Save the UK Film Council!

[Matt Sibley]

Dear Redusers,

As many of you will know following today's sad news that the Lib/Con coalition government plans to axe the UK Film Council. Personally I think that this is a very unwise move. Since it's funding in 2000 it's invested over £160,000,000 in over 900 films such as 'Man On Wire'(Marsh, 2008), 'This is England' (Meadows, 2006) and 'In The Loop' (Iannucci, 2009) to name just a few. I think that the move to close it would be a silly move. I thought that I would post this to test the reaction of Redusers and also to see if you think the UK Film Council is an institution worth saving. I think it is.

peace

Matt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10761225
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-UK-Film-Council/137240442975080

 

[Dave Blackham]

Dear Redusers,

As many of you will know following today's sad news that the Lib/Con coalition government plans to axe the UK Film Council. Personally I think that this is a very unwise move. Since it's funding in 2000 it's invested over £160,000,000 in over 900 films such as 'Man On Wire'(Marsh, 2008), 'This is England' (Meadows, 2006) and 'In The Loop' (Iannucci, 2009) to name just a few. I think that the move to close it would be a silly move. I thought that I would post this to test the reaction of Redusers and also to see if you think the UK Film Council is an institution worth saving. I think it is.

peace

Matt


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-10761225
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-UK-Film-Council/137240442975080

I agree, it is yet another Ill judged mistake this coalition government are making.

Dave

 

[Milan Spasic]

The political pressure to shut down the UK Film Council reminds me of the Neanderthals in the US who want to close down PBS. Bad idea.

(Bob Weide RT)

 

[Eren Ozkural]

THis has "bad idea" written all over it. I'll have to double check my sources but I heard that the UKFC generated £5 at the box office for every £1 invested.

This action by the government seems to be idealogical rather than economic.

 

[Matt Sibley]

Yeah that is true according to their website they do generate £5 for every £1 invested*. I think they see it as a soft target but it is these sort of things that we need to fight for.


* http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/article/16909/Abolition-of-UK-Film-Council

peace

Matt

 

[Steve G]

Facebook campaign with links to petition.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-the-UK-Film-Council/137240442975080

 

[Steve G]

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-uk-film-council/sign.html

 

[David Wyatt]

And nothing even announced to replace it...this is Quango-hatred-gone-mad :-(