Editing Economy of the Isle of Man (section)

===Filmmaking and digital media===
Since 1995 Isle of Man Film has co-financed and co-produced over 100 feature film and television dramas which have all filmed on the Island.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.isleofmanfilm.com/about/|title=Isle of Man Film|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061234/https://www.isleofmanfilm.com/about/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

Among the most successful productions funded in part by [[Isle of Man Film]] agency were ''[[Waking Ned]]'', where the Manx countryside stood in for rural [[Ireland]], and films like ''[[Stormbreaker (film)|Stormbreaker]]'', ''[[Shergar]]'', ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005 film)|Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'', ''[[I Capture the Castle (film)|I Capture the Castle]]'', ''[[The Libertine (2004 film)|The Libertine]]'', ''[[Island at War]]'' (TV series), ''[[Five Children and It (film)|Five Children and It]]'', ''[[Colour Me Kubrick]]'', ''[[Sparkle (2007 film)|Sparkle]]'', and others. Other films that have been filmed on the Isle of Man include ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Keeping Mum]] and [[Mindhorn]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.isleofmanfilm.com/productions/|title=Isle of Man Film Productions|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204061336/https://www.isleofmanfilm.com/productions/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

2011 Isle of Man Film Oxford Economics was commissioned by Isle of Man Film Ltd to conduct a study into the economic impact of the film industry on the Isle of. Man.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/opqp/sittings/20112014/2012-NN-0100.pdf|title=Oxford Economics: The economic impact of the film industry on the Isle of Man|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204171214/http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/opqp/sittings/20112014/2012-NN-0100.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The recommendation of this report for Isle of Man Film was to partner with a more established film institution in the UK to source more Isle of Man film production opportunities. This led to the investment of the Isle of Man Government to take shares in [[Pinewood Group|Pinewood Shepperton Plc]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/jun/06/isle-man-acquire-pinewood-studios|title=Isle of Man acquire Pinewood Studios|access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref> which were sold later with profit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-business/profit-made-on-sale-of-pinewood-shares/|title=Profit made on sale of Pinewood shares|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204114538/http://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-business/profit-made-on-sale-of-pinewood-shares/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Once one of the busiest areas of film production in the British Isles, the Isle of Man hopes to use its strong foundation in film to grow its television and new digital media industry.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://isleofmedia.org/|title=Isle of Media|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204065720/http://isleofmedia.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a recent [[Department of Economic Development (Isle of Man)|Isle of Man Department of Economic Development]] strategic review,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.im/media/1357890/department-of-economic-development-strategic-review.pdf|title=Department for Economic Development: Strategic Review|access-date=3 December 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031546/https://www.gov.im/media/1357890/department-of-economic-development-strategic-review.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> the Island's over 2,000 jobs counting digital sector features 'digital media' and the [[creative industries]], and embraces partnerships with the industry and its individual sector bodies like the [[Isle of Media]], a new media cluster.