Channel 4 and the British Film Industry, 1982-1998
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2025
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474437288 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474437288 (ISBN)
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A comprehensive study of Channel 4’s film production, distribution and broadcasting activities from 1982 to 1998.
This monograph offers the first ever comprehensive study of Channel 4’s film production, distribution and broadcasting activities and represents a significant contribution to British cinema and television history. The importance of Channel 4 to the British film industry over the last 40 years cannot be overstated. The birth of the Channel in 1982 heralded a convergence between the UK film and television sectors which was particularly notable given that the two industries had historically been at loggerheads. In addition to its role as a broadcaster and curator of feature film programming, since its inception Channel 4 has funded or co-funded hundreds of feature films through its film commissioning arm, Film4. The Channel’s commitment to financing between 15-20 films per year helped form the backbone of the ailing film sector throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, while Film4 funding has also been instrumental to the success of many companies which have become vital to the British film industry.
This monograph offers the first ever comprehensive study of Channel 4’s film production, distribution and broadcasting activities and represents a significant contribution to British cinema and television history. The importance of Channel 4 to the British film industry over the last 40 years cannot be overstated. The birth of the Channel in 1982 heralded a convergence between the UK film and television sectors which was particularly notable given that the two industries had historically been at loggerheads. In addition to its role as a broadcaster and curator of feature film programming, since its inception Channel 4 has funded or co-funded hundreds of feature films through its film commissioning arm, Film4. The Channel’s commitment to financing between 15-20 films per year helped form the backbone of the ailing film sector throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, while Film4 funding has also been instrumental to the success of many companies which have become vital to the British film industry.
Laura Mayne is a Lecturer in Film and Media at the University of Hull
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Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Film Policy
Chapter 1: Getting into film
Chapter 2: A matter of taste: Commissioning films
Part Two: Films on Four
Chapter 3: Can television be cinema?
Chapter 4: The aesthetics of early Films on Four
Part Three: Productive Relationships
Chapter 5: Channel 4’s film financing model
Chapter 6: A Tale of two film companies
Chapter 7: Short films and shallow graves
Part Four: International Crossings
Chapter 8: Channel 4 in Europe
Chapter 9: Channel 4 and Indiewood
Conclusion: Archives and the broadcaster’s memory
Appendix: Channel 4 features 1982-1998
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.4.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 10 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781474437288 / 9781474437288 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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