Film 4 Productions – An Outline of a Film Production Company

Film4 Productions - Ownership

●Film4 Productions are, and have always been, owned by Channel 4 television in the UK●They were formed with C4 in 1982 as 'Channel 4 Films'●First production 'Walter' was screened on C4s opening night●Rebranded as Film4 Productions in 1998 to tie in with the launch of the Film4 digital channel.●Integrated with Channel 4 TV Drama department in 2002

Film 4 Productions – Operating ModelFilm 4 Productions use a range of different funding Film 4 Productions use a range of different funding

strategies.strategies.●They are part of Channel 4 and some of their funding comes as a subsidiary from their parent company●Their films are specifically funded projects with their own budgets – they hire creative and technical production staff on a project-by-project basis, only 'employing' administrators.●Often their films are co-productions with other small companies (The Eagle with Focus Features)●Often their films are financed by deals with bigger distributors (Never Let Me Go with Fox Searchlight)●Often their films receive funding from official bodies (Attack the Block and the UK Film Council)● They will also reinvest profits where they can

Film 4 Productions - Products

Film 4 Productions have been making films since 1982, and Film 4 Productions have been making films since 1982, and have produced 79 films since 2002 under their current name. have produced 79 films since 2002 under their current name.

Highlights since then include:-Highlights since then include:-

●This Is England (Shane Meadows, 2006)●In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)●Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008)●Submarine (Richard Ayoade, 2010●The Inbetweeners Movie (Ben Palmer, 2011)

Film 4 Productions – Market Position and Competitors

Film4 Productions cinema releases are in competition for ticket sales and video purchases with everything else released

in the cinema and later on DVD.

●Although they have grown smaller since 2002 they are still a leading player in the UK film production market, involved in the production of up to 12 films a year●They have the benefit of their own television channel – Film 4 – as a guaranteed distribution outlet.●Their UK Competitors – like Warp Films or Celador Films – are also sometimes their partners in production