This particular media institution prides itself on working with the most original talent in the UK, whether established or upcoming and this encourages a diverse group of directors to propose a range of different ideas. Essentially, the institution’s aims and objectives are to discover mainly new talent and then help them to establish their talent, by providing them with the platform of having their film shown on the Film4 channel and potentially make it to cinema release. An example of this is ‘This Is England’ which was shown on Film4 first and then proceeded to transform into a massive box-office hit.
Furthermore, they produce/co-finance such an array of films and especially take interest in developing low-budget British films like the psychological thriller ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ (2004) directed by Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine. ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ began with a small budget of £723,000 yet it still managed to receive wide positive acclaim from many critics, mainly describing the film as an ‘outright masterpiece’.
They chose to produce texts by paying attention to upcoming directors with fresh, new ideas to offer. Additionally, anyone can get in contact and submit a proposal via the website which provides the availability for everyone to get in touch. Film4 Productions really provides an accessible platform for new directors and low-budget films and can transform them into a success, like ‘Dead Man’s Shoes’ and ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’. Also, the fact they produce films of many different genres is appealing as this becomes an opportunity and potential platform in order for directors to exhibit their films.
Lastly, since our film is a low budget British teenage thriller, we thought that a media institution such as Film4 Productions may be ideal for new, budding film-makers and from this research it’s clear to see that they have produced thrillers that have become incredibly successful.
Sophiya Ali
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