2011年4月2日星期六

UK Film Council passes to the BFI

1. April 2011 last entertainment and arts correspondent, BBC News updated at 06: 59 GMT by Tim Masters BFI and Film London logos the BFI and film London take on roles, that of the UK was previously running Film Council eight months after it axed by the Government, UK Film Council officially passes funding responsibility to the British Film Institute on Friday.

44 UKFC contributions are the BFI, with staff moving to central London seat forward.

The film financing process has during the transition on.

Shooting began on a secured UK Film Council film, Berberian sound Studio Toby Jones one of the leading roles in London last week.

"I do not see things with the BFI will change dramatically," said the producer of the film Keith Griffiths of the BBC.

"The finance team is very much intact want the BFI, and the user friendly relationship with filmmaker is intact." "I am very confident that the gloom merchants are wrong."

Berberian sound Studio is the second feature directed by Peter Strickland, whose Katalin Varga won a silver bear in Berlin two years ago.

The film, with a budget of just £ 1. 2 m, films in three mills studios in East London. Has most of the budget the warp X Studio, UK Film Council and Film4 come.

Pre-production still from Berberian Sound StudioBerberian sound to meet in the year 2012 cinema Studio.

In the middle of the 1970s Italy, it looks to the blood-curdling sounds on an Italian horror film mix Toby Jones as a shy British sound engineer of Dorking is set.

Griffiths, who 35 years experience in the film business, said the funding process with the UK Film Council smooth was gone.

"There are standard procedures but it is not complicated." "I can give a negative history not."

After the four-week shoot should the film until the end of the year, ready for a Film Festival premiere will be completed in 2012.

Oscar success

The UK Film Council closure means that the BFI for the distribution of lottery money for filmmakers based in the United Kingdom is responsible.

Founded in 2000, the Council of the Department for culture, media and Sport (DCMS) was axed in July of last year as part of a cost-cutting drive.

Regional agency film London promote the UK as target filmmaking takes the role.

Colin Firth with Geoffrey Rush (l) and Helena Bonham Carter in The King's Speech The King is the highest grossing British independent film at the UK box office

UK Film Council supports several successful films, including Vera Drake, fish tank and in the loop.

There are also £ 1 million lottery money into the King's speech, the four Oscars in February won.

But it also supports a number of flops and criticized as bulky and expensive.

In November, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey announced on the £ 28 m lottery grant Gets the industry to about £ 43 m until 2014 would be increased.

Sunday's Empire Film Awards filmmaker sadness in the decline of the film Council expressed but were positive about the future.

' High sound

"The film Council has done great things and ended on a high note with the King's speech," said actor and Director Noel Clarke.

"she helped me on two of my movies - adulthood and 4.3.2.1." I am very sad that they are break down, but the BFI will do what continue.

"There can be only a good thing, the us money" or "movies for people who would get always the chance to get their movies not to help."

Kick-ass writer Jane Goldman, said that their work with the UK Film Council is was "absolutely great".

"I'm a big fan of yours." It is a difficult time, hopefully things will be streamlined.

"I've got a few other projects I guess in the BFI is filters."

Director Edgar Wright pointed out that the UK had Film Council passed his zombie film Shaun of the dead, but added: "they make much brilliant films and they are a sad loss for the industry."

Wright is executive producer on the upcoming Joe Cornish science fiction comedy the attack, the UK Film Council receive support.

Other Council supports movies in pre-production and production are Steve McQueen's shames, James Watkins's the woman in black, Michael Winterbottom Trishna and Iain Softley trap for Cinderella.

The UKFC also provided for Phyllida Lloyd of the iron lady, Meryl Streep in the former PM Margaret Thatcher plays means.


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