Creative England have released a new report highlighting the best people and companies in Britain’s film and TV industry.

Called the Creative England 50 (CE50), the report centres on individuals and businesses from all over England which have contributed to a creative idea becoming a commercial success; the list includes 17 entries from the film and TV industry.

The timely report comes hot on the heels of the recent news that the creative industries are now worth £76.9bn per year to the UK economy, or a staggering £8.8m an hour – an increase of 10% from the previous year.

Among those singled out for recognition are Rachel Tunnard, producer and director of BAFTA-nominated short film Emotional Fusebox and The Goob director Guy Myhill.

Highlighted as one of the 10 future leaders for Britain’s production scene is Andy Serkis’ and Jonathan Cavendish’s performance capture studio The Imaginarium.

The company currently has plenty on its slate: two major feature films, Animal Farm and The Bone Season are in development, and shooting is expected to start in the spring on their TV adaptation of Fungus the Bogeyman for Sky 1.

With Creative England‘s support, the studio will soon be opening a second office in Bath, The Imaginarium West, a cutting edge film and TV Computer Generated (CG) animation division.

Another company involved in film production singled out as a future leader is London-based The Bureau Film Company.

The office is run by several producers who recently worked on the Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman period comedy drama A Little Chaos.

Also making the top 50 hot list is Rook Films, which has produced critically-acclaimed features such as A Field in England and Sightseers (both directed by Ben Wheatley) and the much buzzed about The Duke of Burgundy. The team is also working on Wheatley’s next feature, Free Fire.

Caroline Norbury MBE, CEO of Creative England, said: “Creative talent and the opportunity for economic growth can be found across the country, not just in London and the South-East. The successes of the Creative England 50 and our Future Leaders, from Newcastle to Plymouth, are proof that the creative economy is where long term prosperity lies.”

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