BFI

The BFI has published a major report on the economic impact of the screen sector tax relief incentives, its first since 2015.

The report, entitled 'Screen Business', demonstrates the scale of the UK games industry, as a key part of the screen industries, with overall workforce and development spend significantly incentivised by VGTR, stimulating growth in the UK economy.

Today the BFI published a set of guidelines and principles aimed at tackling and preventing bullying and harassment in the workplace. They have been developed by BAFTA, as well as other organisations including Ukie.

The BFI has released its latest update on the certifitcation of games for Video Games Tax Relief. 

Final Certification

A total of 114 games received final certification in the first half of 2017, an increase of 26% on the same period last year, the latest figures, released today from the BFI show. These games represent an EEA/UK spend of £84m from a total budget of £103m.

British Games Institute campaign launched today

Of the newly launched campaign for a British Games Institute, Dr Jo twist OBE, CEO of Ukie said:

The number of games that have received final certification for Video Games Tax Relief has soared in the past year, figures released by the BFI today show. 

The British Film Institute (BFI) is conducting a major strategic consultation on its new strategy to influence its funding, which includes a set of questions around funding for games.  

We are encouraging all members to respond, and will be conducting our own research of views via our survey here.  We will be gathering feedback and will submit a response on the 8 September.

Huge annual increase in Video Games Tax Relief certifications revealed

Statistics released by the BFI today show a huge year on year increase in the number of games receiving Video Games Tax Relief (VGTR), in the first round of figures of the scheme's first two full years of activity.