Global reach, local benefits
Marlow Film Studios will help to maintain and build on Buckinghamshire’s position as one of the world’s leading creative industry hubs – and will anchor this in investment in employment opportunities, reskilling, training and support for the local community.
Partnerships are already in place with local educational institutions to build a Culture and Skills Academy. The studios will support them through providing studio facilities, internships and bursaries that support disadvantaged students and help improve the diversity of the industry. The ability for the studios to be permanently occupied by productions increases options for regular training. It will also provide a centre for local workers in the creative sector to connect, network, acquire new skills and find jobs. See Employment & Skills
Giving young people local opportunities to stay in the area once they have finished education is a critical requirement for Bucks in the longer term. Because of the lack of employment opportunities, Bucks has one of the highest percentages of ‘youth flight’ in the UK, with too many young people leaving the area for other opportunities. The Studios will help address this, drawing other employers into the area. Jobs in film are 25 percent more productive than the national average and pay is 20 percent higher. Such jobs are also are 3.5 times more productive than the average in Buckinghamshire.
As well as the direct job creation, the efficient design of Marlow Film Studios allows two productions to be on site shooting at any one time, with a third in preparation. Together this provides year-round occupation, a virtuous circle of permanence in studio operations, and removes the uncertainty and seasonal spikes which can often be challenging for local employees, suppliers and communities.
Included within the campus will be facilities to which the community will have access, including cultural events programmes.
Click to a video from Jenny Craig, CEO of Buckingshire College Group, on the skills and jobs opportunities that the studios represent for Bucks' young people
Partnerships are already in place with local educational institutions to build a Culture and Skills Academy. The studios will support them through providing studio facilities, internships and bursaries that support disadvantaged students and help improve the diversity of the industry. The ability for the studios to be permanently occupied by productions increases options for regular training. It will also provide a centre for local workers in the creative sector to connect, network, acquire new skills and find jobs. See Employment & Skills
Giving young people local opportunities to stay in the area once they have finished education is a critical requirement for Bucks in the longer term. Because of the lack of employment opportunities, Bucks has one of the highest percentages of ‘youth flight’ in the UK, with too many young people leaving the area for other opportunities. The Studios will help address this, drawing other employers into the area. Jobs in film are 25 percent more productive than the national average and pay is 20 percent higher. Such jobs are also are 3.5 times more productive than the average in Buckinghamshire.
As well as the direct job creation, the efficient design of Marlow Film Studios allows two productions to be on site shooting at any one time, with a third in preparation. Together this provides year-round occupation, a virtuous circle of permanence in studio operations, and removes the uncertainty and seasonal spikes which can often be challenging for local employees, suppliers and communities.
Included within the campus will be facilities to which the community will have access, including cultural events programmes.
Click to a video from Jenny Craig, CEO of Buckingshire College Group, on the skills and jobs opportunities that the studios represent for Bucks' young people
