British Film Industry
The British Film Commission fund script development, film production,
short films, film export and distribution, cinemas, film education, culture and
archives, festivals and audience support scheme. There are different ways of
getting funding through the BFI.
Film Fund is when BFI supports filmmakers in the UK who are
emerging or world class and capable of creating original and entertaining work.
Innovation Fund helps to support projects that will help UK
film make a successful transition into the digital age.
Funding
Prints and advertising Fund supports the distribution and
marketing strategy of British independent and specialised film.
Film Export Fund aims to enhance the export oppurtunities
for British films at key international film festivals.
The Prints and Advertising Fund supports the distribution and marketing strategy of British independent and specialised films.
The Film Export Fund aims to enhance the export opportunities for British films at key international film festivals.
Filming
This is information for filmakers basing a production or part of a production in the UK.The British Film Commision works to promote the UK as the best place to film a production. they work with the government to make sure there are film friendly policies in place, along with supporting inward investment feature films.
There are many positive features of filming in the UK;
- British Film Commission
- BFI Certification Unit
- Creative England
- Regional UK Screen Agencies
Distribution
The Distribution and Exhibition department provides help to film companies in trying to find there audience and putting at the centre of cultural life.The Distribution & Exhibition department ran several schemes to support UK cinemas, including the Digital Screen Network (DSN), and the Capital Funding for Small Exhibitors, Accessibility and Rural Cinema Pilot schemes.
Our Export development team supports the export of UK films, talent and services internationally.
We support export development through a number of different schemes and projects.
Content
British film makers tended to go down the path of 'gritty' social realism exploring social issues like homosexuality, drug taking, poverty, racism, class, religion etc. British films usually focus on history and literature as they do not have the same budget as Hollywood films do. British films are a lot cheaper to make and therefore audience tend to prefer to go and see Hollywood films. British films find it hard to break in to the international market.
Dissimilar
to Hollywood there is not a choice of major conglomerates that can fund their
own films, funding usually comes from independent production companies who have
a number of investors that can provide the funds. For example Warp who produced This is England.
* British - solely
funded with British money (an example being Trainspotting)
* Co-funded - a
large amount of funding comes from European or US investment (an example being Love Actually)
* Inward funded -
the majority of funds or all of the funds come from the USA even though the
film is a 'British Production' (key examples being the Harry Potter and James
Bond franchises).
Hollywood Institutions
Compared with British film where there is limited funding and small institutions, Hollywood have a lot bigger budgets therefore they have a lot more money to spend on marketing and distribution. America often owns a lot of the multiplex cinemas has a major influence and impact in Britain because often Hollywood distributors in the USA and UK that makes it easier for them to get blockbusters than it is for independent cinemas to obtain blockbuster movies.
Today, the major USA Production companies that are linked with 'Hollywood', most of them distribute there own films
Distribution is very expensive and American companies have the budget to be able to spend lots of money on marketing and distribution whereas smaller companies cannot compete as they have a lot smaller budgets. With each reel costing over £1000 it is clear that Hollywood companies can afford to 'blanket release' a film, whereas smaller independent companies would struggle to afford this.
Now living in a 'digital age' it should be something that has been outgrown, as companies should be able to digitally release their film to the cinemas on the date of release. There are a few advantages to this;
1) The quality of image could be improved, the 'scratchyness' on a film could be eliminated as it is a product of second hand reels that have already been used in the USA and is then used in the UK. This could be changed if there was a change in distribution.
2) If a film was released at the same time all over the world then piracy could possibly be removed.
3) The costs would drop dramaically and therefore British distributors would be more likely to be able to compete with America. Cutting costs there would mean that there was more profit to the production and distribution companies that could then be put back in to other films.
The film institution that I have decided to produce my film for is Disney, the partnerships they have with other major conglomerates will ensure that the film will have a large marketing budget and therefore the film will make lots of money which is the whole point. The prestige of the Disney name will attract the correct audience that we intend referring back to the audience research.
* British - solely funded with British money (an example being Trainspotting)
* Co-funded - a large amount of funding comes from European or US investment (an example being Love Actually)
* Inward funded - the majority of funds or all of the funds come from the USA even though the film is a 'British Production' (key examples being the Harry Potter and James Bond franchises).
Hollywood Institutions
Compared with British film where there is limited funding and small institutions, Hollywood have a lot bigger budgets therefore they have a lot more money to spend on marketing and distribution. America often owns a lot of the multiplex cinemas has a major influence and impact in Britain because often Hollywood distributors in the USA and UK that makes it easier for them to get blockbusters than it is for independent cinemas to obtain blockbuster movies.
Today, the major USA Production companies that are linked with 'Hollywood', most of them distribute there own films
Distribution is very expensive and American companies have the budget to be able to spend lots of money on marketing and distribution whereas smaller companies cannot compete as they have a lot smaller budgets. With each reel costing over £1000 it is clear that Hollywood companies can afford to 'blanket release' a film, whereas smaller independent companies would struggle to afford this.
Now living in a 'digital age' it should be something that has been outgrown, as companies should be able to digitally release their film to the cinemas on the date of release. There are a few advantages to this;
1) The quality of image could be improved, the 'scratchyness' on a film could be eliminated as it is a product of second hand reels that have already been used in the USA and is then used in the UK. This could be changed if there was a change in distribution.
2) If a film was released at the same time all over the world then piracy could possibly be removed.
3) The costs would drop dramaically and therefore British distributors would be more likely to be able to compete with America. Cutting costs there would mean that there was more profit to the production and distribution companies that could then be put back in to other films.
Now living in a 'digital age' it should be something that has been outgrown, as companies should be able to digitally release their film to the cinemas on the date of release. There are a few advantages to this;
1) The quality of image could be improved, the 'scratchyness' on a film could be eliminated as it is a product of second hand reels that have already been used in the USA and is then used in the UK. This could be changed if there was a change in distribution.
2) If a film was released at the same time all over the world then piracy could possibly be removed.
3) The costs would drop dramaically and therefore British distributors would be more likely to be able to compete with America. Cutting costs there would mean that there was more profit to the production and distribution companies that could then be put back in to other films.
The film institution that I have decided to produce my film for is Disney, the partnerships they have with other major conglomerates will ensure that the film will have a large marketing budget and therefore the film will make lots of money which is the whole point. The prestige of the Disney name will attract the correct audience that we intend referring back to the audience research.
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