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British film production company

For the television channel, see [Film4](/source/Film4).

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Film4 Productions Logo used since 2018 Formerly Channel Four Films FilmFour FilmFour International Type Film production company Founded 1982 Headquarters London, England, United Kingdom Number of locations 2 Key people Tessa Ross Products Motion Pictures Parent Channel Four Television Corporation Website www.film4productions.com

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**Film4 Productions** is a British film [production company](/source/Production_company) and the feature film division of [Channel 4 Television Corporation](/source/Channel_Four_Television_Corporation). Founded in 1982, the company develops and co-finances films from British and international [filmmakers](/source/Filmmaking).[1]

The company's productions have won numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards,[2] and British Academy Film Awards including Outstanding British Film and Film Not in the English Language in 2024,[3] collectively winning 43 [Oscars](/source/Academy_Awards) and 97 [BAFTAs](/source/British_Academy_Film_Awards) since its inception.[4][*[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources)*]

## History

Film4 began when founding Chief Executive, [Jeremy Isaacs](/source/Jeremy_Isaacs), assisted by deputy chairman [Richard Attenborough](/source/Richard_Attenborough), convinced the board of directors of Channel 4 to provide an initial annual budget of £6 million to make films.[5] The newly formed Channel Four Films was established with a mandate to make around 20 productions annually.[6] Isaacs wanted the station to avoid association with 'single plays' or dramas and came up with the name *Film on Four*.

[Christopher Morahan](/source/Christopher_Morahan) was offered the job as Commissioning Editor for Fiction but turned it down. Instead BBC producer [David Rose](/source/David_Rose_(producer)), who was near retirement, was appointed.[5][7]

The company's first backed feature was [Neil Jordan's](/source/Neil_Jordan) debut *[Angel](/source/Angel_(1982_Irish_film))* (1982),[8] while [Stephen Frears](/source/Stephen_Frears)' *Walter* was the company's first film broadcast on Channel 4, screened in the evening of the station's launch on 2 November 1982.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] *[P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang](/source/P'tang%2C_Yang%2C_Kipperbang)* was screened the following day.[9]

Originally, Channel Four Film's productions were intended solely for television broadcast, as the industry's "holdback" system restricted TV companies from investing in theatrical films.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] However, an agreement with the [Cinema Exhibitors Association](/source/Cinema_Exhibitors'_Association) soon allowed limited cinema releases for productions with budgets under £1.25 million.[9] Channel Four Films went on to collaborate with key British production entities such as the [BFI Production Board](/source/BFI_Production_Board), [Goldcrest Films](/source/Goldcrest_Films), and [Merchant Ivory](/source/Merchant_Ivory_Productions),[9] and by 1984 was investing in roughly one-third of all feature films made in the United Kingdom.[10] Their first theatrical success was *[The Draughtsman's Contract](/source/The_Draughtsman's_Contract)* (1982), although it was mainly a BFI production.[5]

In 1983, the Business Development Department was established to oversee TV and film sales,[11] and the company began investing in international titles, including [Wim Wenders'](/source/Wim_Wenders) *[Paris, Texas](/source/Paris%2C_Texas_(film))* (1984) and [Jan Švankmajer's](/source/Jan_%C5%A0vankmajer) *[Alice](/source/Alice_(1988_film))* (1988).[9] In 1985, FilmFour International was founded as a separate sales arm to handle international distribution and co-financing, supporting projects such as [Andrei Tarkovsky's](/source/Andrei_Tarkovsky) *[The Sacrifice](/source/The_Sacrifice_(1986_film))* (1986).[11][8][9]

Channel Four Films achieved its first major critical and commercial success with Stephen Frears's *[My Beautiful Laundrette](/source/My_Beautiful_Laundrette)* (1985).[12] Originally shot in [16mm](/source/16_mm_film) for television, it received international acclaim after screening at the [Edinburgh Film Festival](/source/Edinburgh_International_Film_Festival) and was subsequently released theatrically by [Orion Classics](/source/Orion_Classics), becoming an international hit.[13][14][8] By 1987, the company had an interest in half of all films produced in the UK,[15] and had secured a licensing deal with Orion Classics for US distribution of titles including *[Rita, Sue and Bob Too](/source/Rita%2C_Sue_and_Bob_Too)* and *[A Month in the Country](/source/A_Month_in_the_Country_(film))*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Throughout the 1980s, Channel Four Films supported a number of British independent films that achieved critical attention, such as those by [Ken Loach](/source/Ken_Loach), [Mike Leigh](/source/Mike_Leigh), [Stephen Frears](/source/Stephen_Frears), and [Hanif Kureishi](/source/Hanif_Kureishi),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and produced films including *[Wish You Were Here](/source/Wish_You_Were_Here_(1987_film))*, *[Dance with a Stranger](/source/Dance_with_a_Stranger)*, *[Mona Lisa](/source/Mona_Lisa_(film))*, and *[Letter to Brezhnev](/source/Letter_to_Brezhnev)*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Mike Leigh later described *Film on Four* as having "saved the British film industry...This is a non-negotiable, historical fact of life and anybody who suggests that this isn't the case is simply either suffering from some kind of ignorance or has got some terrible chip."[6] David Rose remained in his role until 1990,[12] approving the production of 136 films, half of which received theatrical releases.[16]

Following Rose's departure, [David Aukin](/source/David_Aukin) became Head of Drama in 1990, later retitled Head of Film in 1997.[12] Under his leadership, the company enjoyed further international success with Neil Jordan's *[The Crying Game](/source/The_Crying_Game)* (1992),[8] which was nominated for the [Academy Award for Best Picture](/source/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture),[12] alongside *[Howards End](/source/Howards_End_(film))* and *[Damage](/source/Damage_(1992_film))* that same year.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Mike Leigh's *[Naked](/source/Naked_(1993_film))* and Ken Loach's *[Raining Stones](/source/Raining_Stones)* were both entered into competition at the [1993 Cannes Film Festival](/source/1993_Cannes_Film_Festival),[12] and subsequent releases such as *[Four Weddings and a Funeral](/source/Four_Weddings_and_a_Funeral)* (1994), the [highest-grossing UK film of all time](/source/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_the_United_Kingdom), and *[Trainspotting](/source/Trainspotting_(film))* (1996) became global box office hits.[8]

In the mid-1990s, Channel 4 entered a joint venture with [The Samuel Goldwyn Company](/source/The_Samuel_Goldwyn_Company) to distribute films in the UK, later forming Film Four Distributors in 1995 after Goldwyn withdrew.[17] Film Four Distributors' first release was *[Blue Juice](/source/Blue_Juice)* in September 1995.[18] Its first major successes included *[Secrets & Lies](/source/Secrets_%26_Lies_(film))* and *[Brassed Off](/source/Brassed_Off)* (both 1996).[8][19][20] In 1998, the company was rebranded as FilmFour, with an increased annual budget of £32 million for 8–10 films.[12] [*East Is East*](/source/East_Is_East_(1999_film)) (1999) became its most successful self-funded production,[12] and a three-year deal with [Warner Bros](/source/Warner_Bros.), followed in 2000, its first collaboration, *[Charlotte Gray](/source/Charlotte_Gray_(film))* (2001), underperformed.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The Film Four Lab, a unit focused on producing low-budget, experimental features, was set up in 1998, headed by Robin Gulch.[21] In February of 2003, Gulch stepped down. Later that year, Peter Carlton was appointed as his successor.[22][23]

Mounting financial losses led to significant restructuring in 2002, with the company reintegrated into Channel 4's drama department.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The brand was relaunched as Film4 Productions in 2006 to coincide with the rebranding of the Film Four channel as [Film4](/source/Film4).[24]

The [Film4.0](/source/Film4.0) initiative was launched in 2011, funding such films as [Ben Wheatley](/source/Ben_Wheatley)'s *[A Field in England](/source/A_Field_in_England)* (2013) and the [Nick Cave](/source/Nick_Cave) musical documentary *[20,000 Days on Earth](/source/20%2C000_Days_on_Earth)* (2014).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Eventually, the Film4.0 brand was quietly dropped.[25]

## Leadership

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Years Name Position Notes Ref. 1982 - 1990 David Rose Commissioning Editor for Fiction [12] 1990 - David Aukin Head of Drama (later retitled Head of Film in 1997) [12]

Film Four Lab Leadership 1998 - Present Years Name Position Notes Ref. 1998 - 2023 Robin Gulch Head of The Film Four Lab [21] 2023 - Peter Carlton [22][23]

Since Film4 returned to Channel 4 in 2002, the company has been run by a small number of senior executives responsible for film commissioning and production.

Film4 Leadership 2002 - Present Years Name Position Notes Ref. 2002 - 2014 Tessa Ross Head of Film4 and Channel 4 drama 2014 - 2016 David Kosse Director of Film4 2016 - 2022 Daniel Battsek Subsequently became Chair [26] 2017 - 2022 Ollie Madden Head of Creative [26] 2022 - 2025 Director of Film4 Left to join Netflix. 2024 - 2025 Oversaw Channel 4's drama commissioning. 2022-2023 Farhana Bhula Senior Commissioning Executive 2023 - 2025 Head of Creative 2025 - Director of Film4

## Films and production slate

Film4’s productions include titles that have received awards or recognition, including:

- *[Poor Things](/source/Poor_Things_(film))* (Yorgos Lanthimos), winner of the Oscar®, BAFTA, and Venice [Golden Lion](/source/Golden_Lion)

- [*The Zone of Interest*](/source/The_Zone_of_Interest_(film)) (Jonathan Glazer), recipient of the Oscar®, BAFTA, and [Cannes](/source/Cannes_Film_Festival) Grand Prix

- *[Earth Mama](/source/Earth_Mama)* (Savanah Leaf), winner of a BAFTA

- *[How to Have Sex](/source/How_to_Have_Sex)* (Molly Manning Walker), awarded the [Un Certain Regard](/source/Un_Certain_Regard) prize at Cannes

- *[All of Us Strangers](/source/All_of_Us_Strangers)* (Andrew Haigh), recipient of a [BIFA](/source/British_Independent_Film_Awards)

- (Rebecca Lenkiewicz), and (Eloise King).

Film4's 2025–2026 production slate includes:

- *[Animol](/source/Animol)* (Ashley Walters)

- *[Sweetsick](/source/Sweetsick)* (Alice Birch)

- *[Wild Horse Nine](/source/Wild_Horse_Nine)*

Upcoming releases include:

- *[The Voice of Hind Rajab](/source/The_Voice_of_Hind_Rajab)* (Kaouther Ben Hania), winner of the [Silver Lion](/source/Silver_Lion) Grand Jury Prize at the 82nd Venice Film Festival

- [*The Thing With Feathers*](/source/The_Thing_with_Feathers_(film)) (Dylan Southern)

- *[The History of Sound](/source/The_History_of_Sound)* (Oliver Hermanus)

- [*H is for Hawk*](/source/H_Is_for_Hawk_(film)) (Philippa Lowthorpe)

- *[Rose of Nevada](/source/Rose_of_Nevada)* (Mark Jenkin)

- *Sacrifice* (Romain Gavras)

- *Surviving Earth* (Thea Gajic).

## Awards and recognition

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Film4 Productions has received recognition for its contribution to the UK film industry, when, in 2023, it was honoured with the Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Film at [Screen International’s](/source/Screen_International) Big Screen Awards. The award celebrates companies or individuals whose work has shaped the UK film industry and supported the development of filmmakers’ careers.[27]

## Notable productions

The following is a list of some of the most notable films produced or co-financed by Film4.

Year Title Notes 1982 Angel Experience Preferred... But Not Essential Giro City Hero Moonlighting P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang Remembrance The Draughtsman's Contract Co-production with British Film Institute Walter 1983 Red Monarch Co-production with Goldcrest Films and Enigma Productions The Ploughman's Lunch Co-production with Goldcrest Films and Michael White 1984 Paris, Texas Co-production with Westdeutscher Rundfunk 1985 A Room with a View Co-production with Merchant Ivory Productions and Goldcrest Films A Zed and Two Noughts Co-production with British Film Institute and Artificial Eye Dance with a Stranger My Beautiful Laundrette Co-production with SAF Productions and Working Title Films She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas The Supergrass Co-production with The Comic Strip and Michael White 1986 Comrades Co-production with now-defunct National Film Finance Corporation When the Wind Blows Co-production with Kings Road Entertainment Zastrozzi, A Romance 1987 A Month in the Country Co-production with Euston Films Eat the Rich Co-production with Michael White Hidden City The Belly of an Architect Co-production with Hemdale Film Corporation Rita, Sue and Bob Too Sammy and Rosie Get Laid Co-production with Working Title Films Wish You Were Here 1988 Drowning by Numbers High Hopes Stormy Monday Co-production with Atlantic Entertainment Group 1989 Queen of Hearts Co-production with Nelson Entertainment, TVS Television and Cinecom 1990 God on the Rocks Life Is Sweet 1991 Blonde Fist Hear My Song London Kills Me Co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films Night on Earth Co-production with JVC Entertainment, Victor Music Industries, Le Studio Canal + and Pandora Film Prospero's Books Co-production with Canal+, Eurimages, VPRO, NHK, Cineplex Odeon Films and Palace Pictures Riff-Raff The Miracle The Pope Must Die Co production with Miramax Films, Palace Pictures and Michael White 1992 Damage Co-production with Le Studio Canal+ and Canal+ Dust Devil Co-production with Miramax Films Howards End Peter's Friends Co-production with The Samuel Goldwyn Company The Crying Game Co-production with British Screen, Eurotrustees, Nippon Film Development and Finance and Palace Pictures Waterland Wild West 1993 Wittgenstein Co-production with the British Film Institute Bad Behaviour Bhaji on the Beach Blue Co-production with BBC Radio 3 and Arts Council of Great Britain Raining Stones The Baby of Mâcon Co-production with UGC and Canal+ 1994 Backbeat Co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Bandit Queen Co-production with Kaleidoscope Entertainment Death and the Maiden Co-production with Capitol Films, Canal+, TF1 and Fine Line Features Four Weddings and a Funeral Co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films Ladybird, Ladybird Shallow Grave Shopping Co-production with Kuzui Enterprises and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Sister My Sister The Acid House The Madness of King George Co-production with The Samuel Goldwyn Company A Pin for the Butterfly 1995 Angels & Insects Co-production with The Samuel Goldwyn Company Blue Juice Institute Benjamenta Co-production with Pandora Film Nothing Personal Co-production with Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board The Neon Bible Co-production with Artificial Eye 1996 Beautiful Thing American Buffalo Co-production with Capitol Films Brassed Off Co-production with Miramax Films and Prominent Features Carla's Song Co-production with Glasgow Film Office and Televisión Española Secrets & Lies Co-production with Ciby 2000 The Pillow Book Co-production with Canal+ Trainspotting Trojan Eddie Co-production with Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board True Blue Walking and Talking Co-production with Miramax Films, Zenith Productions, Pandora Film, Mikado Films (France), Electric, TEAM Communications Group, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Good Machine 1997 A Life Less Ordinary Co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Bent Co-production with Arts Council of England Career Girls Fever Pitch Welcome to Sarajevo Co-production with Miramax Films The Woodlanders Co-production with Pathé Productions and Arts Council of England 1998 Croupier Co-production with Arte and Westdeutscher Rundfunk Dancing at Lughnasa Co-production with Sony Pictures Classics, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board, Raidió Teilifís Éireann and Capitol Films Elizabeth Co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Meridian and Working Title Films Hilary and Jackie Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence My Name Is Joe Orphans Co-production with Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow Film Office The Land Girls Co-production with PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Gramercy Pictures, Intermedia Films and Canal+ The Red Violin Co-production with New Line Cinema, Lionsgate, Telefilm Canada and CITY-TV Velvet Goldmine Co-production with Newmarket Capital Group, Miramax Films, Killer Films and Zenith Entertainment 1999 With or Without You Co-production with Miramax Films and Revolution Films Buena Vista Social Club Co-production with Road Movies Filmproduktion and Arte Dogma Produced by View Askew East Is East Gregory's Two Girls Holy Smoke! Co-production with Miramax Films Sunshine Co-production with Alliance Atlantis, Eurimages, Telefilm Canada, The Movie Network, Kinowelt, TV2, ORF and Paramount Classics The Debt Collector The Straight Story Co-production with StudioCanal and Walt Disney Pictures 2000 Dancer in the Dark Co-production with Canal+, France 3 Cinéma, Zentropa and Fine Line Features Bread and Roses Gangster No. 1 Co-production with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Road Movies Filmproduktion and BSkyB Purely Belter Sexy Beast Co-production with Kanzaman, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Recorded Picture Company The House of Mirth Co-production with Granada Productions, Kinowelt, Arts Council of England, Showtime Networks and The Scottish Arts Council The Filth and the Fury Co-production with Jersey Films 2001 Birthday Girl Co-production with Miramax Films, Mirage Enterprises and HAL Films Charlotte Gray Co-production with Ecosse Films and Warner Bros. Christmas Carol: The Movie Co-production with UK Film Council Buffalo Soldiers Co-production with Good Machine and Miramax Films Dog Eat Dog Co-production with Tiger Aspect Productions Gabriel and Me Co-production with Pathé, Isle of Man Film and UK Film Council K-PAX Co-production with Universal Pictures and Intermedia Films Invincible Co-production with Fine Line Features Late Night Shopping Co-production with Scottish Screen and Glasgow Film Office Lucky Break Co-production with Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films Series 7: The Contenders Co-production with USA Films The Navigators Co-production with Road Movies Filmproduktion, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Arte The Low Down Co-production with British Screen, Oil Factory and Sleeper Films Very Annie Mary Co-production with Canal+ 2002 24 Hour Party People Co-production with United Artists, UK Film Council, Revolution Films and Baby Cow Productions Death to Smoochy Co-production with Senator Film and Warner Bros. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Co-production with UK Film Council 2003 The Actors Co-production with Miramax Films and Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board To Kill a King Co-production with Natural Nylon and HanWay Films Touching the Void Co-production with Channel 4, UK Film Council, Darlow Smithson Productions and PBS 2004 Dead Man's Shoes Enduring Love Co-production with Pathé, UK Film Council and Ingenious Film Partners Shaun of the Dead Co-production with Big Talk Productions, Working Title Films, StudioCanal, Universal Pictures and Rogue Pictures The Motorcycle Diaries 2005 Brothers of the Head Co-production with Screen East and EM Media The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse Co-production with Universal Pictures and Tiger Aspect Me and You and Everyone We Know The King 2006 Deep Water Venus Co-production with UK Film Council and Miramax Films The Last King of Scotland Co-production with DNA Films and Fox Searchlight Pictures This Is England Co-production with UK Film Council, Optimum Releasing, Screen Yorkshire and Warp Films 2007 Funny Games Co-production with Warner Independent Pictures and Tartan Films And When Did You Last See Your Father? Co-production with Sony Pictures Classics, UK Film Council, EM Media, Tiger Aspect, Bórd Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board and European Development Fund In the Shadow of the Moon Co-production with Discovery Films and Passion Pictures Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Hallam Foe Co-production with Ingenious Film Partners, Glasgow Film Office, Scottish Screen and Sigma Films Mister Lonely Co-production with Recorded Picture Company Straightheads Co-production with Ingenious Film Partners and UK Film Council 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Co-production with Celador Films How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Co-production with UK Film Council Hunger Franklyn Co-production with Recorded Picture Company, HanWay Films and UK Film Council Happy-Go-Lucky Co-production with Ingenious Film Partners and Summit Entertainment In Bruges Co-production with Focus Features A Complete History of My Sexual Failures Co-production with Warp Films, Screen Yorkshire, EM Media, Madman Entertainment and UK Film Council Donkey Punch Co-production with EM Media, Madman Entertainment, Screen Yorkshire, UK Film Council and Warp X Productions 2009 Bunny and the Bull Co-production with Warp X Productions, Wild Bunch, Optimum Releasing, Screen Yorkshire and UK Film Council Looking for Eric Co-production with Icon Entertainment International and Wild Bunch Hush Co-production with Warp X, Pathé, Screen Yorkshire, UK Film Council and Optimum Releasing Nowhere Boy Co-production with UK Film Council, Ecosse Films and The Weinstein Company The Lovely Bones Co-production with DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures The Scouting Book for Boys Co-production with Celador Films, Screen East and Pathé 2010 Four Lions Co-production with Warp Films, Wild Bunch and Optimum Releasing 127 Hours Co-production with Pathé, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Everest Entertainment, Cloud Eight Films, Darlow Smithson Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures Another Year Co-production with Thin Man Films Neds Co-production with Scottish Screen, UK Film Council and Wild Bunch Never Let Me Go Co-production with DNA Films and Fox Searchlight Pictures Submarine Co-production with Red Hour Films and Warp Films 2011 Attack the Block Co-production with Big Talk Productions, StudioCanal and UK Film Council Kill List Co-production with UK Film Council, Warp X, Screen Yorkshire and Rook Films One Day Co-production with Focus Features, Random House Films and Color Force Shame Co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures, UK Film Council, See-Saw Films, HanWay Films and Momentum Pictures/Alliance Films The Deep Blue Sea Co-production with UK Film Council and Artificial Eye The Eagle Co-production with Focus Features The Emperor's New Clothes The Future Co-production with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg The Great Bear The Inbetweeners Movie Co-production with Bwark Productions, Young Films and Entertainment Film Distributors The Iron Lady Co-production with Pathé, UK Film Council and The Weinstein Company The Woman in the Fifth Co-production with UK Film Council, Canal+, Orange Cinéma Séries and Artificial Eye Tyrannosaur Co-production with Warp X, Inflammable Films, UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire, EM Media, and Optimum Releasing (as StudioCanal UK) Wuthering Heights Co-production with HanWay Films, Ecosse Films, UK Film Council, Goldcrest Films and Screen Yorkshire 2012 Hyde Park on Hudson Co-production with Daybreak Pictures and Focus Features Berberian Sound Studio Co-production with Warp X Productions, Screen Yorkshire and UK Film Council On the Road Co-production with American Zoetrope, MK2, France Télévisions, Canal+, Ciné+, France 2 Cinéma and Vanguard Films Sightseers Co-production with Big Talk Pictures Seven Psychopaths Co-production with British Film Institute, HanWay Films and CBS Films 2013 A Field in England For Those in Peril Co-production with Warp X Productions How I Live Now Co-production with British Film Institute, Magnolia Pictures and Passion Pictures Le Week-End 12 Years a Slave Co-production with Regency Enterprises, River Road Entertainment and Plan B Starred Up Co-production with Creative Scotland, Northern Ireland Screen and Sigma Films The Double Co-production with Alcove Entertainment and British Film Institute The Look of Love Co-production with StudioCanal UK, Revolution Films and Baby Cow Productions Trance Co-production with Pathé, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Cloud Eight Films and Indian Paintbrush Under the Skin Co-production with British Film Institute, FilmNation Entertainment, Scottish Screen, Nick Wechsler Productions and A24 Films The Spirit of '45 The Stone Roses: Made of Stone Co-production with Warp Films The Selfish Giant Co-production with British Film Institute 2014 20,000 Days on Earth Co-production with British Film Institute A Most Wanted Man Co-production with FilmNation Entertainment '71 Co-production with British Film Institute, Screen Yorkshire, Creative Scotland and Warp Films Black Sea Co-production with Focus Features Cuban Fury Co-production with British Film Institute Ex Machina Co-production with Universal Pictures and DNA Films Frank Life Co-production with See-Saw Films, Telefilm Canada and Screen Australia Jimmy's Hall Mr. Turner Co-production with British Film Institute, Focus Features International and Thin Man Films The Inbetweeners 2 Co-production with Bwark Productions The Riot Club Co-production with Universal Pictures, British Film Institute, HanWay Films and Pinewood Pictures 2015 Macbeth Co-production with StudioCanal, DMC Film, Anton Capital Entertainment, Creative Scotland and See-Saw Films High-Rise Co-production with Recorded Picture Company, HanWay Films and the British Film Institute The Lobster Co-production with Irish Film Board, Eurimages, Netherlands Film Fund, British Film Institute, Canal+, Ciné+, CNC, Institut Français, Greek Film Centre, Element Pictures, Scarlet Films, Faliro House, Haut et Court and Lemming Films 45 Years Co-production with British Film Institute Amy Co-production with Universal Music, Playmaker Films & Krishwerkz Entertainment Carol Co-production with Number 9 Films and Killer Films Catch Me Daddy Co-production with British Film Institute and Screen Yorkshire Suffragette Co-production with 20th Century Fox, Pathé, BFI, Ingenious Media, Canal+, Cine+ and Ruby Films Slow West Co-production with the New Zealand Film Commission and See-Saw Films Room Co-production with Element Pictures and No Trace Camping 2016 American Honey Co-production with Parts & Labor, Pulse Films, ManDown Pictures, British Film Institute, and Maven Pictures Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Co-production with TriStar Pictures Free Fire Co-production with British Film Institute Trespass Against Us Co-production with Potboiler Productions Una Co-production with Bron Studios, Jean Doumanian Productions, and WestEnd Films 2017 Disobedience Co-production with FilmNation Entertainment and Element Pictures The Killing of a Sacred Deer Co-production with Element Pictures, Newsparta Films & A24 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Blueprint Pictures T2 Trainspotting Co-production with TriStar Pictures, Cloud Eight Films and DNA Films How to Talk to Girls at Parties Co-production with HanWay Films, See-Saw Films and Little Punk Beast Co-production with British Film Institute Journeyman Lean on Pete Co-production with British Film Institute You Were Never Really Here Co-production with Why Not Productions, British Film Institute and Page 114 2018 Mary Magdalene Co-production with Universal Pictures, Porchlight Films, Affirm Films, Columbia Pictures and See-Saw Films[28]) The Favourite Co-production with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Element Pictures The Festival Co-production with Entertainment Film Distributors The Little Stranger Co-production with Pathé, Canal+ and Element Pictures Cold War Co-production with British Film Institute and MK2 American Animals An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn Co-production with British Film Institute Been So Long Co-production with Netflix and British Film Institute Peterloo Co-production with British Film Institute, Amazon Studios and Thin Man Films Widows Co-production with 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises and See-Saw Films 2019 How to Build a Girl Co-production with Tango Entertainment, British Film Institute, Monumental Pictures, Protagonist Pictures Rocks Saint Maud Co-production with British Film Institute, Escape Plan Productions and StudioCanal The Personal History of David Copperfield Co-production with FilmNation Entertainment Greed Co-production with Columbia Pictures and Revolution Films Dirt Music Co-production with ScreenWest Fighting with My Family Co-production with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, WWE Studios and Seven Bucks Productions True History of the Kelly Gang Co-production with Film Victoria and Screen Australia 2020 Dream Horse Co-production with Cornerstone Films, Ingenious Media, Raw, Topic Studios, FFilm Cymru Wales, Bleecker Street, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions and Warner Bros. Pictures 2021 Boxing Day Co-production with British Film Institute, Rocket Science, DJ Films, Studio 113 and Warner Bros. Pictures Everybody's Talking About Jamie Co-production with New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Warp Films Last Night in Soho Co-production with Focus Features and Working Title Films 2022 The Banshees of Inisherin Brian and Charles Co-production with British Film Institute and Mr Box Productions 2023 Zone of Interest All of Us Strangers Co-production with Blueprint Pictures and Searchlight Pictures Poor Things Co-production with Searchlight Pictures and Element Pictures 2024 Kinds of Kindness Co-production with Searchlight Pictures and Element Pictures We Live in Time Love Lies Bleeding Sister Midnight The Shadow Scholars 2025 Hot Milk 2026

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v t e Channel Four Television Corporation Television channels Channel 4 Programmes Idents and presentation 4seven E4 E4 Extra Film4 More4 Former channels 4Music The Box Box Hits Box Upfront The Hits Kerrang! TV Kiss TV Magic Q TV Online services Channel 4 Walter Presents Channel4.com Other The Box Plus Network Channel 4 Radio 4 Digital Group Film4 Productions ITV Schools Channel 4 Learning UKIB Timeline Sport Category

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v t e BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award Les Bowie, Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings, Zoran Perisic, & Wally Veevers (1980) The Children’s Film Foundation (1981) Kevin Brownlow (1982) David Puttnam (1983) Arthur Wooster (1984) Colin Young (1985) Alan Parker & Alan Marshall (1986) Sydney Samuelson (1987) The Film Production Executives (1988) Monty Python (1989) Charles Crichton (1990) Lewis Gilbert (1991) Jeremy Thomas (1992) Derek Jarman (1993) Kenneth Branagh (1994) Ken Loach (1995) Ridley Scott & Tony Scott (1996) Mike Leigh (1997) Film4 Productions (1998) Michael Roberts (1999) Michael Kuhn (2000) Joyce Herlihy (2001) Mary Selway (2002) Vic Armstrong (2003) Michael Stevenson & David Tomblin (2004) Working Title Films (2005) Angela Allen (2006) Robert Finch & Billy Merrell (2007) Nick Daubney (2008) Barry Wilkinson (2009) Pinewood Studios & Shepperton Studios (2010) Joe Dunton (2011) The Harry Potter film series (2012) John Hurt (2013) Tessa Ross (2014) Peter Greenaway (2015) BBC Films (2016) Angels Costumes (2017) Curzon (2018) National Film and Television School (2019) Stephen Woolley & Elizabeth Karlsen (2020) Andy Serkis (2021) Noel Clarke (2022) June Givanni (2023) MediCinema (2024) Clare Binns (2025)

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