Film 4 Fact File

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O ontroller: Tessa Ross
O ned by: Channel Four Television Corporation
O !ilosopy: ommitted to enancing te Britis Films
industry by nurturing and funding ne talent. Jffers a
distinctive range of mainstream and independent films.
Broadening audience orizons.
O First production as `Walter' and was released in 1982.
Before 1998 it was called `film four productions'. 2006
saw it re named film four productions before the re-
release of the digital channel film4.
O lways partnered with merican company in production. For
example, 127 hours was also a warner bros. production.
Distribution is always linked to an merican company too.
127 hours was distributed by fox searchlight, a fox
subsidiary.
O Four to five films a year with a small budget usually
around $20m.
O Big cange in 2002: Decided not to distribute their own
films anymore. This was because of the amount of money it
took to distribute a film well, they said they would
rather spend the money making a better film and have the
distribution done for them.
O urrent budget: Channel 4 increased budget by 50% in
2011, making it 15m a year. Could have been because of
the U.K film council being cut so no extra funding was
available.
O Working practices: around film a year. There lower
subsidiary company (Warp) is responsible for lo budget
digital ork.
O $uccess: They've achieved 5 Jscars in the last four
years. They collected 3 Baftas in 2007. They've reached
8.3 million BC1's a month an upmarket 42% and a male 55%
profile.
O atest / Key Directors;
o ike Leigh: Directed `Anoter Year'
o !eter ullan: Was previously an actor but has
recently directed `Neds'
o Danny Boyle: Directed `127 Hours'
O ews: They are making a new subsidiary company called
`Film 4.0'. This will be controlled by nna Hicks. This
will be used to Find new talent and different ways to
make and distribute films.


Film Links;
eds:
It shows the rude and aggressive side of Film 4, they regularly make
films that involve violence and aggressive language. They also show
the ugly truth of the history or things in life in many films. Gang
culture is one they like to focus on a lot.
127 Hours:
Shows the variety in films that they like to make. British actors
are used again, this is a regular theme for them. ainly this film
shows the diverse range of films that film 4 make.