WQ81530 (w) Tabled on 11/11/2020

Will the Minister provide details of the economic profits for each individual television and film production supported by Welsh Government grants over the past three years?

Answered by Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism | Answered on 23/11/2020

Since November 2017, Welsh Government has made 27 Grant awards to productions totalling £7.78m, outlined in the table the below (accurate as of 11 November, 2020).

For the purposes of this question, economic profit refers to the investment into the Welsh economy (commonly referred to as Welsh spend), as a direct result of grant support. For the period in question, there is a total of £84.9m Welsh spend expected to be achieved as result of the grant awards (listed below). 

Financial Year of Offer

Scheme

Name of Production  Company (SPV*)

Production Title

Value of Offer 

Anticipated Spend

2017/18

Wales Screen Fund

Blacklight TV

4Stories series 1

£           40,000

 £           630,850

2017/18

Wales Screen Fund

Illuminated Productions Ltd

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud

£           90,000

 £           905,875

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Boom Cymru TV Limited

15 Days

 £           89,206

 £        1,073,751

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Dream Horse Films Limited

Dream Horse

 £         375,000

 £        4,515,249

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

GOL Production Ltd (Pulse Films)

Gangs of London

 £         350,000

 £        4,208,640

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Hat Trick Productions (Hat Trick (Warren) Limited)

Warren

 £         108,570

 £        1,304,777

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Vox Pictures (Keeping Faith (Series 2) Productions Ltd)

Keeping Faith Series 2

 £         300,000

 £        4,654,015

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Monterey Productions Ltd (HBO)

Watchmen

£         220,000

 £        2,411,753

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Short form Film (JJ Productions Ltd)

Jamie Johnson Series 4

£         156,000

 £        1,926,870

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Eleven Films Ltd

Sex Education Series 1

£         484,879

 £        3,879,030

2018/19

Wales Screen Fund

Mad as Birds Ltd and Reliance Entertainment Productions Six Ltd

Six Minutes To Midnight

£         400,000

 £        3,879,157

2019/20

Wales Screen Fund

NBCU (All That Limited)

Brave New World

£      2,000,000

 £      20,000,000

2019/20

Wales Screen Fund

Blacklight TV Ltd

4Stories series 2

£         102,000

 £        1,028,815

2019/20

Wales Screen Fund

IeIe Productions Limited (ie ie (Merched Parchus) Limited)

Merched Parchus

£           41,257

 £           443,899

2019/20

Wales Screen Fund

Vox Pictures (Keeping Faith Series 3)

Keeping Faith Series 3

 £         240,000

 £        3,964,700

2019/20

Wales Screen Fund

Short Form Film (JJ Productions)

Jamie Johnson Series 5

£           60,000

 £        1,827,408

2019/20

Wales Screen Fund

WP Productions Ltd (World Productions)

The Pembrokeshire Murders

£         200,000

 £        2,135,308

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

Hartswood TV Ltd

Roald & Beatrix: The Case Of The Curious Mouse

£         224,674

 £        2,246,736

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

Illuminated Productions Ltd

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud Series 2

£         140,000

 £        1,407,300

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

Joio Cyf (Joio (Bang 2) Ltd)

Bang Series 2

£         190,000

 £        2,302,340

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

Lupus Films (Kensukes Kingdom Ltd)

Kensukes Kingdom

£         100,000

 £           840,743

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

Little Door Productions Ltd (Little Door (The Pact) Ltd)

The Pact

£         595,327

 £        5,953,276

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

One Tribe TV Limited

Wonders of the Celtic Deep

£           77,000

 £           617,856

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

Eleven Films (Starco TV 3 Ltd)

Sex Education Series 3

£         432,178

 £        5,186,133

2020/21

Wales Screen Fund

WOTW2 Ltd- Urban Myth films

War of the Worlds Series 2

£         750,000

 £        7,344,095

2020/21

De Minimis

Truth Department

Donna

 £           28,000

 £           168,448