HUGE POTENTIAL FOR SCREEN INDUSTRY

production companies and audiences alike, as well as a growing bank of crew and exciting creative talent. We have a rich cultural heritage with a minority language that is rising in profile on screen - Enys Men is particularly significant; a fully indigenous critically-acclaimed feature film developed and produced by a Cornish company.” for location filming, that attracts incoming productions like ITV’s Doc Martin and international titles like HBO’s House of the Dragon.

In addition, the study profiles a skilled and growing regional crewbase, an indigenous community of ambitious microbusinesses and physical infrastructure developments set for completion in 2024/5.

Screen Cornwall MD, Laura Giles, said: “The ambition for sustainable growth for the screen sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly builds on our popularity with

The study found that although the region’s film & TV production crew base is small compared to more densely populated regions - with around 290 professionals registered on Screen Cornwall’s database - it is highly experienced and growing in number.

More than 270 companies were found to be active across film, television, video production, equipment hire and digital games. 65 fell under the category of film or TV, and 35 were video games companies ranging from start-ups to more established companies like AntiMatter Games, True Players and Dull Dude. The majority (over 85%) of screen sector companies registered in Cornwall are microbusinesses with two or fewer employees.