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Who is the company? Film 4
Film4 is a British film production company, They produce distribute and exhibit films, a combination of all three. They always distribute DVDs that are produced by themselves and usually films that are quite old such as; 'Heat and dust' and 'Local hero'. Both of these are from the 1980's this connotes that a niche set of audience will be watching the distributed films as these films are from the past and not in the mainstream currently.
Film4's parent company is 'Channel 4' meaning that the Film4 television channel is owned and managed by channel 4 television corporation. A few of the other companies owned by the parent company are; 4seven, E4, More4 and 4music. There is a huge advantage of film4 being owned by a mainstream company like channel 4. As everyone in Britain is familiar with channel 4 it enables more appeal from people to film4 and gathers a bigger audience. As a result of film4 being owned by channel 4 it gives an advantage to the success upon the films constituted within the (film4) company.
Where is the company based?
Film4 usually fund films that are british, Sometimes they also fund US films. Considering the fact that they are a british company, their main interest is to appeal to the british audience.
Why is the company important to the UK film industry?
The ethos of film4 is; ' To develop (new) British Talent and be a leader of innovation in the British film industry'. They also want; ' To interest around £500,000 per film, at a rate of around 20 films a year '.
Some of the directors/actors film4 have helped launch the careers of are; Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle.
The Film4 production is recognized on the front of the DVD cover, as you can see on the top left hand corner there is a small 'Film 4' Logo, this represents their brand.
Do they exhibit films? Film4 includes a popular, mainstream list of films which are shown on their channel.
For example; These three films shown on their channel are major films right now.
Film4's parent company is 'Channel 4' meaning that the Film4 television channel is owned and managed by channel 4 television corporation. A few of the other companies owned by the parent company are; 4seven, E4, More4 and 4music. There is a huge advantage of film4 being owned by a mainstream company like channel 4. As everyone in Britain is familiar with channel 4 it enables more appeal from people to film4 and gathers a bigger audience. As a result of film4 being owned by channel 4 it gives an advantage to the success upon the films constituted within the (film4) company.
What do the company produce?
Film4 co-fund and co-produce their films. It is stated on the film4 'FAQ' page that; Film4 develops and co-finances feature length films for theatrical release in cinemas. Although they're looking for films that will eventually play on both channel 4 and film4, (the digital channel), they do not develop films specifically for televised broadcast. - (http://www.channel4.com/info/commissioning/4producers/film4-faqs)
In this statement there is evidence that they're a co-production company.
Couple of the successes for film4's company in recent times are perhaps the two films; 'West is West' and 'The inbetweeners movie'. These films have been quite successful and popular around Britain recently considering that its not old, appeals to the society at this day and age as they are able to relate with it more.
Film4 co-fund and co-produce their films. It is stated on the film4 'FAQ' page that; Film4 develops and co-finances feature length films for theatrical release in cinemas. Although they're looking for films that will eventually play on both channel 4 and film4, (the digital channel), they do not develop films specifically for televised broadcast. - (http://www.channel4.com/info/commissioning/4producers/film4-faqs)
In this statement there is evidence that they're a co-production company.
Couple of the successes for film4's company in recent times are perhaps the two films; 'West is West' and 'The inbetweeners movie'. These films have been quite successful and popular around Britain recently considering that its not old, appeals to the society at this day and age as they are able to relate with it more.
Film4 contributed to the development of british social realism genre greatly. Film4 and its parent company are both british companies, This connotes that a great number of the films that are produced by them or shown on their channel are most likely to be british. For instance; 'East is East' and 'Trainspotting', are films which are produced by film4 that fit within the british social realism genre. The other genres of films they produce are Horror and action.
Where is the company based?
Film4 usually fund films that are british, Sometimes they also fund US films. Considering the fact that they are a british company, their main interest is to appeal to the british audience.
Why is the company important to the UK film industry?
The ethos of film4 is; ' To develop (new) British Talent and be a leader of innovation in the British film industry'. They also want; ' To interest around £500,000 per film, at a rate of around 20 films a year '.
Harry potter
The key successes in the British film industry include; Harry potter, Mamma mia, The inbetweeners and heaps more.
Some of the directors/actors film4 have helped launch the careers of are; Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle.
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