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| Ending free movement to UK will damage film industry, says Ken Loach | Ending free movement to UK will damage film industry, says Ken Loach |
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| British film-making will suffer if Brexit puts obstacles in the way of European nationals working in UK, says director | British film-making will suffer if Brexit puts obstacles in the way of European nationals working in UK, says director |
| Press Association | Press Association |
| Thu 6 Jul 2017 00.03 BST | Thu 6 Jul 2017 00.03 BST |
| Last modified on Wed 14 Feb 2018 15.37 GMT | |
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| Award-winning film director Ken Loach has said that Brexit will “throw a spanner in the works” of the British film industry. | Award-winning film director Ken Loach has said that Brexit will “throw a spanner in the works” of the British film industry. |
| The I, Daniel Blake director said any bureaucracy created by the end of freedom of movement between the UK and the European Union will stall co-productions with EU nations. | The I, Daniel Blake director said any bureaucracy created by the end of freedom of movement between the UK and the European Union will stall co-productions with EU nations. |
| “If free movement stops and it becomes a big bureaucratic process for people to work in Britain, then that is going to inhibit [co-productions] because it is cumbersome,” he told the Hollywood Reporter. | “If free movement stops and it becomes a big bureaucratic process for people to work in Britain, then that is going to inhibit [co-productions] because it is cumbersome,” he told the Hollywood Reporter. |
| “Free movement enables Belgians to come, so if free movement stops, that will throw a spanner in the works.” | “Free movement enables Belgians to come, so if free movement stops, that will throw a spanner in the works.” |
| The two-time winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes said the European Film Academy could play a role in negotiating film workers’ movement rights, according to the US magazine which spoke to him at the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic. | The two-time winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes said the European Film Academy could play a role in negotiating film workers’ movement rights, according to the US magazine which spoke to him at the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic. |
| I, Daniel Blake, which won him one of those awards, was a joint production between companies in the UK, France and Belgium. | I, Daniel Blake, which won him one of those awards, was a joint production between companies in the UK, France and Belgium. |
| The 81-year-old supporter of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – he produced a party election broadcast for him – has long used his films to fight for social causes. His 1966 film about homelessness, Cathy Come Home, led to the creation of the Crisis charity. | The 81-year-old supporter of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – he produced a party election broadcast for him – has long used his films to fight for social causes. His 1966 film about homelessness, Cathy Come Home, led to the creation of the Crisis charity. |
| A report commissioned by the British Film Institute in 2016 found that Brexit could boost film industry jobs in the UK or slash them, depending on the type of deal struck. | A report commissioned by the British Film Institute in 2016 found that Brexit could boost film industry jobs in the UK or slash them, depending on the type of deal struck. |
| More than 14,000 jobs could be shed if no deal is negotiated, leaving Britain and the union operating under World Trade Organisation rules, the report said. But if a Swiss-style arrangement was struck where the freedom of movement still exists, then 5,000 jobs could be added, it found. | More than 14,000 jobs could be shed if no deal is negotiated, leaving Britain and the union operating under World Trade Organisation rules, the report said. But if a Swiss-style arrangement was struck where the freedom of movement still exists, then 5,000 jobs could be added, it found. |
| The latter scenario would seem unlikely, with both Labour and the Tories saying an end to the freedom of movement is necessary. | The latter scenario would seem unlikely, with both Labour and the Tories saying an end to the freedom of movement is necessary. |
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