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Legislation / UK

8 articles available in total starting from 14/11/2002. Last article published on 23/03/2007.

Industry receives another shock to funding system

Thinking that the worst was over, the UK film industry received unexpected bad news yet again when limits were announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown this week to the Enterprise Investment Schemes...  

23/03/2007 | Legislation | UK

Revised film tax breaks: The industry reacts (2)

Although the same number of points have to be obtained (16 out of a total of 31), the cultural criteria (UK setting, actors, subject matter, language) are now essential for a film to be eligible...  

24/11/2006 | Legislation | UK

Revised film tax breaks: the industry reacts (1)

Relief, surprise and sometimes anger were the various reactions of UK professionals following yesterday’s approval by the EC of the UK’s new film tax scheme with its revised Cultural Test. “It is...  

24/11/2006 | Legislation | UK

Point system for UK co-productions

UK co-producers will soon have to submit to the point system already in place in many other European countries –including France- for their film to qualify as British and therefore be able to...  

07/12/2005 | Legislation | UK

Big relief over tax reliefs

"After consultation with British filmmakers, I can announce a new film tax credit to support British films, increasing support directly for producers so we can guarantee credit worth 16% for...  

07/12/2005 | Legislation | UK

Communications Law passed

After being approved by Parliament on 17 July, the Communications Bill is now a law of the land. The Law has is the biggest shake-up of the British broadcasting industry for a decade. It...  

18/07/2003 | Legislation | UK

TV forced to air more UK films

As part of their new public services broadcasting obligations, UK television companies will now be forced by law to programme more British films in their schedules. This historic decision is a...  

03/03/2003 | Legislation | UK

The Queen approves the Bill

In the Queen’s traditional address at the state opening of Parliament yesterday, the monarch confirmed that the new communications bill is scheduled to become law by this time next year....  

14/11/2002 | Legislation | UK

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