British Film Industries Fact Sheets

1) What is the 'cultural test' to see if a film counts as British?
  •  The film is set in the UK 
  •  The lead characters are British citizens or residents 
  •  The film is based on British subject matter or underlying material 4
  •  The original dialogue is recorded in mainly the English language

2) Complete the task on the Factsheet, researching the films listed and finding out what they score on the cultural test: Sweeney, Attack The Block, The King's Speech, We Need To Talk About Kevin and Skyfall.
  • Sweeny: 29
  • Attack the Block: 27
  • The King's Speech: 30
  • We need to talk about Kevin: 28 
  • Skyfall: 30

3) What is the main problem for the British film industry?
A large portion of the British film industry is dominated by production companies, not distribution companies, what this means is that in order to actually distribute any movies the production company would need the help of an international distribution company, something that could end up quite costly for the production company. Due to these high costs, there is a significant reduction in money that the production company can invest back into the British film industry 

4) What are three of the strengths of the British film industry?
There are two main strengths the British film industry. One is the fact that the British film industry has outstanding creative and outstanding practitioners, Britain is home to some of the world most renown directors, actors, producers etc. The UK also is home to some of the best filming resources in the world.

5) What are the two options for the future of the British film industry?
The British film industry has two options when it comes to its future. The British film industry cant either continue producing blockbuster movies with the help of American production companies or the British film industry can continue to make low budget movies targeted towards niche audiences 

6) In your opinion, which of these two options would best safeguard the future of the British film industry?
I believe that the British Film industry should continue to produce high budget blockbusters with the help with American studious to ensure that Britain does not fall behind in the film industry, with the small amount of money the British film industries manage to make with their movies, and invest that in creating better distribution channels for British movies




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