film industry contributes more £4.5 billion a year to the UK GDP, over £1.2 billion to the Exchequer and is responsible for supporting 100,000 jobs.

The research, which was undertaken by independent organisation Oxford Economics, proves the value both economically and culturally of UK film to the nation as a whole, and identifies the significance of tax relief to the health of the sector.

You can read the report here. To read a more detailed summary from Directors UK, please visit our website.