BBC Films is the feature film division of the BBC, co-producing around eight films per year. Some of its most successful films include Billy Elliot, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, and Street Dance 3D. BBC Films is based in London and works with international and UK distributors on its film slate and business operations. The document provides background on BBC Films and compares two of its films, Billy Elliot and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, including their budgets, box office earnings, plots, and target audiences.

1. BBC FILMS
Katie Dunning

2. Background Information
• BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded in 1990, and
has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent
years, including Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Nativity, Billy Elliot, saving Mr.
Banks and street Dance 3D.
• BBC Films co-produces around eight films a year, working in partnership with
major international and UK distributors. Christine Langan is of BBC Films,
responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business
operations.
• BBC Films has been based at Broadcasting house in London since 2013.Prior to
2007, it was based nearby in Mortimer Street, while still under full control of the
BBC. A restructuring of the division integrated it into the main BBC Fiction
department of BBC Vision. As a result, it moved out of its independent offices
into BBC Television Center.

3. Films by the BBC

4. Box Office Comparisons
Billy Elliot:
Budget – 3 million GPD
Box Office – 72.85 million GPD
Film Plot: Billy Elliot an 11 year old boy living in Northern
England, changes his life forever after he stumbles into a
ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. Soon he finds
himself an incredible dancer demonstrating his raw talent.
Target Audience:
The filmed is aimed towards young mature viewers such as
older teens and young adults as it covers a mature topic
and includes violence and poverty.

5. Box Office Comparisons
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen:
Budget: 14.4 million USD
Box Office: 34.6 million USD
Film Plot: Dr.Alfred Jones is a fisheries scientist who one day receives an
unusual request- a business women named Harriet wants to help him
fulfill a wealthy sheiks request to bring sport fishing to Yemen. Romance
blossoms as Harriet and Jones work to make the Sheiks dream come
true.
Target Audience:
The film is a PG but is mainly aimed to the slightly older generation as it
has covers geographical complications however it can still capture young
adults as It has romance.

6. Release Dates