What makes a film British?
For any film to be classed a British film it needs to gain 16 point out of 31 on the UK Film Councils Cultural test.. These points can be acquired through the film having: a British director, British cast,if it was set in England, it the story is British etc. If the film passes this test it can be classed as a British film. Many films classed as "British" do not have British funding. For example the "Harry Potter" films are widely known for being British however all their funding comes from the American production company "Warner Bros".
The UK Film Council is now defunct. All the work of the previous British Film Council is now done by the BFI (http://www.bfi.org.uk/). There are also 2 classifications of British film: The Cultural Test and being an Official Co-Production through one of the UK’s Co-production partners.
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