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Drawing on interviews with leading film executives, politicians and industry stakeholders, including Alan Parker, Stewart Till and Tim Bevan, this book provides an empirically grounded analysis of the rise and unexpected fall of the UK Film Council, the key strategic body responsible for supporting film in the UK for over a decade.
Mar 30, 2023 · The UK Film Council is a national body dedicated to the development of the British film industry. Established in 2000, it has become an integral part of the British film industry, providing funding, training and support for filmmakers, as well as promoting films and the development of new talent.
Jun 27, 2024 · Throughout this book we argue that the particular political context and culture of the UK has played a key role in shaping aspects of film policy over the years. We concur with Des Freedman who suggests: There is nothing predetermined about the personality of the media systems to which we are exposed. While the form a media system assumes at ...
Nov 29, 2010 · The BFI immediately announced a rise in the money available for new films in the coming year from £15m to £18m, made possible by the cut in overhead costs because of the film council's abolition.
Feb 27, 2015 · The Film Council (renamed the UK Film Council in 2003) opened its doors in April 2000 as a non-departmental public body working at arm’s length from the government. In doing so, it incorporated the British Film Commission, which was established in 1991 to promote inward investment and three existing bodies investing in film production.
Jul 26, 2010 · Q&A: UK Film Council. The government has announced the abolition of film-funding body the UK Film Council. Here, the BBC's Media Correspondent Torin Douglas looks at what it does. What is the Film ...
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