SPI Study on the Potential for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly to be a Screen Cluster of National Significance is Published

House of the Dragon © HBO

Last year, Screen Cornwall commissioned SPI to undertake a timely research study into the screen sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, exploring how a distinctive rural cluster can be built in a sustainable way.

This research was based on a series of roadmaps, focusing on three key research areas:

• Skills and career paths

• Digital and physical infrastructure

• Business and commercial activity.

Entitled Catalysing the Cornish Screen Sector, the study notes the region’s recent successes in domestic independent filmmaking rooted in Cornish heritage – notably Mark Jenkin’s BAFTA-winning 2019 debut Bait and 2022 follow up Enys Men, released this month – coupled with its long-standing popularity for location filming that attracts incoming productions like ITV’s 18-year drama Doc Martin and international titles like HBO’s House of the Dragon (2022).

In addition, the study profiles a skilled and growing regional crew base, an indigenous community of ambitious microbusinesses and exciting physical infrastructure developments set for completion in the coming years.

The study also highlights the barriers the region’s screen sector is currently facing, providing a range of recommendations for how these can be addressed.

Download the full report here.

Further information on the study can be found here.

If you would like to hear more about this study, please contact SPI Consultant Joshua Dedman.