Film4 Productions.

Film 4, one of the main independant production companies in the British Film Industry. Owned by Tessa Ross, the company was founded in 1998 and is a spin-off from channel 4. Despite the separation, Channel 4 still make regular donations to fund the production of Film 4, a big help to a small company.

On average, the company produces about 20 films a year. Successes include huge films such as Slumdog Millionaire.
The company's philosophy is 'to experiment, innovate and cater for audiences not dressed by other channels'.

Stephen Frears directed the first Film 4 film entitled ‘Walter’ which was a box office hit, this was a good start for a new film company although the film was also partly produced by Working Title. Due to finances and the small scale of the company, Film 4 in recent years have partnered with FilmFlex, now called Film 4 on demand, which supplies films to buy and rent online, many of them being released close to the release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray. This decision to join forces with FilmFlex has increased the profit and status of the Film4 Company.
Unlike Working Title, Film4 are not best known for sticking to similar genres of film. Funding around 20 films a year, Film4 look for stand-out films that differ from other production companies. This has created a reputation for Film4 as having an un-expected film production and therefore a higher competition with other film companies. For example, Slumdog Millionaire was an un-expected film produced in 2009, resulting in a huge box office success.