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.