Comments on: Be careful what you wish for: UK games industry gets parity with films as government abolishes the Film Council http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/ The Business of Games Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicholas Lovell http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7302 Nicholas Lovell Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:56:05 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/#comment-7302 In some ways, I was particularly thinking about tax breaks. At the Develop Conference, Dr. Richard Wilson said that the area where TIGA was getting the most sympathetic hearing was in areas of "unfair" subsidies. This particularly applied to Canada, but I believe that it also refers to the way in which films are subsidised by tax breaks, but games are not.<br><br>He also said (in a call to support all creative sectors" “If we are to encourage a range of successful industries in the UK and reduce our over-reliance on financial services then the Government must accurately record where public money is allocated and invest in all those creative industries with potential, not just the film industry.” <br><a href="http://www.next-gen.biz/news/tiga-back-all-creative-industries" rel="nofollow">http://www.next-gen.biz/news/tiga-back-all-crea...</a><br><br>I'm looking for more comments around the theme of "The government treats Film as a grown up industry - isn't it time it did the same for games." I'm sure they exist :-) In some ways, I was particularly thinking about tax breaks. At the Develop Conference, Dr. Richard Wilson said that the area where TIGA was getting the most sympathetic hearing was in areas of “unfair” subsidies. This particularly applied to Canada, but I believe that it also refers to the way in which films are subsidised by tax breaks, but games are not.

He also said (in a call to support all creative sectors” “If we are to encourage a range of successful industries in the UK and reduce our over-reliance on financial services then the Government must accurately record where public money is allocated and invest in all those creative industries with potential, not just the film industry.”
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I'm looking for more comments around the theme of “The government treats Film as a grown up industry – isn't it time it did the same for games.” I'm sure they exist :-)

]]> By: Andy Payne http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7291 Andy Payne Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:46:27 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/#comment-7291 Quite. I am a little surprised at this headline. Quite. I am a little surprised at this headline.

]]> By: Thaddaeus Frogley http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/comment-page-1/#comment-7290 Thaddaeus Frogley Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:34:46 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2010/07/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-uk-games-industry-gets-parity-with-films-as-government-abolishes-the-film-council/#comment-7290 Can you provide a link to am official games industry statement to back up the:<br><br> “We want parity with film,” we cry. “After all, they’ve got the Film Council.”<br><br>Seems a bit harsh to accuse the games industry of "getting what they asked for" with this. Can you provide a link to am official games industry statement to back up the:

“We want parity with film,” we cry. “After all, they’ve got the Film Council.”

Seems a bit harsh to accuse the games industry of “getting what they asked for” with this.

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