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	British Movies
		The British Board Of Film Censors was founded in 1912 primarily to keep the foreign imports 'genteel', or rather, to be able to control their numbers on the pretext of unsuitability.
		The problem with the British film industry was it did not keep pace with the advances being made abroad and quickly became technically out of date.
		Film censorship discarded some of its old prohibitions, now freer speech was allowed as well as previously taboo subjects like homosexuality, illegitimacy and abortion.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Hills/4337/obukfilm.htm (2236 words)

	British film industry - Uncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One of the most successful film industries in the world, its wise and far-sighted producers realised in the mid-80’s that people were afraid of any form of innovation or originality in the cinema, and so endlessly re-make the same 3 movies.
		One of the most popular Type IIa British Films is Type IIa:15, in which rich, yet mysteriously underemployed architect Hugh Grant’s crippling emotional problems prevent him from adequately explaining to Andie MacDowell that he wants to play hide the sausage with her at a series of social events.
		To highlight the comedy the film is interspersed with social commentary, as the gay, fl, disabled, Mexican, single mother friend of Hugh Grant dies of AIDS.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/British_film_industry (907 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| British Sitcom Spin-off Films
		British radio and TV comedy had dabbled with the big screen before the sixties.
		The original series, perhaps the most fondly remembered sitcom in British TV history, featured the adventures of a small-town branch of the "Home Guard" — a disparate group of men, too old to join the Army proper, who are "doing their bit" to defend the country from potential German attack during World War II.
		On film, the prison setting looks far more harsh and brutal than the cozier, studio-set TV series, but the warmth of the characterizations still comes through and the film evinces a sense of realism lacking in other sitcom spin-offs.
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /35/britishsitcoms1.html (3000 words)

	British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts, (BAFTA) developed from the British Film Academy (founded 1947) and the Guild of Television Producers and Directors (founded 1953).
		The Film Committee determines the nominations for The Alexander Korda Award for the Best British Film and the Council of the Academy selects the winner.
		This category is increasingly difficult to determine given the prevalence of co-production arrangements, films made for television with prior release to cinema audiences (e.g.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/B/htmlB/britishacade/britishacade.htm (754 words)

	British Films & Tax Relief - UK Film Council
		For films that cost over £20 million, the FPC will be able to claim an enhanced deduction of 80% with a payable cash element of 20% of UK qualifying film production expenditure.
		A film scoring all 15 of the points available in sections C, D and A4, and less than two points in section A1 and less than two points in section A2, must additionally obtain the points in section A3 to pass the cultural test.
		Films made under one of the UK’s official co-production treaties are British qualifying films.
	www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk /filmmaking/filmingUK/taxreliefbritfilms (1778 words)

	British film matters
		It is a colourful, entertaining and essential read for key industry players, an advocate for the UK film world’s vital causes, a source of up-to-speed news, with essential background briefings, engaging personality profiling and industry inside-tracking.
		The British film world is a global leader, with a remarkably high profile, many megastars, dozens of Oscar-winning films, and an annual turnover running into billions of pounds.
		British films regularly gross billions of dollars worldwide, the top 25 UK films taking nearly one billion dollars in the US alone last year.
	www.britishfilm-magazine.com /BFM1.html (280 words)

	BFI \| Features\| The BFI 100
		Not to try to answer the unanswerable question of which is the best, but rather to poll the opinions of those involved in British film, who have seen more movies than most, for an indication of where their professional tastes lie, what their favourites are.
		The spread of films throughout the bfi 100 is equally fascinating.
		That films from the 1960s feature so strongly points to an appreciation of the great changes in British cinema during that decade, when angrier voices like those of Lindsay Anderson, Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson, John Schlesinger and Joseph Losey led the way and were allowed to focus on social issues as well as pure drama.
	www.bfi.org.uk /features/bfi100 (823 words)

	Welcome to britfilms.com - britfilms.com
		This site is produced by the Film Department of the British Council.
		The British Council is not responsible for the contents of any external sites.
		Copyright 2006 © British Council, the photographers & the authors.
	www.britfilms.com (91 words)

	bbfc - the official website of the bbfc. classification for entertainment, movies and video games
		www.sbbfc.co.uk is designed for students and teachers involved in the study of media regulation and film and anyone interested in film classification.
		U films should be set within a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror.
		Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and videos may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops.
	www.bbfc.co.uk (437 words)

	Foster on Film - Post-War British Comedy
		The first film of the movement, and the first Ealing film of its type, Hue and Cry contains many of the elements that would reappear in later films: the British feel, the criminals, the focus on the lower classes, and the less-than-obedient "children." It also had Alistair Sim.
		This darkly funny film has the relative of a duke living as a commoner until he decides that he can be the Duke if he kills off the rest of his family.
		As one of the few movement films made in color, even that excuse is missing for remaking the film, yet, Tom Hanks took over the Guinness role in a 2004 version.
	www.fosteronfilm.com /important/british.htm (1875 words)

	The British Film Resource
		An overview of the development of the British Film Industry from the early pioneers, through World Wars One and Two, to the rise of the film industry's most fearsome rival, television.
		A look at Hitchcock's early British films of the 1930's, examining some of his themes in their infancy with detailed analysis of Sabotage and Blackmail.
		A re-evaluation of the films of Humphrey Jennings as an early proponent of the radical Third Cinema movement.
	www.zenbullets.com /britfilm (232 words)

	British Board of Film Classification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Interestingly, imported Hollywood films were not treated as strictly as British films, as the BBFC believed that audiences would recognise American cinema as representing a foreign culture, and therefore would not apply any political messages therein to their own lives.
		So while the Warners gangster films and other 1930s Hollywood films which explicitly dealt with crime and the effects of the Great Depression were released in the UK largely uncut, these subjects were strictly off-limits for British film-makers.
		An extreme example of this is the rating of the horror film Revenge of the Zombies, with a U certificate upon its video release in the late 1990s, whereas, when it was first examined as a film in 1951, it was given one of the first X ratings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification (3015 words)

	British Film Institute Film Classics
		This illustrated two-volume set is a compendium of more than 50 monographs published by the British Film Institute since 1992.
		Each entry focuses on a single great film of world cinema, presenting an essay by a prominent critic, novelist, academic, or filmmaker.
		Film Classics showcases a breadth of styles and approaches to contemporary film criticism, offering informed and lively critiques of some of the most notable works in the history of film.
	www.routledge-ny.com /filmclassics (117 words)

	100 Top British Films of the 20th Century
		Participants were asked to consider (and vote for up to 100) 'culturally British' feature films, released in cinemas during the 20th century, which they felt had made a strong and lasting impression on the art form and the culture.
		Of course there may be films that are not on this list which one could argue passionately merit a place...The list is intended, and offered, as a starting-point for any discussion, rather than as an end to one.
		The films span seven decades, from 1935 to 1998, and the list accommodates the work of 70 film directors and much international talent.
	www.filmsite.org /brit100.html (403 words)

	EJP \| News \| UK \| British film director calls for cultural boycott of Israel
		The Cannes Film Festival award was for his latest film, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, about the struggle for Irish independence, which some critics have labelled as anti-British.
		In response, the British film director Josh Appignanesi, who directed the Jewish film Song of Songs, said: “The suffering that Israel has in one way or another inflicted on the Palestinians is completely unacceptable and the current situation in the territories is a political and humanitarian scandal that must be brought to an end.
		Mark Mulqueen, the director of the Irish Film Institute, said in a statement: “The decision is taken in light of the current activities of the Israeli government and prompted by the performance of your ambassador in explaining these acts to the Irish public.
	www.ejpress.org /article/10630 (754 words)

	Genre Giants Conquer British Film Poll
		Cameron also scored with his popular Terminator franchise, scoring #35 with the original film (1984) and slightly higher at number 32 with the sequel (1991).
		Among other SF films the British ranked highly were longtime U.K. resident Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), ranked 27th and his "A Clockwork Orange"(1971) which trailed behind in 42nd place.
		Steven Spielberg had seven films in the top 100, but only his "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) (in 33rd place) and "Back to the Future" (1985) (in 87th place) contained appreciable SF content, although a case could be made for "Jurassic Park" (1993), which clocked in at number 53.
	www.space.com /spaceimagined/movies/british_film_poll_991208.html (352 words)

	Film - British Council - Arts
		British films have been selected to sceen at the Message to Man Film Festival is St Petersburg.
		The British Films Catalogue and the Directory of International Film, Video and Television Festivals are both available in print and online.
		You'll find a set of forms for submitting entries for inclusion to these directories (or for amending an existing entry), as well as a film festival submission form if you would like your short film to be considered for submission to international festivals.
	www.britishcouncil.org /arts-film.htm (360 words)

	Lights, Camera, Turkeys - Britmovie - British Film Forums
		Before him, film financiers, showbusiness accountants and lawyers had told a sympathetic press that 80 per cent of the British film industry would disappear if Gordon Brown ended favourable treatment.
		The film industries of all countries need protection from the Americans, and the British industry is more exposed than most because it is cursed by sharing a common language with Hollywood.
		In film, taxpayers from all classes have been forced to subsidise films which are seen by no one.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /forums/british-films-chat/2060-lights-camera-turkeys.html (1676 words)

	British Film
		A guide to British films, cinema and theatre work, it includes biographies of the best English stage and screen actors and actresses.
		A collection of film theory articles and essays relating to the first 100 years of British film.
		The British Film Office, U.S.A. British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s.
	www.zeroland.co.nz /film_british.html (324 words)

	British Film Institute Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Biographical/Historical: The British Film Institute, with its National Film Archive, is located in London.
		Vitagraph Company of America was founded circa 1898 in New York City; an innovator in the early film industry, it lost prominence in the 1920s and was sold to Warner Brothers in 1925.
		Holman Day Productions, producer of two dozen short films and one feature film, was based in Augusta, Maine, in 1920-1921.
	www.oldfilm.org /ocg/publicMainView.cfm?id=498 (240 words)

	British Films and Filmmakers - britfilms.com
		You can also find out about other films that might be still the twinkle in a director's eye.
		British Films in Production - a new section of our website which lists British films in progress, including information on titles, directors, producers, sales agent, status and cast.
		Directory of British Directors - this database is being developed constantly to bring you biographies and up-to-date filmographies of contemporary British feature film directors.
	www.britfilms.com /britishfilms (183 words)

	British Film Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The BFI runs the National Film Theatre and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London.
		The BFI maintains the world's largest film archive, the National Film and Television Archive, containing about 500,000 works of television and film in total.
		Thus control of educational film production passed to the National Committee for Visual Aids in Education and the British Film Academy assumed control for promoting production.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Film_Institute (639 words)

	Britflicks - The British Film Portal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Shortlisted films will be shown by each of the 15 BBC Nations and Regions and, following a public vote, one winner from each area will win two tickets to The Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2007.
		The overall winner will be announced and have their film featured as part of the BBC One broadcast of the ceremony.
		As the name suggests, budding film makers are invited to submit a 60 second short film based on the theme ‘Celebrate’, to reflect BAFTA’s 60th birthday and Orange’s 10 year partnership with the Academy.
	www.britflicks.com (432 words)

	The British Museum: Film Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Come to The British Museum on the first Friday of every month and enjoy the best in world cinema.
		The inspirational setting of The British Museum will become a backdrop for all who love cinema.
		The films are screened in the BP Lecture Theatre in the Clore Education Centre at 18.30.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /filmsociety (94 words)

	BBC - Film Network - Homepage
		Some of the content on Film Network is generated by members of the public.
		If you consider this content to be in breach of the house rules please alert our moderators.
		Film Network is a showcase and community for up-and-coming UK filmmakers
	www.bbc.co.uk /filmnetwork (191 words)

	screenonline
		Writer Nigel Kneale, who died in October at the age of 84, was a true television genius, whose early works transformed small-screen drama in Britain in the 1950s.
		His three Quatermass serials, beginning with The Quatermass Experiment (1953), were required viewing and set the standard for British TV sci-fi ever since (Doctor Who owes an obvious debt to Quatermass), while his adaptation of Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) terrified viewers at the time.
		Over fifty films from the studio of Britain's first great filmmaker, an innovator in drama, non-fiction and special effects.
	www.screenonline.org.uk (230 words)

	Film UK - Professionals - Edinburgh International Film Festival
		The Edinburgh International Film Festival is a networking focus for the national and international filmmaking communities and offers the annual Guide to British Film and the Film UK section of its Videotheque as special services to the industry.
		The Film UK Guide to British Film publishes in-depth information on all British fiction feature and short films completed in the last 12 months, making the Film UK Guide an indispensable resource for anyone interested in British film.
		Register free with Film UK If your film is a British production completed between 31 July 2005 and 31 July 2006, and is live action, fiction short or feature, then please register with Film UK when you submit your film.
	www.edfilmfest.org.uk /professionals/?view=filmuk (251 words)

	Film - Arts - British Council - Japan
		Our film activities cover a number of different areas: Animation, Documentaries, Features, Interactive Leisure software and Short Films.
		An illustrated online database of the British films from 1998 up to those in production this year.
		Search for international film and video festivals by category, town, title or month of the year.
	www.britishcouncil.org /japan-arts-art-form-film.htm (123 words)

	United Press International - NewsTrack - British film industry climbing back
		The announcement was viewed as a coup for the British film industry, which continues to firm up its stature as a viable option for Hollywood because of new new tax incentives introduced by Chancellor Gordon Brown, the Times of London said Saturday.
		Britain's film industry sector had been slumping since previous tax rules were scrapped, creating uncertainty.
		Film production investment in Britain fell by about 30 percent in 2005 to $1.1 billion, but has been recovering this year on the strength of the proposed tax rules that are expected to be introduced Jan. 1
	www.upi.com /NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061209-095908-9132r (328 words)

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