‘Peaky Blinders’ Helps U.K. Region Land Official Production Hub Status From British Film Commission
“Peaky Blinders” may have given closely clipped back and sides haircuts a new lease of life, but it’s now helped a region of the U.K. land official backing as a center for high-end productions.
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“Peaky Blinders” may have given closely clipped back and sides haircuts a new lease of life, but it’s now helped a region of the U.K. land official backing as a center for high-end productions. The British Film Commission has announced that the West Midlands, home to the city of Birmingham and where “Peaky Blinders” is set and shot, has been named the U.K.’s eighth official regional production hub for scripted inward investment for film and high-end TV. According to the Commission, having served as production base for “Peaky Blinders,” the feature film “The Immortal Man” and the as-yet untitled “Peaky Blinders” spin-off series, the region has now fulfilled the criteria needed to receive official hub status.
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‘Peaky Blinders’ Helps U.K. Region Land Official Production Hub Status From British Film Commission
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