Topic summary
Channel Four Films
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Film4 Productions.
History
Channel Four Films achieved its first major critical and commercial success with Stephen Frears's My Beautiful Laundrette (1985). Originally shot in 16mm for television, it received international acclaim after screening at the Edinburgh Film Festival and was subsequently released theatrically by Orion Classics, becoming an international hit. By 1987, the company had an interest in half of all films produced in the UK, and had secured a licensing deal with Orion Classics for US distribution of titles including Rita, Sue and Bob Too and A Month in the Country.