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Criteria for submission:
To qualify as British, your film must meet three of the following six criteria:

• A British Director
• A British Producer
• A predominantly British cast
• A British production company
• A subject matter that informs on the British experience
• British identity as defined by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the UK Film Council (UKFC) criteria

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NEW FILM RECORD

Title Year of production Type/s of film Feature Short Animation Documentary Experimental film Synopsis This should be a maximum of 200 words for feature films and 50 words for shorts and documentaries Word Count: Statistics Original Format: Year of Production: Running Time: Director: Producer: Executive/Co-Producers: Editor: Screenwriter: Director of Photography: Production Designer: Sound: Music: Principal Cast: Delete any label which does not apply. Do not change the order of the information. Make sure each statistic is on a separate row in the form shown. Production company Insert name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and website. WARNING: Check that you have permission to submit these details for publication online and in print. Do NOT include personal details. Sales agent Insert name, address, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and website. Email addresses Any email addresses in the Production company and Sales agent fields should be entered here on separate lines. This will enable them to show up as e-mail links on the website. WARNING: Check that you have permission to submit these details for publication online and in print. Do NOT include personal details. Website addresses Any website addresses in the Production company and Sales agent fields should be entered here on separate lines. This will enable them to show up as links on the website. Make sure that they are full addresses (i.e. include 'http://') AND that the addresses here are identical to the ones in the Production Company or Sales Agent fields above. Credit/Photographer Add here the name of the stills photographer who should be credited for the photographs you are sending to us for use in the catalogue or any special copyright details. Genres (see note below) Action/Thriller Animation Asian Black Children's Comedy Director's First Feature Disabilities Documentary Drama Environmental Issues Experimental Gay and Lesbian Historical Drama Horror Human Rights Irish Jewish Literary Adaptation Music/Dance Romance Science Science Fiction Scottish Sport Urban Welsh Women Director IMPORTANT: Please tick all the boxes that apply as the genres may not be obvious from your synopsis and we may not have watched your film!

 

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Your name Telephone or e-mail TERMS AND CONDITIONS: By submitting this form you warrant and undertake to us (a) that you are fully entitled to submit the film for inclusion in our database and (b) that nothing in the film will infringe the copyright or any other right of any person, breach any contract or duty of confidence, constitute a contempt of court, be defamatory or be calculated to bring us into disrepute.   You agree to indemnify us against all and any costs, claims, expenses and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and any sums paid on the advice of Counsel) resulting from breach by you of any of the agreements, warranties and/or undertakings on your part contained in this form.   I have read and agree to your Terms and Conditions and I have checked that this counts as a British Film Close this window without submitting film