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<p>The UK film industry is a great success story, contributing an estimated £4 billion
a year to the economy and supporting nearly 70,000 jobs. Last year the government
provided £469 million worth of support through the film tax relief and almost £70
million in grant in aid and national lottery funding through the British Film Institute.</p><p>
</p><p>The film tax relief supports the production of culturally British films. 2,420
films have benefitted from the film tax relief since it was introduced in 2007.</p><p>
</p><p>The British Film Institute supports UK film production companies through the
BFI Film Fund, investing in the production of films from adventurous storytellers,
the BFI Locked Box initiative, enabling production companies to benefit from the success
of their films, and the BFI Vision Awards, supporting new film producers to build
their companies.</p>
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