British Film

We are looking at the collective identity of British Film. In class our teacher defined British Film as having -A British director
-A British producer
-A British production company
-A British subject matter
-A British cast (mostly)

It is said that a british film should have at least 3 of these to really be grounded as a British film. We could list 'This is England' 'London to Brighton' 'Slumdog Millionaire' 'Harry Potter' and many others as British films but...What is defined to be the classics of British Film?

At the 1993 British Academy Awards (BAFTA) Since 1993 the winners have been:

1993 - The Crying Game
1994 - Shadowlands
1995 - Shallow Grave
1996 - The Madness of King George
1997 - Secrets and Lies
1998 - Nil by Mouth
1999 - Elizabeth
2000 - East is East
2001 - Billy Elliot
2002 - Gosford Park
2003 - The Warrior
2004 - Touching the Void
2005 - My Summer of Love
2006 - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
2007 - The Last King of Scotland
2008 - This Is England
2009 - Man On Wire

Could these be British classics? Afterall they have popularity and award status.

On the list is the film 'This is England'. This film is said to be 'A blistering vision of England' which defines British and in particular teen> life in the 80s. This is the trailer:


This differs from the British film 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' which also sets out to present teen life, but this time in the 21st century.
This film is not thought of as a classic though and it can be argued that it is innacurrate.

The start of A2 Media Studies: Media and Collective Identity...

Yes, it's time to start A2 Media Studies already! We are learning about Media and Collective indentity, including the identity of British film.

Some people may find the word British easy to define ,whereas others will come up with all sorts of things. Here are some peoples ideas of 'british icons':


It is clear when people are asked about British icons, red post boxes and buses come to mind, but as we move on society is changing, which is also moving one the idea of what it is to be british too.