Channel 4 and the British Film Industry, 1982-1998

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AvLaura Mayne

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This monograph offers the first ever comprehensive study of Channel 4's film production, distribution and broadcasting activities and represents a significant contribution to British cinema and television history. The importance of Channel 4 to the British film industry over the last 40 years cannot be overstated. The birth of the Channel in 1982 heralded a convergence between the UK film and television sectors which was particularly notable given that the two industries had historically been at loggerheads. In addition to its role as a broadcaster and curator of feature film programming, since its inception Channel 4 has funded or co-funded hundreds of feature films through its film commissioning arm, Film4. The Channel's commitment to financing between 15-20 films per year helped form the backbone of the ailing film sector throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, while Film4 funding has also been instrumental to the success of many companies which have become vital to the British film industry.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-04-30
Mått156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt444 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor200
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474437271

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FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart One: Film PolicyChapter 1: Getting into filmChapter 2: A matter of taste: Commissioning filmsPart Two: Films on FourChapter 3: Can television be cinema?Chapter 4: The aesthetics of early Films on FourPart Three: Productive RelationshipsChapter 5: Channel 4’s film financing modelChapter 6: A Tale of two film companiesChapter 7: Short films and shallow gravesPart Four: International CrossingsChapter 8: Channel 4 in EuropeChapter 9: Channel 4 and IndiewoodConclusion: Archives and the broadcaster’s memoryAppendix: Channel 4 features 1982-1998BibliographyIndex