Showing posts with label The British Film Industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The British Film Industry. Show all posts

Monday, 10 September 2012

The British Film Industry

America produce 75% of the UK's Box Office Films
The British movie industry doesn't have an oligopoly of large companies is has a selection of smaller independant companies.
  • Big Talk: Produced films such as Paul, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
    Paul was a co-production with a larger company providing a larger budget for the film.
  • Working Title Films: Produced films such as About a Boy, Love Actually and Notting Hill.
  • Film 4: Is a subsidary arm of channel 4.
    Produced films such as This is England and Trainspotting.
  • BBC Films: Is a subsidary arm of the BBC. The BBC is funded by the TV Licence.
    Produced films such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
  • The UK Film Council - Lottery Funding: Provide film producers with funding to help smaller producers be able to create their movies in return for a taking in the return on the movie to generate a profit.
    Produced films such as The Kings Speech, The Woman in Black and Kidulthood.