- In 2002, big changes came about at Film4. Tessa Ross decided that to prevent bankruptcy, Film4 would no longer distribute their own films, and that investment needed to be boosted through third party partnerships, much like Working Title.
- Today, Film4 has secured an increase budget from £8-10m a year to £15m, allowing them to produce between 6-8 films per year.
- A low-budget studio has been set up with the Film Council and other distributors; Optimum and Warp X ( digital production house).
- Working across TV allows for economies of scale and cross-fertilisation as well as an increase in advertising.
Partnerships:
- Film4 have now partnered with Working Title, the BBC and BBC films.
- Warp X - a Film4/UK film council joint project with the Sheffield-based indie warp that can finance three low-budget films a year.
- Film4 Hub - BT Vision has created a 'Vision Film Club'; a movies subscription pack with more than 75 films available to watch per month. Film 4 is in partnership with BT Vision and allow club members to view movies before released on real TV. Other film companies include PictureBox and WarnerFilms.
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