The British Film Industry

An independent, non-governmental body which

classifies and censors film, videos as well as
well as computer and console- based games
released in the UK.
Promotes
appreciation of
television

are

understanding and
Britains rich film and
heritage and culture.

Government backed lead agency for film

in the UK ensuring that the economic,
cultural and educational aspects of film
efficiently represented at home and abroad

Aims to support, develop and promote the art forms

of the moving image.

The official UK agency for international

cultural relations. Its Film Department
promotes new British films (features
and shorts),internationally principally
through festivals and showcases.
Portal site
britfilms.com
Ex Machina
12 years a slave
The Iron Lady
The eagle
The odyssey

Riddick
The F Word
Calvary
Divergent
The Rover

Johnny English
Billy Elliot
Thunderbirds
Shaun of the Dead
Nanny McPhee and the big
bang
Sightseers
The Worlds End
In Fear
Cuban Fury
Man Up

127 hours
Beauty and the Beast
Chicken Run
The Magic Roundabout
Rush

Kill List
This is England
Grow your own
Donkey
Punch
Dog
Altogether

European Economic Area (EEA)

The European Economic Area (EEA) provides for the free movement
of persons, goods, services and capital within the internal market of
the European Union (EU) between its 28 member states, as well as
three of the four member states of the European Free Trade
Association (EFTA): Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The
Agreement is applied provisionally with respect to Croatiathe
remaining and most recent EU member statepending ratification
of its accession by all EEA parties.
The EEA was established on 1 January 1994 upon entry into force of
an agreement between the member states and the EU's
predecessors, the European Economic Community and the European
Coal and Steel Community. EFTA states which join the EEA
participate in the EU's internal market without being EU members,
adopting almost all the relevant EU legislation other than laws
regarding agriculture and fisheries. The EEA's "decision-shaping"
processes enable them to influence and contribute to new EEA
policy and legislation from an early stage.
One EFTA member, Switzerland, has not joined the EEA, but has a
series of bilateral agreements with the EU which allow it also to
participate in the internal market.

British films can claim 25% tax relief from the government. This
means the first 25% of any profit you make cannot be taxed.
For Films to Qualify as a British film it must score 18/35 on the
cultural test for
Film.
Classification system for film to be labelled as BritishAvengers: Age of Ultron- it was filmed on 5 countries: Italy, South
Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom and Bangladesh. The film was
mayoralty filmed in the UK or EEA (4 points) Robert Downy Jr who
playes Iron Man and Tony Starke is American. Thor played by Chris
Hemsworth is Australian. Mark Ruffalo who played the Hulk is
American. Chris Evans who played Captain American is American.
Scarlett Johansson who played Black Widow is American. The cast is
mainly American (0 points). The film was not based on a UK or EEA
aubject matter put on Marvel comic books (0 points). The films were
filmed in English dialogue (6 points). This film does not demonstrate
British Creativity, diversity or heritage (0 points). SFX and VFX take
place in American by a company called Perception NYC (0 points).
Music Recording/Audio Post Production/Picture Post Production
mainly all occurred in USA (0 point). The Director Josh Whedon is
American (0 points). The writer Chris Lee is American (0 points).The
producer Kevin Feige is American (0 points). The composers Danny
Elfman and Brian Tyler are both American (0 points). Key staff were
mainly American (0 points). Majority of the crew are also American
(0 points). In conclusion Avengers: Age of Ultron scored 10 out of 35
meaning is it not a British film.
Ex Machina- The film was set in mainly in many UK and Norway
locations (4 points).Main cast members include Domhnall Gleeson
who played celeb is Irish. Oscar Isaac who played Nathan is
Guatemalan and Ava played by Alicia Vikander is Swedish meaning
the main character are dominantly British and a part of the EEA 4
points). The film was based on a British and EEA subject matter of
artificial intelligence which has close association with Alan Turing
who is British. (4 points). Original dialogue was filmed in English
language (4 points). The film demonstrates British creativity,
diversity and heritage through using Alan Turings, Turing test to test
an AI (4 points). Overall SFX and VFX Supervisor is Andrew
Whitehurst who lives in London (4 points). The original music was by
Geoff Barrow and Ben Sailburys, film editing was done by Mark Day
who are all British (1 point). Director and script writer Alex Garland
is British ( 2 point). The production companies of Ex Machina: Fim4
and DNA films are both British companies (1 point). Composers
Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisburys are both British (1 point). Lead
actors, Key cast and the Majority of the cast and crew are British (4
points) In conclusion Ex Machina scored 35 out of 35 meaning it is a
British film.

Mad Max: Fury Road- The film was set in Australia and USA (0
points). Tom Hardy who played Mad Max was born in England,
Charlize Theron who played Imperator Furiosa was born in South
Africa and Nicholas Hoult who played Nux was born in England. The
main and leading characters are dominantly British (4 points).
Original dialogue was recorded in English language (6 points). This
film does demonstrate British creativity due to Tom hardy having to
play Max who was formally played by Mel Gibson who is an
American actor. The film frequently referred to former Mad Max films
(4 points). John Seal did the majority of VFX and SFX, he is
Australian (0 points). Music was composed and performed by Junkie
XL who was born in the Netherlands. Cinematography was by John
Seale an Australian specialist. (0 points). The director and
scriptwriter was George Miller who is Australian (0 points). The
producer was Doug Mitchell who is also Australian (0 points). The
lead actors are a mixed much of regional identies however the two
of the main character are from the UK (1 point). The majority of the
cast, crew are Australian (0 points) In conclusion Mad Max: Fury
Road scored 11 out of 35 meaning it is not a British film.
Other ways to be British
The old rules for being British required a film to meet three of the
following six criteria A British director
A British Producer
A predominately British cast
A subject matter that informs of the British experience
British identity defined by the BFI in sight and sound
(Co productions with British input count as British films)
British films attract audiences through differentiating from
Hollywood blockbusters. British films are popular to British
audiences as they are more relatable and create a familiar
atmosphere; other audiences such as in the USA and China also
enjoy British films. Many different countries enjoy British films as
some advertise and tell stories about our heritage. They also enjoy
British films because of British actors, which includes the clothing
and accents. Many popular British films include James Bond, Harry
Potter etc. British films differ from Hollywood blockbusters as they
attempt to explore differ issues. Hollywood blockbuster are usually
about superheros and love. British films explore different topic such
as Ex Machina explore artificial intelligence and kill list explore
assassination\ hit men from a professional profession point of view.
The above also supports why we have a British film industry.