Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing many films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was '' Walter'', directed by Stephen Frears, which was released in 1982. It is especially known for its gritty, kitchen sink-style films and

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History

In 1981, producer

David Rose David Rose may refer to: Business * David Rose (real estate developer) (1892–1986), American real estate developer and philanthropist * David L. Rose (born 1967), American business executive and scientist at MIT Media Lab * David S. Rose (bor ...

left the BBC for Channel 4 where he was appointed the Commissioning Editor for Fiction by Jeremy Isaacs, the channel's founding Chief Executive but became mostly identified with the

Film on Four Film4 is a British free-to-air television network owned by Channel Four Television Corporation launched on 1 November 1998, devoted to broadcasting films. While its standard-definition channel is available on Freeview and Freesat platforms, i ...

strand. With an initial overall budget of £6 million a year, Channel Four Films was to invest in twenty films annually for Film on Four. The first film backed was

Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, '' Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1979. He won an Academ ...

's debut film ''

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'' (1982). The first film shown as part of Film on Four was Stephen Frears's '' Walter'' which was screened on 2 November 1982, the launch date of Channel 4. '' P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang'' screened the following day was also an early highlight. Originally, the company's films were intended for television screenings alone; the "holdback" system prevented investment in theatrical films by television companies because of the length of time (then three years) before broadcasters could screen them. An agreement soon concluded with the Cinema Exhibitors Association allowed a brief period of cinema exhibition if the budget of the films was below £1.25 million. Channel Four Films struck several deals with other film production companies including the

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and

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. By 1984, Channel Four Films were investing in a third of the feature films made in the UK.Susan Emanue
"Channel Four - British Programming Service"
Museum of Broadcast Communications website; Susan Emmanuel "Channel Four — British Programming Service", in Horace Newcomb (ed) ''Encyclopedia of Television: Volume 1, A-C'', New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2004, p487 Channel Four's Business Development Department was formed in 1983 for TV and film sales and they also invested in foreign films including Wim Wenders' '' Paris, Texas'' (1984) and Jan Svankmajer's ''

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'' (1988). In 1985 FilmFour International was created as a separate international film sales arm and to invest in foreign film, including

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

's '' The Sacrifice'' (1986). Channel Four Film's first big hit was Frears' third feature film for the cinema, ''

My Beautiful Laundrette ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. The film was also one of the first films released by Working Title Films. The story is set in London dur ...

'', in 1985. Originally shot in

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for Channel 4 it was met with such critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Film Festival that it was acquired by Orion Classics and distributed to cinemas and became an international success. In 1987, FilmFour International agreed a licensing deal with Orion Classics to handle US distribution of two more FilmFour features, ''

Rita, Sue and Bob Too ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too'' is a 1987 British comedy-drama film directed by Alan Clarke, set in Bradford, West Yorkshire about two teenaged schoolgirls who have a sexual fling with a married man. It was adapted by Andrea Dunbar, based on two of h ...

'' and '' A Month in the Country''. By 1987, Channel 4 had an interest in half the films being made in the United Kingdom. Rose and Channel Four Films are credited by many as being a significant figure in the regeneration of British cinema and particularly remembered for films such as ''

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'', '' Dance With a Stranger'', ''

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'', and ''

Letter to Brezhnev ''Letter to Brezhnev'' is a 1985 British romantic comedy film about working-class life in Liverpool, written by Frank Clarke and directed by Chris Bernard. It starred Alexandra Pigg, Margi Clarke, Alfred Molina, Peter Firth and Tracy Marshak ...

''. Channel Four Films also invested in early Working Title Films as well as most of the films of Frears, Ken Loach and

Mike Leigh Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Des ...

. Leigh told writer Hannah Rothschild around 2008 that Film on Four had saved the British film industry: "This is a non-negotiable, historical fact of life and anybody who suggests that this isn’t the case is simply either suffering from some kind of ignorance or has got some terrible chip." Rose remained in his post as Commissioning Editor until March 1990. During his tenure at Channel 4, Rose approved the making of 136 films, half of which received cinema screenings. Of the films Rose backed, 20 were from overseas sources, including work by directors Theo Angelopoulos,

and Wim Wenders.

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joined as head of drama in October 1990 and took over responsibility for Film on Four. He changed his title to head of film in 1997 which he remained until 1998. The company had another big international success with Jordan's '' The Crying Game'' in 1992. In addition it was nominated for the

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as was '' Howards End'' the same year. '' Damage'' also received an Academy Award nomination that year. Later in 1993, Leigh's '' Naked'' and Loach's ''

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'' were entered into competition at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. The following year, Mike Newell's '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' became the highest-grossing UK film of all time and Danny Boyle's '' Trainspotting'' (1996) was also very successful. In the 1990s, Channel Four partnered with The Samuel Goldwyn Company to create a distribution company to release Channel Four films and Goldwyn films in the UK but Goldwyn pulled out late on and in August 1995, Film Four Distributors was formed. Its first release was ''

Blue Juice ''Blue Juice'' is a 1995 British drama film directed by Carl Prechezer and starring Sean Pertwee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ewan McGregor, and Steven Mackintosh. It follows JC (Pertwee) as he attempts to reconcile his surfer lifestyle and loser f ...

'' (1995) and its first major successes were '' Secrets & Lies'' and '' Brassed Off'' in 1996. In 1998, the company was re-branded as FilmFour with an annual budget of £32 million for 8 to 10 films. '' East Is East'' (1999) becomes their biggest self-funded film. In 2000, the company signed a three-year deal with Warner Bros. to make seven films with budgets of more than £13 million but their first, '' Charlotte Gray'' (2001) was not the success they hoped for. The company cut its budget and staff significantly in 2002, due to mounting losses, and was reintegrated into the drama department of Channel 4. The name "Film4 Productions" was introduced in 2006 to tie in with the relaunch of the FilmFour broadcast channel as

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. Tessa Ross was head of both Film4 and Channel 4 drama from 2002 to 2014.

Selected list of productions

This is a list of the most notable productions by Film4. * '' 12 Years a Slave'' (co-production with Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment and

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) * '' 127 Hours'' (co-production with

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, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Everest Entertainment, Cloud Eight Films, Darlow Smithson Productions and

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) * ''

20,000 Days on Earth ''20,000 Days on Earth'' is a 2014 British musical documentary drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard. The film premiered in-competition in the ''Worl ...

'' (co-production with

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) * ''

24 Hour Party People ''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy-drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Wint ...

'' (co-production with

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, Revolution Films and

Baby Cow Productions Baby Cow Productions Ltd is a British comedy television production company based in London and Manchester, founded by Steve Coogan and Henry Normal. Since its establishment it has diversified into radio, animation and film. According to thei ...

) * ''

45 Years ''45 Years'' is a 2015 British romantic drama film directed and written by Andrew Haigh. The film is based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine. The film premiered in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin ...

'' (co-production with

) * '' '71'' (co-production with

, Screen Yorkshire,

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and Warp Films) * ''

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures ''A Complete History of My Sexual Failures'' is a 2008 British documentary film directed by Chris Waitt who also starred as the main character and composed some of the music. The film was part of the "World Cinema Documentary Competition" at the ...

'' (co-production with Warp Films, Screen Yorkshire,

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and

) * '' A Field in England'' * '' A Life Less Ordinary'' (co-production with

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and

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) * ''

A Most Wanted Man ''A Most Wanted Man'' is a thriller/ espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, published in September 2008 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and in October 2008 by Scribner in the United States. A young Chechen ex-prisone ...

'' (co-production with FilmNation Entertainment) * '' A Month in the Country'' (co-production with Euston Films) * ''

A Room with a View ''A Room with a View'' is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society a ...

'' (co-production with Merchant Ivory Productions and

) * ''

A Zed and Two Noughts ''A Zed & Two Noughts'' is a 1985 film written and directed by Peter Greenaway. This film was Greenaway's first collaboration with cinematographer Sacha Vierny, who went on to shoot virtually all of Greenaway's work in the 1980s and 1990s, until ...

'' (co-production with

and

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) * ''

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'' (co-production with

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, Playmaker Films & Krishwerkz Entertainment) * ''

American Animals ''American Animals'' is a 2018 heist film written and directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, and Ann Dowd, it follows four college friends who plan a heist of their library. It tells the stor ...

'' * '' American Buffalo'' (co-production with

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) * ''

American Honey "American Honey" is a song written by Cary Barlowe, Hillary Lindsey and Shane Stevens, and recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on January 11, 2010, as the second single from their second album '' Need You No ...

'' (co-production with Parts & Labor, Pulse Films, ManDown Pictures,

, and Maven Pictures) * '' An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn'' (co-production with

) * '' And When Did You Last See Your Father?'' (co-production with

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, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board and European Development Fund) * ''

'' * '' Angels & Insects'' (co-production with The Samuel Goldwyn Company) * '' Another Year'' (co-production with

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) * ''

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'' (co-production with

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and

) * ''

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'' (co-production with

) * '' Bad Behaviour'' * ''

Bandit Queen ''Bandit Queen'' is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language biographical action-adventure film based on the life of Phoolan Devi as covered in the book ''India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of Phoolan Devi'' by the Indian author Mala Sen. It was written ...

'' (co-production with

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) * '' Beast'' (co-production with

) * '' Beautiful Thing'' * ''

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'' (co-production with

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and

) * '' Bent'' (co-production with Arts Council of England) * '' Berberian Sound Studio'' (co-production with Warp X Productions, Screen Yorkshire and

) * ''

Bhaji on the Beach ''Bhaji on the Beach'' is a 1993 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha (in her feature film directorial debut) and written by Meera Syal. Plot A community group of British women (mostly Punjabis of various faiths) of differen ...

'' * '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' (co-production with

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) * ''

Birthday Girl ''Birthday Girl'' is a 2001 erotic comedy thriller film directed by Jez Butterworth. The plot focuses on English bank clerk John Buckingham, who orders a Russian mail-order bride, Nadia. It becomes clear upon her arrival that Nadia cannot spea ...

'' (co-production with

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, Mirage Enterprises and HAL Films) * ''

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'' (co-production with

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) * ''

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'' (co-production with

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and

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) * ''

'' * '' Blonde Fist'' * '' Brassed Off'' (co-production with

and Prominent Features) * ''

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'' * '' Brian and Charles'' (co-production with

and Mr Box Productions) * '' Brothers of the Head'' (co-production with Screen East and

) * ''

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'' (co-production with Road Movies Filmproduktion and

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) * ''

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'' (co-production with Good Machine and

) * ''

Bunny and the Bull ''Bunny and the Bull'' is a 2009 British comedy film from writer-director Paul King. It stars Edward Hogg and Simon Farnaby in a surreal recreation of a road trip. King has previously worked on British television comedies ''The Mighty Boosh'' a ...

'' (co-production with Warp X Productions, Wild Bunch, Optimum Releasing, Screen Yorkshire and

) * ''

Career Girls ''Career Girls'' is a 1997 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh which tells the story of two women, who reunite after six years apart. The film stars Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman. The women were originally thrown ...

'' * ''

Carla's Song ''Carla's Song'' is a 1996 film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, that deals with the impact of the Contra War in Nicaragua. It is a United Kingdom–Spain–Germany co-production. Plot Set in 1987, Carla's Song tells the st ...

'' (co-production with Glasgow Film Office and

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) * '' Carol'' (co-production with

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and Killer Films) * '' Catch Me Daddy'' (co-production with

and Screen Yorkshire) * '' Charlotte Gray'' (co-production with

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and Warner Bros.) * '' Christmas Carol: The Movie'' (co-production with

) * ''

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'' (co-production with

and

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) * '' Comrades'' (co-production with now-defunct National Film Finance Corporation) * ''

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'' (co-production with

and

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) * '' Cuban Fury'' (co-production with

) * '' Damage'' (co-production with

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and

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) * '' Dance with a Stranger'' * ''

Dancer in the Dark ''Dancer in the Dark'' is a 2000 musical drama film written and directed by Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier. It stars Icelandic musician Björk as a factory worker who suffers from a degenerative eye condition and is saving for an operation to p ...

'' (co-production with

, France 3 Cinéma,

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and

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) * ''

Dancing at Lughnasa ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal in Ulster in the north of Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Eva ...

'' (co-production with Sony Pictures Classics, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and

) * '' Dead Man's Shoes'' * '' Death and the Maiden'' (co-production with

, TF1 and

) * ''

Death to Smoochy ''Death to Smoochy'' is a 2002 satirical black comedy crime film directed by Danny DeVito and written by Adam Resnick. Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, DeVito, Catherine Keener and Jon Stewart, the film centers on "Rainbow" Randolph Sm ...

'' (co-production with Senator Film and Warner Bros.) * '' Deep Water'' * '' Dirt Music'' (co-production with ScreenWest) * '' Disobedience'' (co-production with FilmNation Entertainment and Element Pictures) * '' Dog Eat Dog'' (co-production with

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) * ''

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'' (produced by View Askew) * '' Donkey Punch'' (co-production with

, Screen Yorkshire,

and Warp X Productions) * ''

Dream Horse ''Dream Horse'' is a 2020 sports comedy-drama film directed by Euros Lyn from a screenplay by Neil McKay. The film stars Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri, Anthony O'Donnell, Nicholas Farre ...

'' (co-production with Cornerstone Films,

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, Raw, Topic Studios, FFilm Cymru Wales,

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, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and

) * ''

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'' * ''

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''(co-production with

) * '' East Is East'' * '' Eat the Rich'' (co-production with Michael White) * '' Elizabeth'' (co-production with

, Meridian and Working Title Films) * ''

Enduring Love ''Enduring Love'' (1997) is a novel by British writer Ian McEwan. The plot concerns two strangers who become perilously entangled after witnessing a deadly accident. Summary On a beautiful and cloudless day, a middle-aged couple celebrate thei ...

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' is a coming-of-age stage musical with music by Dan Gillespie Sells and book and lyrics by Tom MacRae. The musical is inspired by the 2011 British television documentary ''Jamie: Drag Queen at 16'' directed ...

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and Warp Films) * '' Fever Pitch'' * '' Fighting with My Family'' (co-production with

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, WWE Studios and Seven Bucks Productions) * '' For Those in Peril'' (co-production with Warp X Productions) * '' Four Lions'' (co-production with Warp Films, Wild Bunch and Optimum Releasing) * '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (co-production with

and Working Title Films) * '' Frank'' * '' Franklyn'' (co-production with

Recorded Picture Company Recorded Picture Company is a British film production company founded in 1974 by producer Jeremy Thomas. History Recorded Picture Company (RPC) is an independent production company that makes feature films for worldwide theatrical release. Jere ...

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Tartan Films Palisades Tartan is a British/American film distribution company, founded by US-based Palisades Media Group to take over the film library of film distributor Tartan Films after it folded in the summer of 2008. History Tartan Films, established i ...

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Isle of Man Film Isle of Man Film is a regional screen agency, part of Isle of Man Government’s Department of Economic Development. They drive inward investment in relation to film and the creative industries. Since 1995 Isle of Man Film has built a worldwide ...

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Gangster No. 1 ''Gangster No. 1'' is a 2000 British crime drama film directed by Paul McGuigan. It is based on the stage play ''Gangster No.1'' written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto. The film stars Paul Bettany in the title role and features Malcolm McDo ...

'' (co-production with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Road Movies Filmproduktion and

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and Revolution Films) * '' Hallam Foe'' (co-production with

, Glasgow Film Office,

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Holy Smoke! ''Holy Smoke!'' is a 1999 independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jane Campion, and starring Kate Winslet and Harvey Keitel. Its plot follows an American exit counselor (Keitel) who attempts to deprogram a young Australian woma ...

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How I Live Now ''How I Live Now'' is a novel by Meg Rosoff, first published in 2004. It received generally positive reviews and won the British Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the American Printz Award for young-adult literature. Plot Fifteen-year-ol ...

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and Passion Pictures) * '' How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'' (co-production with

) * '' How to Talk to Girls at Parties'' (co-production with

, See-Saw Films and Little Punk) * ''

How to Build a Girl ''How to Build a Girl'' is a 2019 Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age comedy film directed by Coky Giedroyc, from a screenplay by Caitlin Moran, based on her 2014 How to Build a Girl (novel), novel of the same name. The film tells the story of J ...

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, Monumental Pictures, Protagonist Pictures) * '' Howards End'' * ''

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, Screen Yorkshire,

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Hyde Park on Hudson ''Hyde Park on Hudson'' is a 2012 British historical comedy-drama film directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Bill Murray as Franklin D. Roosevelt, Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth, and Laura Linney as Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, a cousin and ...

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) * '' In Bruges'' (co-production with

) * '' In the Shadow of the Moon'' (co-production with Discovery Films and Passion Pictures) * ''

Institute Benjamenta ''Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life'', is a 1995 internationally co-produced drama film by the Brothers Quay in their directorial debut. Based on Robert Walser's novel '' Jakob von Gunten'', the film stars Mark Rylance ...

'' (co-production with Pandora Film) * ''

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Jimmy's Hall ''Jimmy's Hall'' is a 2014 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film tells the story of the deportation to the United States in 1933 of Irish Communist Jimmy Gralton, who led the Revolutionary Workers' Group, a precursor of the Communist Part ...

'' * '' Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten'' * ''

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Kill List ''Kill List'' is a 2011 British psychological horror crime film directed by Ben Wheatley, co-written and co-edited with Amy Jump, and starring Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring and Michael Smiley. When a British soldier returns home from Kyiv, he ...

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, Screen Yorkshire and Rook Films) * '' Ladybird, Ladybird'' * '' Last Night in Soho'' (co-production with

and Working Title Films) * '' Late Night Shopping'' (co-production with

and Glasgow Film Office) * '' Le Week-End'' * ''

Lean on Pete ''Lean on Pete'' is a 2017 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin. It stars Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi, and follows a 1 ...

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Screen Australia Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecess ...

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London Kills Me ''London Kills Me'' is a 1991 film written and directed by Hanif Kureshi and starred Justin Chadwick and Steven Mackintosh. Cast and roles * Justin Chadwick as Clint Eastwood * Steven Mackintosh as Muffdiver * as Sylvie * Roshan Seth as Dr. B ...

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and Wild Bunch) * '' Lucky Break'' (co-production with

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and See-Saw Films) * '' Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence'' * ''

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Mister Lonely ''Mister Lonely'' is a 2007 comedy film directed by Harmony Korine and co-written with his brother Avi Korine. It features an ensemble cast of international actors, including Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Denis Lavant, Werner Herzog, James Fox, ...

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Mr. Turner ''Mr. Turner'' is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul J ...

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My Name Is Joe ''My Name Is Joe'' is a 1998 British romantic drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Peter Mullan as Joe Kavanagh, an unemployed recovering alcoholic in Glasgow, Scotland who meets and falls in love with a health visitor, played b ...

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and Wild Bunch) * '' Never Let Me Go'' (co-production with DNA Films and Fox Searchlight Pictures) * '' Night on Earth'' (co-production with

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, Victor Music Industries, Le Studio Canal + and Pandora Film) * '' Nothing Personal'' (co-production with Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board) * '' Nowhere Boy'' (co-production with

and

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, Ciné+,

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) * '' One Day'' (co-production with

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and Glasgow Film Office) * '' P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang'' * '' Paris, Texas'' (co-production with

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Peter's Friends ''Peter's Friends'' is a 1992 British comedy film directed and produced by Kenneth Branagh, and written by Rita Rudner and Martin Bergman. The film follows six friends (Stephen Fry, Branagh, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and ...

'' (co-production with The Samuel Goldwyn Company) * ''

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Prospero's Books ''Prospero's Books'' is a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's '' The Tempest'', written and directed by Peter Greenaway. Sir John Gielgud plays Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration a ...

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Eurimages Eurimages is a cultural support fund of the Council of Europe, established in 1989. Eurimages promotes independent filmmaking by providing financial support to feature-length fiction, animation, and documentary films. In doing so, it encourages c ...

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and Palace Pictures) * '' Purely Belter'' * ''

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and CBS Films) * '' Sexy Beast'' (Co-production with Kanzaman, Fox Searchlight Pictures and

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, See-Saw Films,

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, Working Title Films,

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) * ''

Sightseers ''Sightseers'' is a 2012 British black comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by and starring Alice Lowe and Steve Oram, with additional material written by co-editor Amy Jump. It is produced by Edgar Wright and Nira Park, among ot ...

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Sister My Sister ''Sister My Sister'' is a 1994 film starring British actresses Julie Walters, Joely Richardson, and Jodhi May. The film was directed by Nancy Meckler and written by Wendy Kesselman, based on her own play, ''My Sister in This House''. The fil ...

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'' (co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures,

and Celador Films) * '' Starred Up'' (co-production with

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Straightheads ''Straightheads'' is a 2007 British revenge/thriller film (titled ''Closure'' in the US), featuring brutal sexual violence, which follows a couple who seek revenge against a group of men. It was written and directed by Dan Reed, who made his di ...

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and

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and Warp Films) * ''

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and Ruby Films) * '' Sunshine'' (co-production with

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and Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board) * '' The Baby of Mâcon'' (co-production with UGC and

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and

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) * '' The Eagle'' (co-production with

) * ''

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and The Scottish Arts Council) * '' The Inbetweeners Movie'' (co-production with Bwark Productions,

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and

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