Films of the UK Film Council
![The British government has announced plans to abolish the UK Film Council, which provides millions of pounds annually to British-based independent productions. In a surprise announcement in July, Secretary Jeremy Hunt -- whose Department for Culture, Media and Sports oversees the UK Film Council -- said the council would be eliminated in the interest of "restor[ing] proper accountability for activities funded by public money." That, in turn, has caused an uproar on both sides of the Atlantic. Click through to see a collection of films that were made possible with money from the UK Film Council.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/66ac446/2147483647/strip/true/crop/337x510+0+0/resize/337x510!/format/webp/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fa5%2F240f99651eca4719fd31c6b387c1%2Flat-ukfilm-l21bftnc20100811144711)
The British government has announced plans to abolish the UK Film Council, which provides millions of pounds annually to British-based independent productions. In a surprise announcement in July, Secretary Jeremy Hunt -- whose Department for Culture, Media and Sports oversees the UK Film Council -- said the council would be eliminated in the interest of “restor[ing] proper accountability for activities funded by public money.” That, in turn, has caused an uproar on both sides of the Atlantic.
Click through to see a collection of films that were made possible with money from the UK Film Council. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images)
