Routes into film making for minority and working-class talent have been eroded, MPs told

Industry figures say many initiatives that were open to them have closed in past 10 years and sector is dominated by the wealthiest

Diverse and working-class filmmaking talent is struggling to get a foothold in the UK because routes into the sector have been eroded over the past decade, industry figures have told MPs.

The situation is making a career in film possible for only the wealthiest, experts told the culture, media and sport committee on Tuesday. It heard evidence from film-makers, educators and skills providers including Myriam Raja, who graduated from the National Film and Television School in 2018 and has directed several episodes of Bafta-winning drama Top Boy.