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Chris Halliday
BFI
Senior Certification Analyst
Chris has been part of the Certification Unit team for nearly eight years. The unit assesses and provides guidance on the cultural test and co-production, which is required to access the creative industries tax reliefs. Chris works closely with key stakeholders in government and industry to provide advice and guidance on the application processes for the cultural test, co-production and policy.
Previously, Chris worked at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport within the Creative Industry team as a Film and Media Policy adviser, working closely with industry and the British Film Institute. He moved over to the BFI in 2011 and is now the team’s Senior Certification Analyst across all of the creative industries tax reliefs (Film, Animation, Children’s Television, HETV and Video Games). He has an extensive knowledge of the cultural test and co-production treaties which are the gateway to accessing the UK’s tax relief.
Chris's Sessions
Preview: What A Relief!
Creative Industry Tax Reliefs, have you heard of them? If not, you should’ve! The tax reliefs are easy and accessible, as well as being available to any size of project. The tax reliefs have been a welcome and successful incentive to bolster the children’s creative sector, helping to make the…
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What a Relief!
Making creative industry tax reliefs work for your project. Experts discuss a whole host of projects and how the tax relief can help get your project off the ground.
