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“It’s Extraordinary”: Biggest Names In UK Biz Respond To “Game-changing” Gov’t Plans For 40% Indie Movie Tax Relief


Christopher Nolan, Barbara Broccoli and Ridley Scott have responded to the 40% Indie Movie Tax Relief

Announced earlier today by UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt following lobbying from the BFI and Pact for months, the relief will apply to movies made for less than £15M ($19M). Sixteen Films producer and Ken Loach collaborator Rebecca O’Brien joked that the “genuine game changer” has prompted her to rethink whether to stop making movies. Oppenheimer helmer Christopher Nolan added: “Independent and lower-budget filmmaking is where we had our start and where new voices and innovations vital to the entire industry are born.

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