09DOCUMENT Shepperton Studios Planning Application for Growth 2018 Expanding Shepperton Studios: The Economic Impact AUGUST 2018 Expanding Shepperton Studios: The Economic Impact Shepperton Studios Limited August 2018 Contents Executive Summary i 1. Introduction 1 2. Strategic Context 4 3. The Current Impact of Shepperton Studios 21 4. Reference Case 32 5. The Proposed Development 34 6. The Future Economic Impact of Shepperton Studios 36 7. Spillover Effects 43 8. Net Additional Impacts of the Proposed Development 46 9. Social Value impacts 51 10. Conclusion 54 Appendix 1: References 59 Contact Richard Laming
[email protected] Client Shepperton Studios Limited Our reference PINR3003 August 2018 Executive Summary Shepperton Studios is a key asset for the UK film industry 1.1 Since its foundation in 1931, over 1,000 films have been made at Shepperton Studios, winning 126 BAFTAS and 81 Oscars. Major inward investment films produced at Shepperton in the last five years include Gravity, Guardians of the Galaxy, Into the Woods, Doctor Strange, Beauty and the Beast, The Mummy, Mary Poppins Returns, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again and The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle. During the same period, Shepperton has also hosted films such as Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Lady in the Van, Florence Foster Jenkins and Christopher Robin. The UK film industry is a success story and is growing 1. Over the last decade the UK’s film sector has grown exponentially. Total spend on film production in the UK in the twelve months between July 2017 and June 2018 was £1,858 million. This is more than double the amount spent 2011/12 (£845.3 million)1.