This is England (case study)

http://www.thisisenglandmovie.co.uk/#

Statistics

This is England was budgeted for around £1,500,000

Companies involved

Copy Right holders of this film consist of: Warp Films Limited, FilmFour, The UK Film Council, EM Media and Screen Yorkshire.

Funding

The UKFC (who are funded by the Nation Lottery and the tax payer) have split the distribution of their money into sections; 'Film Fund', 'Innovation Fund', 'Prints and Advertising Fund' and the 'International festivals Fund'. The 'Prints and Advertising Fund' focuses on helping the distribution and marketing strategy of specialised films. Many films have been supported by this for instance; 'A Prophet', 'The Lives of Others', 'An Education', 'Red Road', 'This is England' and many more. This fund has an annual budget of £2 million. The 3 main aims of this fund are:

To improve access to the range of films available;

To improve opportunities to view such films across the UK; and

To enable the audience's awareness of the range of films potentially available.