Film4 Distribution.

• 2002 - big changes to Film4, Tessa Ross was appointed as the head of Film4, and as they realised they were going bankrupt they made 3rd party partnerships, and therefore they don't distribute their own films anymore. (Studio Canal, Love Films ect).
• They have an increased budget, from £8-10 million to £15 million to spend.
• Make between 6-8 films per year.
• They have a low budget studio with Film Council and Optimum:Warp X.
• Working across TV and film drama also allows for economies of scale and cross-fertilisation.
• Film4's money comes from advertisers, they have more adverts on their website than other film companies, such as Working Title.
• They have many partnerships with distribution companies.
• Worked with Working Title, BBC and BBC Films to distribute films.
• Warp X - a Film4/UK Film Council joint project with the Sheffield-based indie Warp- that can finance three low budget films a year.