Film four

Film four was established in 1998

Film four has a budget of £15,000,000 a year

Film four is controlled by Tessa Ross

New releases from Film four include: End of the year, let me in and Slumdog Millionaire.

Film four tend to focus on films on Social Realism.

Film four has recently created Film Four OD. Channel Four partnered with Filmflex to create the new online viewing service.

As it is a British production company it finances British films.

Part of Channel Fours remit was to experiment and innovate and cater for audiences not addressed by other channels (niche audiences)

Film Four fund around 20 films per year.

They look for distinctive films which will make there mark in a competive cinema market.

Films are premiered two years after theatrical releases, they are only premiered on Film Four, Channel four or a sister company.

David Rose, commissioning editor "a preference for contemporary and social political topics"
Examples including My Beautiful Laundrette, Which portrayed a homosexual relationship between a white facist and Omar.

Film Four is in association with the Uk's museum of moving image (MOMI) and often has various film related weeks and weekends. E.g Horror week or sci fi weekend.

Film Four has a subsidary group named the Film Four lab which supports the "newest amd most striking creative voices and visions of tommorrow's cinema in Britain"

Tessa Ross described Film Four:
"The remit is to make adventorous contemporary films outside the studio system"

Slumdog Millionaire was not a usual Film Four film.

"Film Four looks for "contemporary stories which are British talent led"

In the UK, the UK film council, Film Four and BBC films remain the three main financers.