Star Wars and Trainspotting sequels help UK film production break records

Some 200 movie shoots spent £1.6bn in Britain in 2016, a rise of 13% on the previous year, reveal new BFI statistics The Brits may not be coming at this year’s Oscars, as Tuesday’s nominations saw the country score its lowest number in a decade, but the film industry is increasingly coming to Britain. New statistics released by the British Film Institute on 26 January show that 200 feature films started shooting in the UK last year, contributing to a total spend of £1.6 b