AS FILM STUDIES Section A: What next for British Cinema?

UK FILM COUNCIL ABOLITION
Click on the above link to read about the decision to abolish the UK Film Council.

Consider what the UK FIlm Council has achieved for British Cinema.


Recent figures show that in 2009:

• cinema admissions rose to 174 million, the highest figure for seven years;
• British films and talent won 36 major film awards, 17% of the total available;
• inward investment reached a record £753 million, up 111% on 2008;
• UK film exports exceeded £1.3 billion, 92% higher than in 2001.

How large a role has the UK FIlm Council had in your experience of film and cinema?

Have you watched a film on a digital screen?

List as many British films that you can think of.

Record Investment in UK Film Production

British cinema success at Sundance