£380 million boost for creative industries to help drive innovation, regional growth and investment

Liverpool City Region is one of six areas to receive part of a new £150m fund to boost creative industries.  

It has been chosen due to its strengths in sectors including film and TV, music and video games – with the city region already home to more than 50 active gaming companies including Sony PlayStation and work underway to transform the former Littlewood Building into a world-class film, TV and creative campus.

The Creative Places Growth Fund will be allocated to Mayors in six regions outside London to support local creative businesses and freelancers with access to finance, mentoring and networking opportunities, and skills development.  

Liverpool is already the most filmed UK city outside London and is development its production facilities and talent pipeline as the city region strives to become the ‘Hollywood of the North’.

The Combined Authority has committed up to £17m to develop the Littlewoods Film and TV Studios and has invested £3m in the LCR production fund which has supported the making of award-winning TV shows including The Responder, Time and Help.

 

Source: Growth Platform news