The number of interim certifications awarded by the Secretary of State, a rough-and-ready upstream indicator of future production levels, rose from 102 in the period January to September 2007, to 130 in the first nine months of 2009.
In 2009, 114 interim certificates were awarded to Schedule 1 films (those that have passed the UK Cultural Test to qualify for tax relief), and 16 co-productions received interim certificates.
The number of UK co-productions has declined in recent years (as noted previously), and though it may be premature to draw firm conclusions these data suggest the downward trend may have stabilised (for the time being at least). In 2007, 20 co-productions received interim certification between January and September, compared with 11 in 2008 and 16 in 2009 (a modest recovery, of sorts).The briefing note (British film certification, Jan-Sept 2009) also includes final certification data for films shot in the previous three years, confirming the general pattern of activity described in last month’s UK production statistics for 2009.
British film certification, Jan-Sept 2009 can be found on the UK Film Council ‘statistics release calendar’ page, or downloaded as a PDF direct from here.
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