Assessing Skill and Role Shortages within the Animation, Post-production, Video Games, Visual Effects and Emerging Tech Sectors

Client: British Film Institute (BFI)

Location: UK

Commissioned by the British Film Institute (BFI), SPI undertook a skills scoping study for the animation, post-production, video games, VFX and emerging tech (AR, VR) sectors.

This important and timely project captured the existing evidence of skills needs in these sectors, identified key current skills shortages, and outlined issues underpinning retention and future skills provision and training. SPI also provided recommendations for further research in this area.

The study follows the 2022 BFI Skills Review, where the need for skills research for the animation, post-production, video games, VFX and emerging tech (AR, VR) sectors was identified during the consultation phase.

Download the report here.

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