About

This project has been developed by Split Screen Data for the UK Film Council and has been constructed by Magic Lantern Productions. The project is supported by the MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Community.

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Split Screen Data
Split Screen Data is a publishing and consultancy company specialising in the international film industry.

UK Film Council
The UK Film Council is the lead agency for film in the UK. Set up by the Government, the organisation works with the public and private sector to ensure that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented at home and abroad.

We invest Government grant-in-aid and Lottery money to deliver lasting benefits to the industry and the public alike by supporting:

talent - the development of new talent, skills, and creative and technological innovation in UK film and assisting new and established film-makers to produce successful and distinctive British films;
enterprise - the creation and growth of sustainable businesses in the film sector, providing access to finance and helping the UK film industry compete successfully in the domestic and global marketplace;
education- promoting an appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of cinema by giving UK audiences access to the widest range of UK and international cinema, and by supporting film culture and education.

www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk

MEDIA Plus Programme of the European Community
The MEDIA Programme entered into force in January 2001 and aims at strenghtening the competitiveness of the European audiovisual industry with a series of support measures dealing with:

the training of professionals;
the development of production projects and companies;
the distribution of cinematographic works and audiovisual programmes;
the promotion of cinematographic works and audiovisual programmes;
the support for cinematographic festivals.

Equipped with a budget of 400 million euro MEDIA brings support both before and after production. MEDIA co-finances training initiatives for audiovisual industry professionals, the development of production projects (feature films, television drama, documentaries, animation and new media), as well as the distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/media/index_en.html

Terms of reference

Country of origin

In the current production climate, determining the country of origin of a European film is far from simple. We have, therefore, done our best to adopt two sets of criteria: one for UK films, and one for non-UK films. This approach may involve minor contradictions, but we consider that it best reflects the needs of the site's primary target audience: the UK film industry.

For UK films, the definition is that used by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport under the Films Act (1985), which defines certain criteria in relation to the proportion of the budget spent in the UK and the proportion of labour costs paid to qualifying individuals. A film may also qualify if it satisfies the terms of a co-production treaty. For full details, see the DCMS website. (www.culture.gov.uk/creative/index.html).

For non-UK films, we have adopted the looser criterion of 'perceived nationality'. In most cases, this is the country supplying the largest portion of the production budget. In some cases, however - notably films from the developing world, part funded by, for example, France's Fonds Sud or made with the majority participation of a production company in another European state - the country in which the film is set and was filmed is taken as the country of origin.

If you consider a film listed on this site to have been allocated the wrong country of origin, please contact us.

Disclaimer

Although every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these web pages was accurate at the time of publication, the UK Film Council and the MEDIA Plus Programme does not warrant its accuracy and disclaims any liability to any third party anywhere in the world for any injury, damage, direct or indirect loss, consequential or economic loss or any other loss suffered as a result of the use or reliance upon the information contained in these web pages to the maximum extent permitted by law. This disclaimer shall be interpreted in accordance with English law.

The views expressed in this web site are those of Split Screen Data, the authors, and not those of the UK Film Council or the MEDIA Plus programme.

Privacy

Who we are

The UK Film Council owns the copyright to the Film File Europe web site. Split Screen is contracted by the UK Film Council to supply the database contents. Magic Lantern is contracted by the UK Film Council to develop and maintain the web site.

In this privacy policy references to "we", "us" and "our" are to the UK Film Council. References to "our Website" or "the Website" are to www.filmfileeurope.com and www.filmfileeurope.co.uk.

What information we collect and how

The information we collect via the Website may include:

1. Any personal or company details you knowingly provide us with through the online user survey and our email, such as name, country of residence, organisation, job description and job sector etc.

2. Your IP Address, this is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor your usage of the Website.

What we do with your information

Any personal or company information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws. The details we collect will be used to provide a profile of our users to help us understand their needs and to develop the site accordingly. No details supplied will be passed on to third party organisations although anonymous summary data will be shared with Split Screen, the database content provider.

Your Rights

You have the right to request a copy of any information that we currently hold about you. In order to receive such information please send your contact details including address and payment of £10 (payable to the UK Film Council) to cover administration expenses to the following address:

Head of Research & Statistics Unit
UK Film Council
10 Little Portland Street
London
W1W 7JG

Other Websites

This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy, which may differ from ours.