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AI in the Screen Sector: Casebook

Tracking the adoption of generative AI across film, television and video games

In June 2025, the CoSTAR Foresight Lab published AI in the Screen Sector: Perspectives and Paths Forward – the first UK-wide exploration of the overall impact of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on the full breadth of the UK’s screen sector.

On this site, you can:

  • Review case studies of generative AI applications
  • Explore their links to our report’s strategic roadmap
  • Share your own experiences of AI use and experimentation

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Roadmap

About the report

The rapid development of generative AI is affecting how stories are told, how content is made, and how audiences engage with screen media. Within the UK’s film, television and video games sectors, there is considerable interest in the possibilities that AI might offer – but also a need to understand where and how these technologies are being used, and their likely impacts, both positive and negative.

Based on an analysis of available data, together with targeted expert interviews and industry surveys, AI in the Screen Sector: Perspectives and Paths Forward surfaces key insights into the existing and potential effects of generative AI while offering a set of high-level recommendations designed to ensure that the UK remains a global leader in screen production and creative innovation.

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Roadmap

Our roadmap presents three key strategic outcomes – frameworks, targeted support, and growth – that should be delivered over the next three years, alongside high-level recommendations to guide the sector towards these outcomes.

Rights

Set the UK in a position as a world-leading IP licensing market.

Carbon

Embed data-driven guidelines to minimise carbon impact of AI.

Responsible AI

Support cross-discipline collaboration to deliver market-preferred, ethical AI products.

Insight

Enable UK Creative Industries strategies through world-class intelligence.

Skills

Develop the sector to build skills complementary to AI.

Public transparency

Drive increased public understanding of AI use in screen content.

Sector adaptation

Boost the UK’s strong digital content production sector to adapt and grow.

Investment

Unlock investment to propel the UK’s high-potential creative technology sector.

Independent creation

Empower UK creatives to develop AI-supported independent creativity.

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