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April 27, 2008
Contemporary British Cinema Hub
Contemporary British Cinema Hub
British Cinema and Society: Chronology 1997-20010
This entry is part of the British Cinema and Society Chronology which goes from 1939 until the present. It maps major social and political events and cultural and film policy changes as well as the films themselves enabling contextual comparisons to be made.
Contemporary British Films
Brick Lane. 2007. Dir Sarah Gavron
The Calcium Kid, 2002. Dir: Alex de Rakoff
Dirty Pretty Things: 2003. Dir. Stephen Frears
Elizabeth the Golden Age, 2007 . Dir Shekhar Kapur
Happy–Go–Lucky(2008): Mike Leigh
In This World, 2002. Michael Winterbottom
It's A Free World,2007: Dir: Ken Loach
Last Resort. 2000. Pawel Pawlikowski
London to Brighton. 2006. Paul Andrew Williams
This is England. 2006. Shane Meadows
Contemporary British Directors
For contemporary British Directors please follow link to Contemporary British Directors page
Institutional Issues
The Irresistable Rise of the Multiplex
Contemporary British Cinema: Representing The World Locally
Digital Projection: Foundation of a New Exhibition System in the UK?
Guerilla Cinema: The 'Other' of British Cinema
Representing Changing Britain: Ethnicity and Hybridity
The Heritage Film in British Cinema Part 1
Working Title. Brief history of the production company
British Film Institutions
British Board of Film Classification (BBFC)
British Council British film website and information britfilms.com hompage
British Film Institute Strategy Statement (Last update June 2007)
Sight & Sound Home Page. Sight and Sound has been the monthly film magazine produced by the British Film Institute since before the Second World War.
Department of Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) Film Policy Page
UK Film Council
BECTU reponse to DCMS consultation on the "Cultural Test" for the definition of a British film
Film Council to take on role of whether a film is British certification test
Vertigo Magazine: The Film Parliament
Future of British Film Archives Secured Purnell awards £25 million
October 29, 2007
What is a British Film?
Qualifying as a British film & tax relief
Introduction
One of the puzzling questions for A Level Students is what counts as a British film. It isn't very obvious as the murky world of film financing , tax dodges (sorry breaks) can make very unlikley films "British. Because of this there are several benchmarks that can be applied. Everything below the introduction is taken from the UK Film Council site. Clicking on the links will bring you to the current definitions.
For most normal people rather than international financiers, the so called "cultural test " is the one which we would apply. To pass the cultural test the proposed film must get 16 out of 31 marks. The full table of how to get this can be found by clicking on the appropriate link. This cultural test is largely in accord with the principles of "Cultural Citizenship" which seeks to ensure a diverse set of representations of people within a particular culture at a particular historical moment.
However for the purposes of the exam you will need to be aware of the differing benchmarks and definitions. It is worth pointing out again that the British film industry is much more than British Films. Many people are employed in software or technical positions which are largely dependent upon Hollywood. Thus the British film industry can be doing well when the range of British films produced can be very thin on the ground
Qualifying as a British Film
Qualifying as a British film provides a number of advantages; productions are eligible to apply for UK Film Council funding and for the benefits of the UK’s tax relief structures. Films can qualify as British in one of three ways. They must meet the requirements of one of the following:
- One of the UK’s official bilateral co-production treaties, or
- The European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production
- The Cultural Test (Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985)
Co-production
For information on qualifying as a British film via the UK’s official bilateral co-production treaties or the European Convention, click here.
Cultural Test
For information on qualifying as a British Film using the Cultural Test, click here.
Tax Relief
For information on the UK's system of Tax Relief for British Films, click here.
European Certificate of British Nationality
British qualifying films are eligible for an European Certificate of British Nationality. For information on qualifying for an European Certificate of British Nationality, click here.