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The U.K. government's film and television tax incentives resulted in a £13.5 billion boost to the local economy, creating 219,000 jobs, between 2017 and 2019, according to Screen Business, a new independent report published by the BFI.

The BFI and BAFTA are tackling bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace with a new employer Action List for the U.K.'s screen industries, as The Film and TV Charity launches new services that provide immediate support for workers.

According to new figures from the BFI, inward investment in U.K. film and high-end TV (HETV) reached £2.34 billion ($3.2 billion) in 2020 despite the initial impact of COVID-19.

The BFI is investing £922,406 ($1.2 million) in new animation projects, as 15 recipients have been selected for the Short Form Animation Fund, which aims to support growth in the U.K. animation sector.

The BFI and The Film and TV Charity have aligned to create a new fund, established with a £1 million donation from Netflix, to help support the U.K. creative community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Inward investment spend from high-end TV in the U.K. reached a record £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) in 2019, according to BFI.

Calculus Capital and Stargrove Pictures are working with BFI on a new fund to support high-end productions in the U.K.

Spending on high-end television production in the U.K. hit £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) in 2018, a 4-percent increase on the previous year and the highest since tax incentives were introduced in 2013, according to the BFI.

An independent report commissioned by BFI has found that the tax breaks across high-end TV, kids' content, animation, film and video games added £7.9 billion ($10.4 billion) to the U.K. economy in 2016.

Spend on film production and high-end television in the U.K. increased by 11 percent in 2017 to reach almost £3 billion ($4.2 billion), according to official figures published by the BFI’s research and statistics unit.