785 claims, representing 740 films, were made during 2019-2020 according to Hmrc.
The amount paid out in UK high-end television tax relief (Hetvf) is catching up with film tax relief (Ftr), according to provisional figures published by Hmrc, the UK government’s revenue and customs department.
£522m in UK film tax relief (Ftr) was paid out to qualifying UK films in 2019-2020, a decrease on the previous tax year (£595m), though this is still a provisional figure.
Meanwhile, £324m of Hetvf was paid to 290 claims, representing 275 programmes, an increase on last year, when £246m was paid to 225 claims.
Ftr still accounts for...
The amount paid out in UK high-end television tax relief (Hetvf) is catching up with film tax relief (Ftr), according to provisional figures published by Hmrc, the UK government’s revenue and customs department.
£522m in UK film tax relief (Ftr) was paid out to qualifying UK films in 2019-2020, a decrease on the previous tax year (£595m), though this is still a provisional figure.
Meanwhile, £324m of Hetvf was paid to 290 claims, representing 275 programmes, an increase on last year, when £246m was paid to 225 claims.
Ftr still accounts for...
- 8/13/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The inaugural Turks and Caicos International Film Festival (Tciff) will open with Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary Sea of Shadows, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio. Pic follows a group of dedicated scientists, conservationists, investigative journalists, undercover agents and members of the Mexican navy who try to protect endangered sea species from Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers. The Caribbean festival, which will have an environmental focus, runs 15 – 17 November 2019. Jonny Keeling, the executive producer of the BBC Natural History unit which produced hit series Planet Earth, Richard Curtis, and Emma Freud, will be among those taking part in panels. Rob Stewart’s film Sharkwater Extinction will screen at the Festival. There will also be an underwater filmmaking session with cameraman Duncan Brake.
The Production Guild of Great Britain has appointed producer Alex Boden (Cloud Atlas) as its newly appointed chair, as Production Controller Guy Barker steps down after four years in the role.
The Production Guild of Great Britain has appointed producer Alex Boden (Cloud Atlas) as its newly appointed chair, as Production Controller Guy Barker steps down after four years in the role.
- 10/8/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Concerns around market impact of a BFI-endorsd Eis fund.
Key figures in the UK film industry have given a generally positive response to the report from the BFI’s Commission on UK Independent Film which was published this week. However concerns were raised about some aspects.
John McVay, the chief executive of UK producers’ association Pact, suggested the Commission came into being partly as a result of Pact’s own report last year, ‘The State of the UK Independent Film Sector’, which highlighted the “parlous” state of the sector and recommended the UK’s film tax credit should be...
Key figures in the UK film industry have given a generally positive response to the report from the BFI’s Commission on UK Independent Film which was published this week. However concerns were raised about some aspects.
John McVay, the chief executive of UK producers’ association Pact, suggested the Commission came into being partly as a result of Pact’s own report last year, ‘The State of the UK Independent Film Sector’, which highlighted the “parlous” state of the sector and recommended the UK’s film tax credit should be...
- 7/19/2018
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
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