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| Formerly | BBC Films (1990–2020) |
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| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 18 June 1990 (18 June 1990) |
| Founders | David M. Thompson |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Rose Garnett Eva Yates |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film |
| Owner | BBC |
| Parent | BBC |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | bbc |
BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990,5 and has produced or co-produced between eight to fifteen films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors.
Originally based in Mortimer Street, London.The company was founded as a wholly owned but independent film-making company by Mark Shivas as part of the Drama Department. David M. Thompson became its head in 1997.
A restructuring in 2007 integrated BBC Films into the main BBC Fiction department of BBC Vision. As a result, it moved out of its independent offices into BBC Television Centre, and Thompson left to start his own film production company.6 BBC Film has been based at Broadcasting House in London since 2013.7 The company changed its name to BBC Film in 2020.89
In 2022 Eva Yates became head of BBC Film, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations.10
Filmography
1990s
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Truly, Madly, Deeply | |
| Antonia and Jane | with Miramax Films | |
| 1991 | Enchanted April | |
| Edward II | ||
| The Reflecting Skin | ||
| 1992 | Sarafina! | |
| 1993 | The Hawk | |
| The Snapper | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | co-produced with American Playhouse Theatrical Films, Renaissance Films | |
| 1994 | Captives | with Miramax Films & Distant Horizon |
| The Hour of the Pig | ||
| 1995 | I.D. | |
| Angus | ||
| Cold Comfort Farm | ||
| 1996 | Jude | |
| Small Faces | ||
| Twelfth Night: Or What You Will | ||
| Shine | ||
| 1997 | Twenty Four Seven | |
| I Went Down | ||
| My Son the Fanatic | ||
| Love and Death on Long Island | ||
| Mrs Dalloway | ||
| Mrs Brown | ||
| The Relic | ||
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | |
| Hard Rain | ||
| A Simple Plan | ||
| Black Dog | ||
| The Governess | ||
| Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | ||
| 1999 | A Room for Romeo Brass | |
| Mansfield Park | ||
| Man on the Moon | ||
| RKO 281 |
2000s
2010s
2020s
Upcoming
- Chork
- Flesh17
- Fonda
- Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
- I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
- Mission
- Pretend I'm Not Here
- The End of It
- The Entertainment System Is Down
- The Roots Manoeuvre
References
References
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- "IFeatures".
- "A bold new vision for BBC Films".
- "Film London, BFI, and BBC's Microwave Commissions Films from Female & Non-Binary Directors".
- "BBC Films: Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema in 2015". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "David Thompson to leave Head of BBC Films role to launch new company". BBC. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "BBC News' television output moves to new studios at Broadcasting House". BBC. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "BBC Films becomes BBC Film - but the dodgy BBC logo remains". Clean Feed. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- Wiseman, Andreas (3 December 2020). "'Harriet' Actress Cynthia Erivo To Star In & Produce Story Of Princess "Gifted" To Queen Victoria; BBC Film, Benedict Cumberbatch's SunnyMarch & So So Producing". Deadline. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- "Eva Yates appointed new Director of BBC Film". BBC Media Centre. 4 May 2022.
- "BBC – The Other Boleyn Girl – BBC Films".
- "BBC Films unveils upcoming slate at Cannes". BBC. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- "BBC - My Scientology Movie - BBC Films". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
- "BBC – A United Kingdom – BBC Films".
- "Upcoming Films".
- Lodderhose, Diana (17 February 2016). "eOne Boards Steve Coogan-John C. Reilly's Laurel and Hardy Biopic 'Stan & Ollie'".
- Clarke, Stewart (12 November 2025). "David Szalay's Booker Prize-Winning Novel 'Flesh' Set For Movie Adaptation From 'Conclave' Producer House". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 November 2025.