HOW FILMS ARE

FUNDED

• Not common as the cost of producing a film is usually more

than a private investor could afford.

• Production companies can also meet production costs from

investors by placing their products within their film, such as

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sunglasses in The Men in Black

PRIVATE INVESTORS

• Television companies invest in films as they get a return on their

investment, but also get broadcasting rights for the film after it has been

released in cinemas.

• TV investments in the UK is low.

• The arrival of Pay TV (satellite, cable and digital) has lead to an increasing

demand of films and will benefit the TV companies that have invested in

those specific films.

TV COMPANIES

• Along with £27 million pounds funded by the government, The National

Lottery distributes £27 million pounds to support script development, film

production, film export and distribution, cinema, film education, short

films, culture and archives and so on.

LOTTERY (UK)

• In many European countries film-making is a state funded activity with

lots of government funding for production, distribution and exchange.

• Government funding within the UK is small, but direct funding rose from

£14.9n in 1988 to £27.7m in 1944.

• Government money is currently provided by the Film Council, which is

funded by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

GOVERNMENT

• UK film makers sometime go abroad to find funding for their films, which

is mainly given by the major US studios.

• Many countries will offer finance to a film if a lot of the main

photography for the film is done in their country, this boosts the countries

tourist rates and the film country to have reduced costs when producing

the film.

FOREIGN INVESTORS