Committees

British film and high-end television

Inquiry

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is to examine the current challenges faced by the British film and high-end television industry.

The new inquiry will investigate what needs to be done to maintain and enhance the UK as a global destination for production and how the independent film production sector can best be supported.

It will examine issues around skills and retention in the industry and what needs to be done to ensure the sector can adapt to challenges such as the rise of artificial intelligence.

The Committee will also be looking at the challenges for British cinemas, following the recent Cineworld restructure and the collapse of the Empire chain.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 18 October 2023.

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Past events

Tuesday 21 May 2024
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
British film and high-end television - Oral evidence 21 May 2024
10:00am
  • Georgia Brown (Chair at Screen Sectors Skills Task Force)
  • Dr Jon Wardle (Director at National Film and Television School)
  • Sara Whybrew (Director of Skills and Workforce Development at British Film Institute)
10:50am
  • Laura Mansfield (Chief Executive at ScreenSkills)
  • Myriam Raja
  • Dominique Unsworth MBE (Chief Executive at Resource Productions)
11:40am
  • Philippa Childs (Deputy general secretary and Head at Bectu)
  • Marcus Ryder (Chief Executive at The Film and TV Charity)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 8 May 2024
2:30pm Private
3:00pm Public
British film and high-end television - Oral evidence 8 May 2024
3:00pm
  • Chris Bird (Director, Prime Video UK at Amazon)
  • Gidon Freeman (Senior Vice President, Government and Regulatory Affairs at NBCUniversal International Ltd.)
  • Benjamin King (Senior Director of Public Policy, UK and Ireland at Netflix)
  • Mitchell Simmons (Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affairs EMEA at Paramount)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 23 April 2024
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
British film and high-end television - Oral evidence 23 April 2024
10:00am
  • Mark Cosgrove (Head of Cinema at Watershed)
  • Catharine Des Forges (Director at Independent Cinema Office)
11:00am
  • Clare Binns (Managing Director at Picturehouse Cinemas)
  • Alex Hamilton (Chief Executive at Studiocanal UK)
  • Tim Richards (Chief Executive at Vue)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 19 March 2024
9:30am Private
10:00am Public
British film and high-end television - Oral evidence 19 March 2024
10:00am
  • Jane Tranter (Co-Founder and Chief Executive at Bad Wolf)
11:00am
  • Neil Hatton (Chief Executive at UK Screen Alliance)
  • Andrew M Smith OBE DL (Corporate Affairs Director at Pinewood Group Limited)
  • Adrian Wootton OBE (Chief Executive at British Film Commission)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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