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It calculates that 13% of film tax relief related spend goes on VFX, 6% of high-end TV tax relief expenditure is on VFX and 1% of animation tax relief spend is for VFX work.

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·      The government paid out £600m in tax relief last year to the makers of blockbusters in 2017.

·      The payouts were part of £751m that the Treasury awarded in tax relief to media products that passed a “cultural test” that qualified them as British.

·      The test includes criteria such as the cultural content of a production, how much of it is shot in the UK and the proportion of stars and crew who are from Britain or Europe.

·      It attracted investment from the deep-pocketed newer arrivals on the film and TV scene, such as Netflix and Amazon, which have backed productions in the UK including The Crown.

·      In 2016 ,175 films completed in the UK that claimed tax relief, with the Treasury paying out £415m, up from £339m the previous year. Relief payouts for high-end TV – dramas that cost £1m or more per episode – rose from £104m to £163m.

Mark sweney. 2017. The Guardian. [Online]. [14 December 2018] https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/20/big-budget-films-receive-increase-in-tax-relief-to-almost-600m

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“when he first started working in the VFX field in 1997, there were just 350 people working in Soho – then, as now, the centre of the industry.” The numbers have risen to around 65000

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“when he first started working in the VFX field in 1997, there were just 350 people working in Soho – then, as now, the centre of the industry.” The numbers have risen to around 65000

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“What really matters now is talent.”-TV and Film VFX producer and Supervisor Simon Frame

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Mok, C. (2017). What will Brexit mean for the British VFX and CG industry?. [online] Creative Bloq. Available at: https://www.creativebloq.com/features/what-will-brexit-mean-for-the-british-vfx-and-cg-industry [Accessed 14 Dec. 2018].

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This report analyses the economic contribution of film, high-end tv, animation, children's tv and games to the UK economy, and reveals the effect of film and tax reliefs on the vfx sector.

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TV and film VXF producer Simon Frame claims that VFX would be better off moving to London. "“The talent is in the capital because that’s where the industry fertilises." He went on to say "There are small VFX outfits outside London, but there isn’t enough local work to keep these guys going – they rely on work out of London.”

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“Often, when you’re doing a short-term job – a commercial, a TV series – you need people for a month or two.”
Companies right now are able to fly over workers, and freelancers to help with projects, this is simple, and a constant workflow which has proven to be effective. Brexit will deny this. Preventing this practise from being of use, or at least of ease to pull off.

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Jellyfish Studios - “We have EU animators, modellers, riggers, lighters, compositors, CG supervisors,” Dobree said to The Guardian. “All the key skill areas. From Spain, Italy, France; from junior to very senior. These people are difficult to train and extremely sought after.”
- Brexit will take a huge chunk from the industry which wont be easily replaceable. Hence why the companies may look to other regions, and look for new communication means to get work produced.

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the value of the Uk's VFX industry to the economy has been estimated at more than £1 billion, according to the BFI.

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In a recent interview with 3D Artist, Blue Zoo cofounder Tom Box said: “We noticed that out of everyone that applied for animation roles in our studio, less than 10 per cent were of a standard we’d consider ready for employment.”
- If EU members were directed to leave the UK, we would lose a wide spread of diversity and skill. We would have the variety of people to rely on, just the skills of those from the UK, which would be much less. As many students leaving education, are not considered to be up to standards.
"...This is tens of thousands of people which is crazy when there’s a skills shortage and studios are struggling to recruit. This will be amplified with Brexit closing off freedom of movement because an average 35% of studios’ staff are non-UK.”

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"...worth £71.4 billion per year to the UK economy and supporting more than 1.7m jobs. Visual effects and games in particular are a great British success story.”
The visual effects and animation industry in the UK will undoubtedly be affected.

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£87bn a year would be at risk if we were to restrict immigration and movement - A survey of 250 firms conducted by the CIF found that three quarters of companies employed EU workers and two-thirds said they could not fill those jobs with British recruits.

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https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/tech/vfx-industry-generates-1bn-for-uk-economy/5133387.article
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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/20/big-budget-films-receive-increase-in-tax-relief-to-almost-600m

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https://www.creativebloq.com/features/what-will-brexit-mean-for-the-british-vfx-and-cg-industry

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https://rts.org.uk/article/vfx-industry-need-new-talent