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Establish a Public Service Production Company thats funded by the British public
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30 signatures
What the petition asks
Our film industry is currently a subsidiary of the US film industry. US Film Companies are incentivised by the Government to produce their films in the UK through tax rebates and breaks Instead of financially supporting the US industry the Government needs to financially support it's own
The petitions asks for the establishment of a publicly owned and funded film production company that produces films which serve a public interest.
References http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28213379 http://ask.ofcom.org.uk/help/television/what_is_psb http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/03/we-dont-have-british-film-industry-business-film-takes-us-behind-movie-scenes
References http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28213379 http://ask.ofcom.org.uk/help/television/what_is_psb http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/03/we-dont-have-british-film-industry-business-film-takes-us-behind-movie-scenes
Timeline
| 26 Feb 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Aug 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
30
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Feb 2018
Closed
26 Aug 2018
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