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Creative South East A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries 02 Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries Contents UK Overview 03 Creative 05 South East 05 Commercial Opportunities 12 Digital Media & Design 14 Gaming 17 Screen 25 Academic & Training Facilities 34 Professional Networks 45 Soft-landing Space 49 UK Government 54 UK Overview ©VisitBritain / Martin Brent ©VisitBritain 04 Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries Creativity is a UK strength The UK combines a world class creative talent base with an established tech sector, an ecosystem of innovators and a big market opportunity. The UK’s Creative industries are Support for the UK’s growing three times faster than Creative Industries the rest of the UK economy, fuelled by: The UK Government and its partners support this continued — A multi award winning industry rapid growth of the Creative built on a globally recognised Industries through: talent base — R&D Tax Credits and catalyst — Strong domestic demand for funding for technology creative content and services innovation through Innovate UK; — Access to an EU marketplace — Attractive Government tax with a combined population of incentives for companies to 500M produce films, television — World class creative clusters in programmes, games and Scotland London, Creative South East, animation. See HMRC for Bristol, Tech North, Cardiff Creative Tax Relief details: and Scotland — One to one support from UKTI and partners to help you set-up and expand in our ‘Tech’ North creative clusters. Creative excellence Market Established Opportunity tech sector Cardiff London Bristol Creative South East Innovation ecosystem See next page 7 for enlarged map Creative South East The Global Differential ‘the perfect environment’ Monument Valley – Ustwo Valley Monument Hertfordshire Oxfordshire Bucks 60 22 41 51 55 23 38 50 31 58 21 14 43 37 30 59 5 29 40 2 35 27 46 42 3 35 8 20 32 48 24 10 49 11 33 Berkshire 25 26 19 18 12 13 4 7 6 15 52 53 Surrey 34 28 39 Hampshire Sussex 54 16 45 17 36 9 57 47 1 56 44 Creative & Media Companies Production Studios 42. The Next Gen Skills Academy 43. University of West London 1. Digital Exchange, Brighton 22. Vicon, Oxford 44. Oxford Brookes University (COMET) 2. Oxford Digital & Creative Incubator/Hub 23. Audiomotion 45. University of Brighton 3. Avid Technology Inc. (Pinewood) 24. Ex Cantibus Gaudium (ECG), Reading 46. University of Sussex 4. Koch Media, Basingstoke 25. Shepperton Studios 47. Pinewood Diploma in Studio 5. Thinkable, nr Oxford 26. Halliford Film Studios Management 6. Electronic Arts, Guildford 27. Fleetwood Studios 48. Advanced Research Group 7. Sony Computer Entertainment, 28. Black Hangar Studios 49. University of Reading Guildford 29. Elstree Film Studios 50. Journeys Across Media (JAM) 8. TT Games Publishing, Maidenhead 30. BBC Film Studios, Elstree 51. University of Hertfordshire 9. Unity Technologies, Brighton 31. Audiomotion Studios 52. Gaming & Virtual Effects Research 10. Konami Digital Entertainment, Windsor 32. Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden Laboratory 11. Kalypso Media, Bracknell 33. Longcross Film Studios 53. University of Surrey 12. Lionhead Studios 34. Wailing Banshee Studio 54. University of Creative Arts 13. Ubisoft Reflections, Guildford 35. Pinewood Studios 55. Southampton Solent University 14. Natural Motion, Oxford 56. Digital Oxford 15. n-Dreams, Farnborough Universities 57. Wired Sussex 16. Multiplay, Southampton 58. Brighton Fuse (Report) Network 17. Disney - Black Rock Studio, Brighton 36. National Film and TV School (NFTS) 59. Oxford Technology & Media Network 18. All Hail Guildford – ‘the Hollywood of 37. Brighton Film School 60. Oxford Digital Economy video games’ 38. Buckinghamshire New University Collaboration Group 19. 22 Cans 39. Amersham and Wycombe College 61. Film Friendly Partnership’s 20. Nintendo Europe, Windsor 40. University of the Creative Arts 21. Rebellion 41. School of Audio Engineering ©VisitBritain / Britain on View Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries 07 Our Geography “The creative economy is particularly highly concentrated in London & the South East. In particular, London & the South East of England account for 43% of employment in the UK’s creative economy”. The Geography of the UK’S Creative & High-tech economies (2015) Bakhshi, Davies, Freeman & Higgs‘ Creative South East, covers — Berkshire — Buckinghamshire — Hampshire — Hertfordshire — Oxfordshire — Surrey (inc. Guildford) — Sussex (incl. Brighton) ©VisitBritain / Britain on View 08 Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries Why should you operate in Creative South East? There are opportunities for developers in the creative industries to operate in the UK market from Creative South East Dedicated centres The strength, depth Price competitive: Great Connectivity of excellence; and connectivity of the On average, at least and a truly unique base University courses and industry cluster and 50% lower than to access London, high level graduates production supply- central London. European & global in the creative chain. industry partners industries. & networks. ©VisitBritain / Pawel Libera Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries 09 Creative South East has a world strength in the creative industries sector and presents excellent capability to any potential investor There were 17,475 graduates of computer science in 2013/2014 in the UK. Over a dozen Academic Institutions & Universities offering specialist, industry driven sector-related courses in the area. There are a number of Bespoke centres of concentrations of activity in the excellence drawing creative industries, incl. Pinewood, in specialists, Shepperton & Warner Bros and business and clusters such as gaming (Guildford). Universities & industry leads. Specialist Academic Institutions Concentrations Centres of Activity of Excellence Creative Industries Cluster developed, driven & delivered through… Companies – An outstanding established brands ICT Infrastructure & global innovators Trade Bodies, Councils, Services & Networks It is home to studios of many of the The South East of England has worlds leading games devel-opers, developed superfast broadband including Sony, Electronic Arts, and speeds, lower costs than European Microsoft. There are also leading competitors and a network of serious games developers and services secure undersea cables that can such as NaturalMotion and Mulitplay. support the industry here in the UK. The sector is supported by a number of business networks, associations and Centres of Excellence , including Creative England, Digital Oxford, Film Hampshire, Film Surrey, UKIE & Wired Sussex. 10 Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries Connectivity is King Located at the hub of a Heart of an Killer facts global communications Industry Cluster network - London Heathrow, Gatwick & — Unique production services Stansted airports. (from script to screen ‘in one place’) 50% Discrete airport Property prices in Creative South network through — Creative eco-system, tradition East are, on average, at least Kidlington, Biggin Hill, of innovation and collaboration. 50% lower than Central London. Farnborough. — Phenomenal breadth & depth of Diverse selection and talented people and skills base. extensive volume of film — Diverse range of organisations backlots. combining innovation, 25minutes Complete industry disruptive technologies with Pinewood is 25 minutes from supply chain ‘on your established ‘names’ & global London; Brighton is 45 mins. door-step’.. established brands ‘brush-up’ against disruptive new-comers. — Transmedia content and a development hub for next Excellent generation developers. In-region and capital — A depth of expertise that goes road & rail connections back generations and unparalleled quality. — Equity and Debt Financing available. The UK’s post- production sector has been a world leader in the audio-visual industries for as long as they have existed. Creative South East is one of the world’s centres in creative media. Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries 11 Industry Hub and Spoke Model ‘… of the geo-spatial distribution of Recent PWC ‘market review’ states, companies, employment and “the structure of the Greater West suppliers involved in the UK film London Film cluster is closest in production industry provides character to a Hub-&-Spoke model, strong evidence of a distinct with Pinewood Studios as the main industry cluster in the Greater hub, supported by the other major West London region’. studios as smaller hubs & an extensive network of co-located suppliers”. Commercial Opportunities in the Creative South East Batman TM and © DC Comics Batman Creative South East – A Global Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries 13 Investment Ready Commercial Opportunities Digital Exchange, Brighton Oxford Digital and Creative New England House is already one of the major Incubator/Hub hubs for Brighton’s thriving Creative, Digital and IT Oxfordshire has a thriving creative industries and (CDIT) businesses. The building accommodates 96 digital scene, with world class universities and businesses that are primarily from this sector, skills, big industry names and a fast growing start directly employing around 1,000 people & many up scene and a supportive and engaged business more in their supply chains. Existing funding will support