K.J. Yossman The U.K. government has revealed its Film and TV Production Restart Scheme, which was first unveiled in July 2020, has been extended for a further six months amid the ongoing pandemic.Applications to the scheme will remain open until April 30, 2022, providing claims cover until June 30, 2022.The aim is to support a further 400 productions.
After just one year, the scheme helped over 640 films and TV projects — including “Peaky Blinders” season 6 and the Cannes feature “Mothering Sunday” — worth over £1.9 billion ($2.63 billion).Three months on from that, the scheme has now supported 835 U.K.
productions, worth £2.3 billion ($3.1 billion) of production spend, and preserved over 70,000 jobs. The extension will, the government.
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