We have an incredibly successful inward investment sector, which is vital and valuable.
Its generating a lot of content.
How do we keep British talent here, telling British stories here?
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There is a break in the pipeline.
Looking after that indigenous part of the industry is the biggest thing we hope for in these conversations.
One of those is an increase in production costs and a difficulty in getting cinema screens for independent film.
Madden said there was a huge demand for British films but there arent enough being made.
We need to ensure there arent gaps in the supply.
Both acknowledged a pressure on production budgets and debut films.
BBC Film and Film4 have seen their budgets remain the same for a decade while costs have risen steeply.
Meanwhile, the BFI has seen its own budgets slashed in that time.
Film4s budget has also been static at around 25M, Madden revealed.
Both panelists said they would welcome streamers being incentivized to support local and regional films.
