Britain is in a ‘golden age’ of cinema and can’t afford complacency, says Lucy Fraser

Britain is in a “golden age of the screen” and the creative industries “cannot afford to be complacent”, the culture secretary is set to say.

Lucy Fraser She is expected to share her ambition to boost the creative industries by £50 billion with one million additional jobs by 2030.

In his speech before v Deloitte Company and the Enders Media and Telecoms 2023 & Beyond conference on Thursday morning, Ms Fraser will also caution against the ‘copy and paste’ formula going forward.

Ms Fraser is expected to say: “Our creative industries are world class. We are in the golden age of the movie screen. We rival any country in the world for sound and visual effects, and we’re on track to double the size of the UK’s cinema scene by 2025.

“And there is a worldwide demand for top-quality British productions, not just because of our fantastic actors and great locations, but also because of our technological know-how and production skills.

“The imagination of our designers, our makers, our content creators, our writers and artists is driving the growth of our entire economy.

“I have no doubt that we entered Govt can do more tangible things to support our creators. But we can’t just copy and paste the formula of that past success. We face increasing global competition and cannot afford to be complacent.

“We need to make the most of the potential. So I’m committing to growing the creative industries by an extra £50 billion by 2030, creating one million extra jobs across the country by 2030 and delivering on the promise of creative careers that creates a pipeline of talent in our creative industries.”

The Government’s vision for how the creative sector will drive growth and build the workforce across the country will be published in the coming months.

Ms Fraser should add: “Firstly, developing these sectors by promoting skills from primary school children to those returning to the workforce. Whether it’s music in school or extracurricular activities, and working with the creative sector to maximize bootcamps and apprenticeships.

“Secondly, we want to harness talent in clusters across the UK and support cannot come at the expense of London or denigrate those places that are already flourishing. We need to build on what we have already seen across the country. Be it video games Dundee and Leamington Spa, or TV in Birmingham and Leeds.

“And thirdly, targeting specific support to different sub-sectors to unlock growth across the UK.”