1. Understanding The Television and Film Industries
Ownership and Funding (FILM)

2. The Film Industry is made of 6 different areas
Development
Production
Facilities
Distribution
Exhibition
Export

3. 13% Distribution 44% Exhibition
Skillset.org has shown that there’s around 400 permanent registered companies in the film UK Industry.
43% Production
13% Distribution % Exhibition
Much of the distribution is funded by foreign companies.

4. Independent Production Companies Television Companies
Government Bodies
Co-Productions with Hollywood

5. Lionsgate and Pathe predominantly distributors.

6. Financial Aid from the government
Much of the Funding while coming from foreign companies also depends a lot on:
Public Funding
Financial Aid from the government

7. UK Film council was set up by Labour in 2000 to promote the UK film industry.
It was funded by the national lottery. The council was abolished in 2010 and many of its functions were passed onto:

8. In 2012 it was announced that over £285 million of National Lottery money is to be put into the British Film Industry in the next 5 years

10. Direct funding for feature and short films Distribution and Exhibition
Founded Skillset

11. Development: Quality screenplays with commercial potential
New Cinema: New talent and explores new technologies
Premiere Production: Popular mainstream films
Training: Scriptwriters, executives, producers and distributors
First Movies: Low-budget short films, gives children the chance to learn about film-making

12. Private Media Ownerships – Funded and Controlled by a private company.
State Media Ownership – Funded and controlled by the state.
Public Media Ownership – Funded and Controlled by the Public.

13. American Films count for 70-75% UK Box Office
20% of takings go to films that were Hollywood Co-Productions
Independent Films take on Average 6% of Box Office

14. All these Companies Invested in making the Kings Speech.
Weinstein Company, UK Film Council, Momentum Pictures, Aegus Film Fund, Molinare Investment, Film Nation Entertainment, See Saw Films, Bedlam Productions

15. Multimedia Production and Distribution Company
Invests for rights to distribution

16. 5 Major Distributors Dominate the ownership of the Film Industry in the UK

17. 92.5% of film's running time must be created in UK
What makes a UK Film?
92.5% of film's running time must be created in UK
The rest of the film must be made in a Commonwealth country or Ireland
Most of the labour costs must go to UK citizens
Film must be made by UK (or other European) registered company

18. ‘This is England’ Produced by 7 different Companies including Film Four, UK Film Council, Warp Films and Screen Yorkshire

19. Some companies employ cross media ownership
Where they own more than 2 different types of Media
The Big 6 Hold an Oligopoly over the Industry

20. Media Conglomerates
The Big 6

21. The Big Media Conglomerates Use Synergy
Different Elements of the Company Promote Each Other
Production, Promotion, Distribution