British Film Industry

What makes a film British?

The process by which it is produced, distributed and exhibited in Britain

A film which passes the cultural test (shown below)
If film producers label it British this is how BAFTA determine whether a
film is British
Difficult to classify not many films are 100% British, because directors,
actors, producers, distributors etc often collaborate internationally

The Cultural Test

The cultural test is used to access UK film tax relief, as well as the BFI film fund,
and is a points-based test in which a film will need to gain 18/35 points to pass.
The four sections of this test include:

Cultural content (up to 18 points).

Cultural contribution (up to 4 points).
Cultural hubs (up to 5 points).
Cultural practitioners (up to 8 points).

In order to apply for the cultural test, at least one film production company
involved must be registered with Companies House and within the UK
corporation tax net, and must have responsibility for all aspects of the films life
cycle.

71:

How it qualifies as a British Film Produced by Warp Films (British

independent company), British director/producer, follows history of the United
Kingdom

Produced by Robin Gutch

Directed by Yann Demange

Cast Jack OConnell, Jack Lowden, Paul Popplewell, Adam Nagaitis

Genre/Themes Action/War, explores the civil war in Northern Ireland and the
impact on civiliians

UK revenue- $1,270,847

Worldwide revenue - $2,170,847

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them:

How it qualifies as a British Film Produced by HeyDay films (British
company), part of Harry Potter franchise (recognisable as conventionally British),
British cast (i.e Eddie Redmayne)

Non-British Aspects Produced by Warner Bros (American company)

Produced By- Neil Blair, David Heyman

Directed by- David Yates

Cast- Eddie Redmayne, Sam Redford, Colin Farrell, Scott Goldman

Genre- Adventure, Family, Fantasy

UK Revenue- $233,331,577

Worldwide Revenue: $807,458,779