What is the UK Screen Investment Programme?
The UK Screen Investment Programme, in partnership with Hertfordshire Futures, is a new national platform established to champion and drive growth in the UK’s screen sector through collaboration, investment, and innovation.
The screen industry has contributed more than £17.4 billion to the UK economy and directly employs approximately 300,000 people. It is a national asset, fuelling economic growth both directly through film and TV production, and indirectly through screen tourism, music tie-ins, gaming, immersive technology, and esports.
The UK Screen Investment Programme aims to build on the sector’s strengths and unlock new opportunities for growth across all four UK nations. This includes investment in hi-tech studio infrastructure, government financing and inward investment, developing indigenous skills and production capacity, embedding sustainability, exploring innovations such as AI, and showcasing the strengths UK screen sector to foreign investors.
The programme aligns with the Government’s Industrial Strategy and Creative Industries Sector Vision, setting out high-level, strategic actions to support the screen sector’s growth in the coming years.
Globally renowned companies such as Sky, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, and Elstree Studios are based in Hertfordshire, alongside other major brands like Pinewood and Disney UK located in the South East. Cities including Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, and London all host screen clusters with outstanding potential for growth. Notable upcoming developments include the recently approved £450 million Crown Works Studios in Sunderland, in the North East.
Hertfordshire has also seen significant screen investment in recent years. Over half of the new studio space currently planned or under development in London and the South East is located within the county — including the newly completed Sky Studios Elstree.
The inaugural UK Screen Investment Summit, in partnership with Hertfordshire Futures, took place on Wednesday 26 November at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly. This flagship event explored the programme’s core themes to accelerate the growth momentum.
Why attend
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- Be at the heart of the UK’s next screen revolution
- Connect with industry powerhouses
- Get the inside track on future investments
- Discover where private capital meets public ambition
- AI, Createch & Innovation: What’s next?
- Solve the skills puzzle
- Explore the future of studio campuses
- See the full screen economy in motion
- Unmissable keynotes. Groundbreaking panels. All in one day.
Travelling to the conference
Tube
Green Park is the nearest accessible step-free station and is served by the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Victoria lines. 0.3 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. The accessible entrance is from the park at the rear of the station.
Piccadilly Circus Station is served by the Piccadilly and Bakerloo Line Services. Leicester Square Station is served by the Piccadilly and Northern Line Services. Both stations are accessed by steps only.
Rail
London Charing Cross has step-free access to all platforms. 0.7 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. Staff are available to assist with ramps between the platform and the train.
Bus
There are bus stops located on Regent Street/St James’s Street, Piccadilly, Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street and Haymarket. All London buses have ramp access and dedicated spaces for wheelchair users.
Car
The Cavendish London Public Car Park (www.thecavendish-london.co.uk/location/central-londonhotel-car-parking) 0.1 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance. JustPark Car Park (www.justpark.com/uk) 0.5 miles to 195 Piccadilly entrance.
BOOK YOUR PLACE
Tickets for The UK Screen Investment Summit, in partnership with Hertfordshire Futures, are available at £450 +VAT. Public sector employees can purchase tickets at a discounted rate of £325 +VAT.
