Reading is fast becoming a major film production location with new studios opening at Shinfield Studios and the University of Reading’s Cine Valley, as well as other industry-leading facilities recently opened.
Stage Fifty has built a major studio and offices complex at Winnersh Triangle with around 120,000 square feet of studio space, supported by 25,000 square feet of offices and 50,000 square feet of workshops. It includes the world’s largest fully-encapsulated virtual production stage.
The University of Reading have announced plans for a new TV studio, part of the ambitious Cine Valley project in Shinfield, a new four stage temporary film studio and associated workshops at the Thames Valley Science Park.
Nesta's The Geography of Creativity report (2016) highlighted the major growth in employment in the creative sector in Reading with the second highest growth in employment in the UK after London. The creative sector in Reading employs more than 40,000 people across nearly 5000 businesses, making up 11% of total employment in Reading. Nesta’s definition includes technology businesses, with the majority of this employment in relatively large software businesses.
Business based in Reading unclude Stage Fifty, Cine Valley, Nvidia, Shinfield Studios Fin Studio Pictures.
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