UK INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY RESEARCH.

 UK INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANY RESEARCH 

BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, and has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including:

TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY

ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA

QUARTET

CHEF

SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

SAVING MR.BANKS 

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN

JANE EYRE

IN THE LOOP

AN EDUCATION

STREETDANCE 3D

FISH TANK

NATIVITY!

IRIS

NOTES ON A SCANDAL

MAN UP

BILLY ELLIOT

BROOKLYN

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 Centre, and its head David M. Thompson left to start his own film production company.

Film4 Productions is a British film production company owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The company has been responsible for backing a large number of films made in the United Kingdom. The company's first production was Walter, directed by Stephan Frears, which was released in 1982. It is especially known for its gritty, kitchen sink-style films and period drama. 

Prior to 1998, the company was identified as Channel Four Films or FilmFour International. Later, the outfit was re-branded as FilmFour, to coincide with the launch of a new Digital TV channel of the same name. The company cut its budget and staff significantly in 2002, due to mounting losses, and was re-integrated into the drama department of Channel 4. The name "Film4 Productions" was introduced in 2006 to tie in with the relaunch of the FilmFour broadcast channel as Film4.

Tessa Ross was head of both Film4 and Channel 4 drama from 2002 to 2014.

Film4 film productions; 

Lionsgate UK (formerly Redbus Film Distribution, and briefly known as Helkon SK between 2001 and 2003) is a British subsidiary of American film company Lionsgate. Founded in 1997 by Simon Franks and ZZygi Kamasa, the company have distributed and produced many films for the UK such as Bend It Like Beckham, What's Cooking?, Cabin Fever, Jeepers Creepers and It's All Gone Pete Tong. The first theatrical film released by Redbus was Open Your Eyes. Redbus's film releases were formerly distributed on home video by Warner Home Video. The company was acquired by Lionsgate in 2005.

On May 6, 2001, Redbus was acquired by German media company Helkon Media AG for $23 million and changed its name to Helkon SK to reflect their partnership with Helkon Media and then split from Helkon Media and renamed it back to Redbus on May 6, 2003.On October 17, 2005, Lionsgate acquired Redbus Film Distribution for $35 million and became Lionsgate UK on February 23, 2006.

Bold Films, founded in 2004 by Michel Litvak and Gary Michael Walters, is an independent entertainment production and finance company dedicated to providing an artistic haven for creative talent. Bold Films’ mission is to produce original, studio-quality films, which have worldwide commercial appeal.

Bold Films has financed and produced Academy Award-nominated films, including Dan Gilroy’s “Nightcrawler,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton; Damien Chazelle’s “Whiplash,” starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons; and Nicholas Winding Refn’s “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Oscar Isaacs. Bold most recently released David Gordon Green’s “Stronger,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal, for Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions. Bold’s previous releases include “The Neon Demon,” “Bobby,” “Legion” and “No Escape.”