'5 facts about the film industry'
Think back to the facts and figures about the film industry from the earlier discussion around consumption nd audience behaviour. Publish a post that has 5 facts about the film industry. Also include images. Remember to add your name label again
1. Women only made up 13% of screenwriters and 8% of directors. Both figures are lower than 2011 (19% and 15% respectively).
2. The BFI awarded £1m to short films in 2012.
3. 200 films passed the Cultural Test in 2012 to become officially ‘British’. Of these, 13 were official co-productions.
4. On average, films passing the Cultural Test were able to class 71% of their total budget as ‘Production Costs’ for the Tax Credit (which provides 20% of the eligible Production costs, on films under £20m). The figure for official Co-productions is 60% of the budget.
5. The largest government body to provide funds to the UK film industry is the taxman. HMRC industry in 2012. The BFI provided £87m (via Lottery funding) and two public broadcasters were the next biggest investors (Film4 £15m and BBC Films £12m).
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