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UKFC Brings Films to UK
UK Film Council Brings More Films to Cinema-goers Across the UK
National Lottery Funding Brings Exciting New Films to
More Cinema-goers Across the UK
Cinema-goers across
the UK will be able to enjoy a wider range of British films during
January thanks to National Lottery support through the UK Film
Council.
The UK Film Council's Print and Advertising Fund is ensuring more cinema-goers around the country will get a chance to see the latest releases including Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto, Michael Winterbottom's comedy, Cock and Bull Story and the award-winning Frozen directed by Juliet Keon. The fund is also supporting the expanded release of the London-shot Match Point, the latest Woody Allen film.
Each of these January releases demonstrate the fund's strategy to elevate strong yet specialised films beyond limited screen releases, boosted by the increasing opportunities for films to be screened digitally. Film distribution company Redbus will receive £200,000 to support Cock and Bull Story. Icon will receive £53,000 for Match Point and Guerilla Films, £21,000 for Frozen. Pathé will receive an initial award of £70,000 for Breakfast on Pluto.
For audiences this means that the number of prints of these films will be increased enabling more cinema-goers across the UK to see the films: in the case of Cock and Bull Story the number of screens able to play the film will be more than doubled from 60 to 150.
In its 18 months of operation, the Print and Advertising Fund has sought to support a wide range of strong specialist films across genres ranging from international documentaries to British comedies to US releases. At end of last year the UK Film Council supported the critically-acclaimed French-US documentary, March of the Penguins, to ensure smaller locations could screen the film earlier in the film's release and at the same time provide additional opportunities for families to see the film.
For the full press release and a full list of the UK Film Council's National Lottery visit the UK Film Council website at www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/
For further information
Caroline Nagle
UK Film Council Communications
Telephone: 0207 861 7908
