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BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It has produced or co-produced some of the most successful British films of recent years, including Stage Beauty, A Cock and Bull Story andMatch Point. It currently produces approximately eight films per year.

Up until 2007, BBC Films was ran and funded as a private company, with its own offices (in Mortimer Street around the corner from Broadcasting House), while still under the full control of the BBC. A recent re-structure of the division has seen it re-integrated into the main BBC Fiction department of BBC Vision, under the ultimate control of Jane Tranter. As a result, it has moved out of its independent offices into Television Centre and its head, David M. Thompson, has left to start his own film production company.

Contents  [hide] 1 BBC Films Productions 1.1 Released Productions 1.2 2009 1.3 2008 1.4 2007 1.5 2006 1.6 2005 1.7 2004 1.8 2003 1.9 2001 1.10 2000 1.11 1968-1999 2 External links

BBC Films Productions

2010 CHERUB-The Recruit

Projects in Development 2009

• The Damned United

2008 [1]

• Tormented
• A Number
• Churchill at War
• Churchill at peace
• The Roland Rat Movie
• Einstein and Eddington
• Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
• Miss Austen Regrets
• My Zinc Bed
• The Restraint of Beasts

Released Productions

2009

• The Damned United (co-production with Columbia Pictures)

2008

• Revolutionary Road (co-production with DreamWorks Pictures)
• Death Defying Acts
• The Duchess
• Brideshead Revisited
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
• The Other Boleyn Girl [2]
• The Edge of Love
• The Meerkats

2007

• Joe's Palace
• The Restraint of Beasts
• Four Last Songs
• The First Grader
• Capturing Mary
• Eastern Promises
• Becoming Jane
• Man on Wire

2006

• Notes on a Scandal
• The State Within (TV Miniseries: BBC America/BBC Two)
• Starter for Ten
• Scoop
• Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart
• Fast Food Nation (US 2006/UK 2007)
• Confetti
• Shoot the Messenger
• Miss Potter

2005

• The Undertaker
• Opal Dream
• Imagine Me & You
• Mrs Henderson Presents
• A Cock and Bull Story
• Match Point
• Shooting Dogs
• Love + Hate
• Library Majnu

2004

• Undone
• The Accidental Perfectionist
• Bullet Boy
• Millions
• Red Dust
• My Summer of Love
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (with Company Pictures)
• Stage Beauty (with Qwerty Films and Tribeca)
• Trauma

2003

• The Statement
• Kiss of Life
• The Mother
• Skagerrak
• Masked and Anonymous
• Giustizia nel tempo di guerra
• Code 46

2001

• Iris (with Miramax Films and Intermedia Films)

2000

• Wild About Harry
• Saltwater
• Maybe Baby
• Billy Elliot (with Working Title Films)
• Shadow of the Vampire (with Saturn Films)
• Magnificent Monuments

1968-1999

• 1997 - I Went Down
• 1996 - Jude
• 1996 - Twelfth Night: Our What You Will
• 1995 - ID

External links

Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms

BBC Films brings the world a reel taste of the UK. The company is the movie production subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Through partnerships with other studios, BBC Films co-produces about eight independent movies each year. The studio aims to make movies with a strong British sensibility, and also actively looks for new talent. (Although it has been expanding its oeuvre to include more international- and US-centric projects.) In addition to theatrical releases, BBC Films also produces television movies and dramas for air on the BBC and other outlets. Movie releases have included Billy Elliot, Match Point, Hideous Kinky, and David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises.

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1. 1966

   Dec 1, 1966 - The co-producer, Emile de Antonio, said here that BBC had paid $40000 for the film. He said it was "the most money that has-ever been paid ... The film, "Rush to Judgment," has the same title as the best-selling book by Mark Lane, the New York lawyer who is its other co-producer. ...  From BBC BUYS MOVIE ON WARREN PANEL; Pays $40,000 for Lane Film --Will …- Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

2. 1967

   Jan 6, 1967 - Mr. Miller yesterday that he had worked on the film for 18 months and did not want to waste it on youngsters at 5 o clock in the afternoon. ... The script and the filmcleverly wove the disparate elements that began with Namath and led to the end of the pro-football war between the ...  From TV: Jonathan Miller and 'Alice in Wonderland'; BBC Film Not Yet Set for …- Related web pages select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res ...

3. 1997

   May 1997 - He was appointed Head of BBC Films in May 1997, overseeing a slate of filmsfor cinema and television. Past BBC Films productions include the acclaimed Mrs Brown starring Judi Dench and Billy Connolly; Stephen Daldry's Billy Elliot (BBC Films' most ...Show more From :: Guiding Lights : Steering Committee :: - Related web pages www.guiding-lights.org.uk/2008/steering.html

4. 1999

   Mar 19, 1999 - Pop star Boy George's autobiography, "Take It Like a Man," is being developed as a movie by Fine Line Features and BBC Films . ... Jack Nicholson, who hasthe keys to the hall - you can't have an award ceremony without Jack, the most nominated actor in the history of movies. ...  From FLASH! / The latest entertainment news and more... - Related web pages pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/39857725 ...

5. 2002

   Jun 16, 2002 - 'I am having an incredibly good time at the BBC at the moment and I am very proud of the success of the BBC's films and of our drama. ... 'It was an important moment inthe history of art, but we didn't make it a positive thing. Saatchi, a good friend, bought up works before other ...  From Mister Connected goes to the Mall - Related web pages www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2002/jun/16 ...

6. 2003

   Feb 17, 2003 - A BBC film about two Afghan refugees seeking a new life in the West has seen off Hollywood to win the best film award at the Berlin ... But the movie, part-funded bythe BBC, could become a cult success after triumphing in Berlin over costlier, grander filmssuch as The Hours (£13m), ...  From BBC film wins the top prize at Berlin - Related web pages www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film ...

7. 2004

   Mar 4, 2004 - According to the agreement, Saregama will release the BBC series and TVfilms on VCDs and DVDs in the country. ... Other titles include 'Waking With' series, Beasts and Cavemen, and programmes such as 'History of the World' and 'Ancient Wonders of theWorld.'  From Saregama To Release BBC Films On VCDs, DVDs In India - Related web pages www.screenindia.com/news/saregama-to-release ...

8. 2005

   Jun 10, 2005 - Production on the THE HISTORY BOYS will begin in the UK in July. It will be overseen by Fox Searchlight's Executive Vice President of Production Claudia Lewis. Thedeal was brokered by Fox Searchlight Executive Vice President Joseph De Marco, BBC Films Head of Rights and Commercial ...  From … DNA and the BBC Make 'History'; Alan Bennett's Award-Winning Play ``The …- Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...

9. 2006

   Nov 1, 2006 - The BBC's Natural History Unit is to make a movie following a family of meerkats in the heart of Africa. It will be the first time the ... The Meerkats starts filming inthe Kalahari desert later this month funded by BBC Films and The Weinstein Company. It looks at the daily life of ...  From BBC to make meerkat feature film - Related web pages news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6106532.stm

10. 2007

    Aug 21, 2007 - BBC Films is a success story, a small unit responsible for hit movies such asNotes on a Scandal- but now the corporation is threatening to clip its wings. David Gritten reports. What links these films from the past couple of years? The History Boys, Notes on a Scandal, Red Road, ...  From It ain't broke, so why fix it? - Related web pages www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film ...

Creation
Pathé Productions, Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Films and the UK Film Council present in association with the New South Wales Film and Television Office and Hopscotch International.
RPC, BBC Films, HanWay, Jeremy Thomas present in association with Ocean, BBC Films and HanWay a Recorded Picture Company production. A Jon Amiel film.
Creation is a powerful story which illustrates a key period in Darwin's life: the years while he was formulating one of the most important works ever written - On the Origin of Species is a book that changed forever the way people think about mankind's evolution.
Paul Bettany stars as the charismatic Charles Darwin, a brilliant scientist and devoted father. Inspired by Annie, his treasured daughter, Darwin writes On The Origin Of Species and finds himself not only pitted against society's beliefs, but against his wife Emma. Yet the decision to publish his manuscript rests in Emma's hands. Jennifer Connelly plays Emma, a deeply religious and passionate woman faced with a terrible choice: her faith or the man she loves.
Jon Amiel (Entrapment, Sommersby, The Singing Detective) directs from a screenplay by John Collee (Master and the Commander: The Far Side of the World, Happy Feet), based upon Randal Keynes' book, Annie's Box, about the life of his great great grandfather, Charles Darwin.
Starring:
Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly
Directed by:
Jon Amiel
Written by:
John Collee
Produced by:
Jeremy Thomas
Sales:
HanWay Films
UK Release Date:
25th Sept 2009
Website:
http://www.creationthemovie.co.uk
CREDITS NOT CONTRACTUAL