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Key Successes in the British Film Industry

Key Successes in the British Film Industry. Objective. Explain why some British films have been successful. BAFTA – Best British Film. This is often a measure of how successful a film has been, with critics anyway

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Key Successes in the British Film Industry

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  1. Key Successes in the British Film Industry

  2. Objective • Explain why some British films have been successful

  3. BAFTA – Best British Film • This is often a measure of how successful a film has been, with critics anyway • Awards and accolades provide extra publicity for a film and lead to increased box-office and DVD/BD sales revenue • BAFTA has toyed with the Best British Film category (changes, incorporations) but now has The Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film

  4. Recent BAFTA winners • 2012 – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy • 2011 – The King’s Speech • 2010 – Fish Tank • 2009 – Man on Wire • 2008 – This is England What are the qualities of ‘Britishness’ that these films convey?

  5. The Oscars • British films have fared well at the ceremony • Internationally recognised • Boost sales significantly • ‘Licence’ to make more personal films • Make the films you want • Curse – past performance is not a guide to future success

  6. Recent British Successes at the Oscars • 2011 – The King’s Speech • 2009 – Slumdog Millionaire • 2006 – Helen Mirren for The Queen • 1998 – Shakespeare in Love, Best Picture • Aardman Animations (Nick Park) – 1991, 1994, 1996 = Best Animated Short Film, 2005 = Best Animated Feature (Wallace and Gromit, Creature Comforts) • Why has the American film industry chosen these particular British films to reward?

  7. Heritage of British Success at the Oscars • http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/mar/08/british-oscar-winners • How much of this is down to actors and directors working exclusively in Britain? • Why is this?

  8. Honour is not always Profit • Making the most money does not mean you will win the award for best film • http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232776/ (Fish Tank) • Look at the Inbetweeners Movie... Makes £50m, costs £4m... No Oscar glory there! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1716772/videogallery • Look at Four Lions... Wins the BAFTA Best British Film award, but makes only a modest profit at the box office... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1341167/

  9. What does it take to be successful?

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