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Conferences 2012
On the evening of the 1st November, Sir Jeremy Isaacs, Channel 4’s first Chief Executive, led a reunion of the team behind Stephen Frears’ landmark ‘Film on Four’ My Beautiful Laundrette at a gala screening of the film at London’s Charlotte Street Hotel. Author Hanif Kureishi and Senior Commissioning Editor David Rose recalled the genesis of the 1985 hit which established Channel 4 as a serious sponsor of feature film for cinema, made a star of Daniel Day-Lewis, launched the career of Hanif Kureishi, and set Working Title Films on course to become the most successful British producers of all time.
The 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, and to debate the future of public service broadcasters’ support for UK film.
Read Ieuan Franklin’s full conference report.
Conference Abstracts and papers
1 November 2012
2 November 2012
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.
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.