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BBC Film & Film4 Bosses Voice Concern For Future Of UK Indie Film Sector: “We’re At Risk Of Losing A Huge Number Of Talented People From The Industry”


The heads of Film4 and BBC Film spoke today about the challenges facing the UK film sector.

Yates, whose publicly funded BBC Film has recently backed movies including Aftersun and Rye Lane, told the committee: “I hope we can get to a better place of resilience. Madden, whose Film4 is riding high off the back of awards hits Poor Things, The Zone Of Interest and All Of Us Strangers, added: “The huge growth in inward investment, which has been great for the UK in many ways, has had some side effects. Both executives agreed that increased tax credit support for independent UK film — something that has been proposed to government by industry organizations such as PACT and the BFI — would be a big help.

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