BreXrated, March 2017
British cinema could be slaughtered by exiting the European Union according to a leading film expert.
Ahead of the Belfast Film Festival later this month, Dr Louis Bayman, a lecturer in film at the University of Southampton, claimed leaving the EU would lead to fewer British films being made.
He said: “There will be less funding, and fewer filmmakers will be likely to be able to work.”
From 2007 to 2013, the EU media programme’s funding for the UK film and TV industry totalled more than £88m.
Next month, the Belfast film festival will show over 100 films from 30 countries. Brexit’s fall in the value of the pound has led to a rise in foreign applications to film in the UK, but it’s likely the industry will lose funding as Britain leaves the EU.
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I’m a Swedish journalist with international experience, having worked in the UK and Sweden, and having studied in the US, Britain and Sweden.
Most recently, I was tasked with explaining American politics and the Democratic primaries for the online news department of the Swedish public TV broadcaster, SVT, where I made videos from scratch. This required a variety of skills like researching, scripting, presenting, filming, lighting, editing, and writing.
Before that, I worked for Swedish public radio, where I edited videos and images for the social media feeds of the news department. I also live-tweeted important radio events and was in charge of writing the first words published by Swedish public radio on numerous stories.
While I was studying in London, I was a video producer for The Sun, one of the biggest British newspapers. I quickly took on a lot of responsibilities in a fast-paced news environment.
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