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Motion Picture Production in the UK Industry Market Research Report Now Updated by IBISWorld

By StudentFilmmakers.com
posted Oct 5, 2012, 13:54

The UK Motion Picture Production industry is the fourth-largest in the world, behind the United States, Japan and France. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Alen Allday, "the industry is dominated by a few large-scale global players and many small producers generating about 60% of annual production expenditure through inward investment between local and international studios". Most international funds are sourced from US companies. Therefore, exchange rates are important to industry growth, as is the availability of government tax incentives, quality film studios and skilled film production staff. Film and video theft, piracy and copyright infringement are ongoing threats to the industry.

Despite continued adverse economic conditions in 2012-13, industry revenue is forecast to grow by 2.6% to £2.15 billion. The success of several major UK films during the year is expected to contribute to greater industry demand and activity. Over the five years through 2012-13, revenue is expected to grow by 13.6% per annum. This strong growth will be due to the robust nature of the UK film industries, strong demand for film production services, high demand from foreign companies to produce films in the United Kingdom, and government film tax incentives.

Industry revenue growth is expected to remain high over the five years through 2017-18. Allday adds, "this growth will be driven by strong demand for UK films and increased funds available for feature film production". This will flow into increased co-production activity between US and UK film producers. The developing 3-D movie segment will drive growth for film producers, supported by greater availability of 3-D screens in cinemas.

The Motion Picture Production industry is characterised by having a small number of large, globally linked operators and a large number of one-off and intermittent producers. Many of these companies are made up of self-employed producers that make very few films. The four largest film producers will generate 32.4% of industry revenue in 2012-13, giving the industry a low level of market share concentration. Major companies include Time Warner, The Walt Disney Company, News Corporation and NBC Universal.

Resources: www.ibisworld.co.uk


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