DNA Films-
Founded by Andrew MacDonald, DNA films is one of the UK's most successful distribution companies , they have produced films like Dredd 3D, 28 Weeks later and 28 Days later. DNA Films' remit is to produce specialized films which are normally action/drama/comedy genres. DNA films is large enough to sustain potential high revenue films effectively, this subverts the traditional for UK film groups who specialise in slightly smaller, more stable films.
The film Dredd follows this companies ideal film as it is an action drama and is directed by a relatively under-established director, Pete Travis. The film does star some highly acclaimed actors like Karl Urban and Lena Headey but, the other actors which play a key role in the film are not as well known, actors like Olivia Thirlby and Rakie Ayola.
DNA films is also trying to further expand their UK audience and attempt to make more global productions using their new sub-company, DNA TV. The new company will allow successful comedy directors in the UK to be advertised to a wider, global audience which would highlight UK talent.
StudioCanal UK- Studiocanal UK is a British/French based company who focus on the distribution of British films, they do however distribute some foreign language films. The company has produced successful films like Tinker Tailor Solider Spy and The Awakening, the genre this company focuses on is drama/thriller films. StudioCanal UK used to be known as Optimum, they focused on distributing popular modern films and were highly respected by the UK film audience and, to an extent, a global audience. In 2011 Optimum were bought out by StudioCanal, a French company who had a remit of promoting and distributing modern and old fashioned French/European films. After being bought out Optimum changed their name to StudioCanal UK and contribute heavily to the modern British cinema scene.
A good example of a StudioCanal UK production that follows its remit is '71, this is an action film about the conflict in Ireland and is seen through the perspective of a British solider who gets separated from his group. We see just how mad the conflict actually was and the film helps highlight what happened, educating people in the process. The film is set in the past but you can see from the quality of the film that it is aimed at a modern UK, perhaps global audience.
BFI- BFI is a entirely British company who aim to highlight British film heritage but they also try to promote change and innovation in the British film industry. They do not just distribute classic films but also aim to be contemporary and work with popular, specialised films and enable creative excellence, an opportunity for young British talent to be introduced to the cinema scene. The BFI film player is a product of this company and is a platform for BFI to put their developed films on, the player is not subscription based but it does cost £4.99 a month to unlock a large majority of the content on the website, the rest costs £4.50 per film in HD, these individually charged films are often
BFIs more modern films.
A good example of BFIs remit in action is their involvement in the making of 45 Years, a British, highly specialised film with a unique narrative. The film focuses on a 'Greyarea' in British culture which is elderly people and retirement, this follows BFIs remit because it is an innovative film that tries to change peoples opinion on the subject. 45 years is also considered a 'global production' and award winning, this is a demonstration of BFI assisting a British film to achieve a higher global success rate, something which other British films struggle to achieve alone.
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