2. Lesson aims
• Know ways in which we can classify
British film
• Select examples of ‘Britishness’ in film
• Explain how film companies target
national and/or international audiences
4. Defining British film
The British Film Institute divides films into the following categories:
CATEGORY A: films made with British money, personnel and resources
CATEGORY B: films co-funded with money from Britain and from foreign
investment.
CATEGORY C: films with mostly foreign (but non-USA investment) and a
small British input, either financially or creatively.
CATEGORY D: films made in the UK with (usually) British cultural
content, but financed fully, or partly by American companies.
CATEGORY E: American films with some British involvement.
5. Notting Hill (1999)
Studio: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Working Title Films
Distributed: Universal Studios
Budget: $43 million
Box office: $363,889,00 ish
6. This is England (2006)
Produced by:
•Film Four
•UK Film Council
•EM Media
•Screen Yorkshire
•A WARP Films Production
Distributed by: Optimum Releasing
Director: Shane Meadows
Budget: £1,500,000
Box office: £5,000,000
7. While you are watching the clips…
What makes this film ‘British?’
What type of audience would it appeal to?
List some ideas in your book.
10. In your books, write a detailed
response to the following
questions?
Compare the ‘Britishness’ of the two films. How
do they offer different representations of
Britain?
How do they target national and/or international
audiences?
