The Impact of Direct Public Funding for Film and Television in the UK

Alma Economics was commissioned by Pact to analyse the contribution of direct public production funding to the UK economy. The analysis in the report is based on an assessment of existing publicly available information on the funds, collated and combined with sector-specific data from the British Film Institute and other sources to create estimates of the economic effect within the production sector, as well as across the wider value chain.

In addition to presenting the economic impact of public funds across each nation, Alma Economics also mapped the landscape of existing funds and collated evidence on the wider impacts of public funds on factors such as culture, tourism and support for emerging talent.

The report was completed in 2025 and published in February 2026.