Rising costs pose threat to independent film-making in UK, says BFI

Indie productions struggling to compete with well-financed, studio-backed projects, research showsThere are serious questions about the long-term viability of independent film-making in Britain, the British Film Institute (BFI) has said.Making Oscar-winning films such as The King’s Speech and Slumdog Millionaire has become all the more difficult, with “significant challenges” putting the sector on a downward trend, research shows.

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