This document provides general information about the 2009 drama film "Fish Tank" directed by Andrea Arnold. It summarizes the director, writer, producers, genre, release date, budget and box office numbers. It also lists the production and distribution companies involved. Marketing efforts included posters, trailers on YouTube and interviews. The intended target audience was primarily in the UK as the film depicts negative aspects of British culture that may not be as recognizable to international audiences. The film received critical acclaim and awards, including a BAFTA award for Best British Film.

2. FISH TANK- GENERAL INFORMATION
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Andrea Arnold
Producers: Kees kasander, Lisette Kelder, Christine Langan, Nick Laws,
David.M.Thompson, Paul Trijbits.
Genre: Drama
Release date
21st June 2009 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)- UK

3. GENERAL INFORMATION
Box office
Budget- $3 million
Domestic Total Gross: $5,922,292
Profit: $2,922,292

4. COMPANY CREDITS
Production companies
BBC Films (presents)
UK Film Council (presents)
Limelight Communication (in association with) (presents) (as Limelight)
ContentFilm
Kasander Film Company
The funding came from BBC Films and UK Film Council
Distributors
Artificial eye Syrena Film IFC Films
Cineart Alta Films Mongrel media
MK2 Diffusion Canana Films SP Films
Nutopia Entertainment Film 1

5. MARKETING
Advertisement Posters

6. MARKETING
There is a trailer on IMDB and YouTube. Also there is several interviews on the
internet.

7. AUDIENCE
The main target audience of this film is the UK. This is because the content
shows UK in a negative way. Other countries especially America don’t
recognize or see this side of the UK therefore would struggle to
understand and relate to the film.
The classification for this film is 15 because of the strong language and
violence being used however in context.
The film ‘Fish Tank’ was a critic film therefore targeting the age range of 30-
40 year olds.

8. AWARDS- 20- WINS 22- NOMINATIONS
BAFTA AWARDS- 2010
Won- Alexander Korda Award for the best British film- Kees Kasander, Nick
Laws and Andrea Arnold.
AFI FEST 2009
Won- New light competition- Andrea Arnold
BODIL AWARDS 2011
Nominated- Bodil- Best Non- American Film- Andrea Arnold
Won- British independent Film awards- most promising new comer- Katie
Jarvis

9. TECHNOLOGY

10. ISSUES RAISED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL
AUDIENCES – FISH TANK
Fish tank’s targeted audience is a British audience this is because of where
the film is set. The film is set in mainly Iavaering and Tilbury which are
in London this is a location most British people are aware of. The main
protagonist ‘Katie Jarvis’ house in the film is a council estate flat which
is stereotypically a house for the working class this shows that British
working class will find it easy to relate to this film. The reason
Americans would not find this film appealing for them is because they
know London for the sights and the Monarchy therefore in this film by
teenagers wearing hoodies and tracksuits to be classified as a ‘Chav’
walking round fighting and using bad language for example ‘Cunt’ in
London would shock Americans as they don’t know the negative side of
London only the positive. There is also no well known actors/actresses
in ‘Fish Tank’ where as Americans watch films because they know the
cast very well.

11. ISSUES RAISED WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL
AUDIENCES – SKY FALL
James Bond- Sky Fall contained very well know actors and actresses which
would of made