- It creates some of the greatest Independant films in the world.
Trainspotting, This Is England, Lock Stock & Four Lions to name a few.
- The core UK film industry now contributes approximately £4.3 billion per year to the UK economy – up by 50% since 2000, when the UK Film Council was created.
- UK Film Council investments in British films have been hugely successful – for every £1 we have invested, £5 has been generated at the box office.
- The UK has more digital cinemas than any other European country – 365 and counting.
- The UK film industry directly provides jobs for almost 44,000 people, with extended employment impact of 95,000 jobs.
- It provides visual entertainment and culture to the country, made by the country.
- It provides social activities, can be a place to escape and provides people with sparks of Inspiration.
- It Sheds good light on our country and is the most widely recognised creative field to come out of the UK.
- The British Film Insitute (BFI) with support from Lottery Funds helps discover and develop new talent; and to support the production of a wide range of films that will enrich British film culture and define Britain and its storytellers in the 21st century, for the benefit of audiences at home and abroad.
Why It Could Be Bad
- There is not much funding into the British Film Industry making it hard to gain a bigger reputation for itself up against the billion pound blockbusters.
- It is quite a niche market.
- Many people would not appreciate British Film as a large amount of it is cultural. Especially different countries with their own Cultures.
- There are not many events or festivals supporting British Film and not a lot of ways of distributing and promoting the events, again due to lack of funding.
- Less people are going to the cinema in general in recent years which would cause a loss in gross profits, particularly in Independent Film and Independent Cinema.
- There are less Independent Cinemas in Cities and hardly any in Towns across the UK.
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