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Conferences
The Portsmouth-based research project hosted a dedicated conference at BFI Southbank on 1st and 2nd November 2012 to coincide with Channel 4’s 30th anniversary. But members of the project team have also disseminated research findings at a number of other conferences in the UK and internationally.
Conferences 2012
Our project conference brought together media historians and key personnel from the film and television industries to review Channel 4′s contribution to British film culture over three decades. Listen to podcasts of the papers and find out more about the event here.
Other Conferences
During the course of this four-year project the team members have presented work in progress at a number of conferences in the UK and abroad, both individually and in prepared panel presentations. Read a selection of their papers here.
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The Research Project
This four-year AHRC-funded project (2010-2014) is a collaboration between the University of Portsmouth and the BUFVC, assessing the impact of Channel 4 on British film culture.
A Film4 Timeline
Between 1982 and 1998 Film on Four directly funded over 270 productions, which provided a major boost to the British film industry and created an unprecedented bridge between television and film.
Film For All Seasons
Film on Four was the flagship strand for new feature films commissioned by Channel 4 between 1982 and 1998. Here you can browse the back catalogue, season by season, as originally broadcast.
Oral History Interviews
Interviews with key personnel have been vital to our research. They reveal much about Channel 4’s contribution to British film culture, and provide valuable insights into the ecology of creativity across the UK film and television industries.
Channel 4 Film Blog
During the four years of the research project ‘Channel 4 and British Film Culture’ (2010-2014) a number of writers contributed blogs on aspects of Channel 4’s film activities.
About the project
Among its many innovations, the new Channel 4 made a commitment to fund feature film for broadcast on television and for selective cinema release. While some critics argued that it diminished cinema, many hailed Channel 4 as the saviour of the UK film industry.