Ben Wheatley dir.

2009 2010 2011

2013, 91 minutes

Producers: Claire Jones, Andy Starke (Rook Films)

Screenplay: Ben Wheatley, Amy Jump

England during the English Civil War (1648 AD)

A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil (Michael Smiley), an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field. Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.

Film 4.0

Film4.0 is a talent and idea driven hub within Film4 that works with established and emerging talent, supporting them to tell unique stories and connect with audiences in new ways.

In 2011 Film4 launched its groundbreaking new role in exploring innovation in filmmaking with the appointment of Anna Higgs as Commissioning Executive for Film4.0. Film4's reputation for nurturing new talent and building on its family of returning talent in the UK is well-established, and it is now extending its vision to advance thinking and practice and develop more direct relationships with audiences in a fast-changing environment.

As Commissioning Executive for Film4.0, Anna Higgs works across talent development, production and audience engagement, commissioning film projects that have the potential to explore the spaces and relationships between traditional media, digital platforms and the real world.

Film4

• Launched as part of Channel 4 in 1982 under ‘Channel 4 films’ to Commission low- to medium budgeted films.

• Promoted diversity in film and explored contemporary social and political problems.

Channel Four films were a major contributor to British films success in America, however, still only accounted for 1% gross at the UK Box Office.

•Re-launched as Film4 in 1999 with the successes of Four Wedding and a Funeral (1994; gross of $240m), Shallow Grave (1994) & Trainspotting (1996).

Film4 was a unique attempt to bridge distribution and production in Britain.

The end of film 4The distribution arm of Film Four came to an end in 2002. It is often claimed that the film Charlotte Gray (2001) is most responsible for this.

In trying to make films that appealed to both international and domestic markets Film Four achieved neither.

“Film four…invested in films that could be defined as ‘typically British’…” Sarah Casey Benyahia

It played an important role in the distribution of films which British audiences were unlikely to have access to otherwise, to cinemas and on Video and DVD.

The Innovation Fund will work with the Film Fund to unlock innovation across the production sector but will also ensure the BFI can support digital opportunities across all areas including new ways of getting films to audiences, investing in innovative business models, distribution and delivery platforms, research and development and market intelligence.

The UK has previously invested in a range of digital innovation initiatives for film including:

• a Digital Screen Network of 240 digital screens across the UK that show non-mainstream films regularly; and

• a pilot project which will bring the latest digital cinema equipment to rural areas to give more film fans in remote communities the chance to enjoy the communal experience of cinema.

The Innovation Fund will go live after further consultation with film stakeholders with a launch in autumn 2010.

We will announce further information in the coming months about the Innovation Fund here, through the trade press and directly to industry organisations.

DAY & DATE RELEASE

Video on Demand (VOD)

BBFC

The distribution company is in charge of getting the film out to audiences. This involves organisingfor the film to receive an age certificate by regulation bodies such as the BBFC and MPAA.

The distributors then need to arrange exhibition outlets globally and DVD/Television rights, arrange for prints of the film and marketing, publicity and promotion of the film.

TrowerJulian Barrett (The Mighty Boosh)

WhiteheadReece Shearsmith (The League of Gentlemen)

O’NeilMichael Smiley (Kill List, Spaced)

Red Epic (£18,000) Canon C300 (£10,500)