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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

UK Film Council axed – but how much did it fund films?

UK Film Council hits: 'The Proposition' film - 2006
The Proposition Film Council funding: £1,705,000. Total UK take: £746,578, total global take: £3,257,442
Everett / Rex Features
UK Film Council hits: 2006, WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
The Wind that Shakes the Barley Film Council funding: £545,000. Total UK take: £4,870,290, total global take: £14,777,563
Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
UK Film Council hits: Bend It Like Beckham
Bend it Like Beckham Film Council funding: £945,043. Total UK take: £10,710,687, total global take: £28,417,222 Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
UK Film Council hits: Better Things
Better Things Film Council funding: £303,849. UK/global takes: n/a Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Bright Star - 2009
Bright Star Film Council funding: £564,010. Total UK take: £910,160, total global take: £12,824,055 Photograph: c.Everett Collection / Rex Features/c.Everett Collection / Rex Features
UK Film Council hits: Bullet Boy
Bullet Boy Film Council funding: £105,646. Total UK take: £297,735, total global take: n/a Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Film Title: Constant Gardener.
The Constant Gardener Film Council funding: £1,900,000. Total UK take: £6,946,011, total global take: £53,257,699 Photograph: Jaap Buitendijk/Imagenet
UK Film Council hits: Film Title: Red Road
Red Road Film Council funding: £469,066. Total UK take: £418,322, total global take: £728,759 Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Fish Tank - 2009
Fish Tank Film Council funding: £590,000. Total UK take: £110,982, total global take: £1,252,957 Photograph: c.IFC Films/Everett / Rex Featur/c.IFC Films/Everett / Rex Featur
UK Film Council hits: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl With a Pearl Earring Film Council funding: £70,000. Total UK take: £3,846,087, total global take: £20,317,942 Photograph: imagenet
UK Film Council hits: Gosford Park
Gosford Park Film Council funding: £2m. Total UK take: £11,056,143, total global take: £56,662,652 Photograph: PR handout
UK Film Council hits: In the Loop
In the Loop Film Council funding: £563,825. Total UK take: £2,289,631, total global take: £5,028,695 Photograph: Allstar/BBC FILMS/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
UK Film Council hits: London to Brighton
London to Brighton Film Council funding: £40,000. Total UK take: £224,880, total global take: £290,371 Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Man on Wire
Man on Wire Film Council funding: £35,000. Total UK take: £1,022,208, total global take: £3,395,671 Photograph: Allstar/BBC/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar
UK Film Council hits: Hunger
Hunger Film Council funding: £216,342. Total UK take: £775,221, total global take: £1,744,581 Photograph: Imagenet
UK Film Council hits: Morvern Callar
Morvern Callar Film Council funding: £500,000. Total UK take: £253,473, total global take: n/a Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive
UK Film Council hits: My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love Film Council funding: £48,000. Total UK take: £356,370, total global take: £1,786,985 Photograph: imagenet
UK Film Council hits: Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy Film Council funding: £1,235,500. Total UK take: £1,002,835, total global take: £1,833,009 Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll
Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll Film Council funding: £700,000. Total UK take: £427,956, total global take: n/a Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Tamara Drewe
Tamara Drewe Film Council funding: £57,625. Yet to be released
Peter Mountain
UK Film Council hits: The Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters Film Council funding: £600,000. Total UK take: £1,279,771, total global take: in excess of £5m Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Touching the Void
Touching the Void Film Council funding: £392,351. Total UK take: £2,980,351, total global take: £8,965,113 Photograph: PR
UK Film Council hits: Vera Drake
Vera Drake Film Council funding: £130,000. Total UK take: £2,868,581, total global take: £8,565,782
Reuters
UK Film Council hits: Young Adam
Young Adam Film Council funding: £560,000. Total UK take: £733,115, total global take: £1,653,742 Photograph: PR
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