The British Film Commission (BFC) has announced the West Midlands (Birmingham) as the UK’s eighth official regional production hub for scripted inward investment film and TV. The growing success of the West Midlands as a UK production hub certainly bears this out. With our dedicated production office, it’s never been easier to get a production rolling here.” Studios, it will further strengthen the region’s creative economy, supporting jobs, attracting inward investment, and reinforcing the West Midlands’ position as one of the UK’s leading production centres. BBC-commissioned analysis forecasts that its recent investment in Digbeth and the West Midlands will generate £282 million in economic benefit by 2031.