UK Culture secretary Maria Miller meets Disney, Lucasfilm

Finally some Political news where it seems politicians are doing it right. Screendaily.com report how UK Culture secretary Maria Miller has visted Los Angeles to meet a number of senior executives from the US film and TV industry.

Miller met with representatives from Disney, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros and HBO during the week-long visit, exploring different avenues of collaboration.
The Conservative MP listened to industry suggestions on ways to further incentivize US productions shooting in the UK, on top of the existing tax reliefs for film, animation and high-end TV ventures.
According to the DCMS, Miller was keen to acquire first-hand knowledge from HBO as to how the UK TV tax credit is working at ground level.
She also discussed how the Game of Thrones production model could be replicated in other areas of the UK outside London and spoke to Lucasfilm about Star Wars: Episode VII, which is due to shoot in the UK next year.

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