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For the film production company, see Film4 Productions. Film4 Productions is a British film Production company owned by Channel 4.
Film4
Logo of Film4
Launched November 1, 1998
Owned by Channel 4 Television Corporation
Audience share 0. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began 9% (0. 2% for +1)
(March 2008, [1])
Formerly called FilmFour
(until July 19, 2006)
Sister channel(s) Channel4, E4, More4
Website Channel 4 - Film4
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview
Multiplex D		 Channel 32
not nationwide
Satellite
Freesat Channel 300
Sky Digital Channel 315
Channel 316 (+1)
Astra 2D 10729V 22000 5/6
Cable
Virgin Media Channel 444
Channel 445 (+1)
UPC Ireland Channel 323
Channel 324 (+1)
IPTV over ADSL
Tiscali TV Channel 230
Channel 231 ('Film4 on Demand')

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Prior to August 20, 2007, in addition to the main channel, Film4 also operated a one-hour-timeshifted variant, Film4+1, on satellite, cable and Freeview. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Freeview is an operator of free Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, using the DVB-T standard This channel was dropped on Freeview to make way for Channel4+1 yet continues to be broadcast on Sky and Virgin services[1]. Tiscali TV offers the non time-shifted channel along with a paid (per film) VOD channel 'Film4 on Demand'. Tiscali TV may refer to Tiscali TV (Italy, IPTV service in Italy Tiscali TV (UK, IPTV service in the United Kingdom Video on demand ( VOD) or Audio video on demand ( AVOD) systems allow users to select and watch/listen

Contents

Programming

Film4 broadcasts from 1:00 pm to about 3:30 am. Unlike its rivals, Film4 does not focus on broadcasting blockbusters. This article refers to the theatrical slang term for other uses see Blockbuster (disambiguation. Instead, it aims for a more niche and highbrow market by showing a mixture of old and new independent, arthouse, British, foreign language and specialist cinema, along with some critically-acclaimed Hollywood films. An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several An Art film (also called an “art cinema” “art movie” or in the U The United Kingdom has been influential in the technological, commercial and artistic development of cinema. World cinema is a term used primarily in English language speaking countries to refer to the Films and film industries of non-English speaking countries The channel frequently has themed nights or seasons in which a number of films centred around one genre, director or actor are shown. In Film theory, genre refers to the primary method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works As Channel 4 also owns a film production company, Film4 Productions, it shows many of its products. Film4 Productions is a British film Production company owned by Channel 4.

Occasional non-film (but film-related) programmes are also shown.

Wherever possible, films are shown unedited and in widescreen, and many films appear in their correct aspect ratio. The aspect ratio of a Shape is the ratio of its longer Dimension to its shorter dimension No digital on-screen graphics are superimposed. A digital on-screen graphic (known in the UK and New Zealand by the acronym DOG; in the US and Canada as a bug; and in

History

FilmFour logo 1998-2006
FilmFour logo 1998-2006

Film4 was originally known as FilmFour and became Channel 4's second channel (after Channel 4 itself) when it launched on November 1, 1998. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) It was a subscription-only service available on satellite television via the Sky Digital platform, Digital terrestrial via ITV Digital (until the platform went into administration in 2002), and most UK cable services. Satellite television is Television delivered by the means of Communications satellites as compared to conventional Terrestrial television and Cable Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting 's digital Satellite television service transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28 Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and ITV Digital was a British Digital terrestrial television broadcaster, which launched a pay-TV service on the world's first digital terrestrial television network This article is about the type of television channel For cable television infrastructure i It cost £5. 99 or £6. 00 a month (depending on platform), eventually rising to up to £7. The launch night, which was also broadcast on Channel 4, was hosted by Johnny Vaughan and the first film to be shown was What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Johnny Vaughan (born July 16 1966) is an English Broadcaster and Journalist. What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 Drama movie directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Johnny Depp, Juliette

Later, additional channels were added, FilmFour World and FilmFour Extreme which operated on a timeshare and the time-shift channel FilmFour +1. FilmFour World and Extreme were discontinued in 2003 and replaced by FilmFour Weekly, which screened four films across the week at the same time each day to make it easier to catch a film at least once [2]. FilmFour Weekly ceased broadcasting on July 19, 2006 when the subscription service ended. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

The subscription service ended on July 19, 2006 and the channel re-launched (under the slightly modified name of Film4) as a free-to-air service a few days later on July 23. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. When the channel became free, it also returned to digital terrestrial as part of the Freeview brand, and became completely free-to-air on satellite television. Freeview is an operator of free Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, using the DVB-T standard Due to the change, the channel's availability increased from 300,000 (subscribers) to 18 million households. It also changed its broadcasting hours to 3:00 pm - 3:00 am, and commercial breaks were included during films for the first time. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced The first film broadcast under the new format was the British non-subscription television premiere of Lost in Translation. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. It remains the only free film channel available on digital terrestrial television. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and

Relaunch advertising campaign

To alert the public to it going free-to-air, Film4 launched a massive campaign directed by Kevin Spacey featuring major celebrities advertising Film4 in odd ways. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. The slogan of the campaign was "FILMS FOR FREE". Examples include:

Film4's rival, Sky Movies, has countered this with a new advertisement. SKY Movies is one of SKY 's movie channels in New Zealand. This channel is available on both the SKY UHF and Digital services Sky's advert shows a shot of a tomato and a lobster sitting next to a small sign with the words "FILMS AD FREE" appearing on it, a sly play on the words of Film4's own slogan. The ad then shows clips from films starring the above celebrities, all of which are available on Sky Movies. Unlike Film4, Sky Movies does not broadcast adverts during films (although it does show adverts between films). However, Sky Movies can only be viewed as part of a subscription package with a minimum cost of £34 per month. Sky Movies had also been advertising its World Cinema strand, which competes with Film4's speciality of independent and foreign films.

Film4 seasons

Film4 share of viewing 1998-2007 BARB figures
Film4 share of viewing 1998-2007 BARB figures

Studio Ghibli

This season showed the best of Hayao Miyazaki's Japanese anime studio Studio Ghibli [3]. is a (anime in Japanese, is a Japanese Animation Film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten.

Brilliant Korea

This season showed some the best of South Korean thrillers. is a 1979 Anime Film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. is the fifth Studio Ghibli anime film, produced written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki in 1989. is a 1997 Japanese Anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli. (re-titled Castle in the Sky for release in the United States) is a Film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, released in 1986 is a 1988 Japanese anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. is a 1984 film by Japanese Writer, Illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, based on his Manga of the same is the sixth Anime film by Hayao Miyazaki, released in 1992, about an Italian World War I fighter ace now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing

High School Comedy

Sci-Fi Season (2007)

Thriller Season

New Hollywood

Crime Season

Sci-Fi Season (2008)

This season showed triple bills of Sci-Fi films for two weeks, taking up the 7PM, 9PM, and 11PM slot. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance ( Chinjeolhan geumjassi; literally translated Kind-Hearted Ms Oldboy ( Hangul: 올드보이 the phonetic Transliteration of "old boy" is a 2003 South Korean film directed by Park A Tale of Two Sisters (장화 홍련 Janghwa Hongryeon literally 'Rose Flower Red Lotus' is a 2003 South Korean psychological R-Point (알 포인트 is a 2004 Korean Horror film written and directed by Su-chang Kong and starring Gam Wu-seong and Son Taegukgi Hwinallimyo ( is a 2004 South Korean War film directed by Kang Je-gyu. Tell Me Something (Korean 텔 미 썸딩 is a 1999 South Korean film promoted as a "hard-core" thriller about a serial killer Billy Madison is a 1995 Comedy film starring Adam Sandler in the title role about a slacker who must go back to school in order to take Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 Comedy film written and directed by John Hughes. Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen - Comedy film written by Cameron Crowe (adapted Get Over It is a 2001 comedy - romance directed by Tommy O'Haver. School of Rock is a 2003 American Comedy film from Paramount Pictures, starring Jack Black. The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 apocalyptic science-fiction film that depicts the catastrophic effects of both Global warming and Global cooling I Robot is a collection of nine Science fiction Short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an Equilibrium is a 2002 action and Science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 Science fiction film directed and written by Steven Spielberg. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Vanilla Sky is a 2001 American Psychological thriller Film, which has been variously characterized by published film critics as "an odd Solaris is a 2002 film directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring George Clooney. The Core is a Science fiction Disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. Phone Booth is a 2003 Morality thriller about a man who is trapped in a Telephone booth by a Sniper. Confidence is a 2003 film starring Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz, directed by James Foley, and written This article is about the 1993 film For the 1988 film of the same name see The Firm (1988 film The Firm is a Legal thriller film Out of Time is a 2003 Thriller film, directed by Carl Franklin featuring Denzel Washington. Primal Fear is a 1996 motion picture which tells a story of a defense attorney ( Richard Gere) who defends an altar boy ( Edward Memento is a Psychological thriller Film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, adapted from his brother Jonathan 's short The Talented Mr Ripley is a Novel by Patricia Highsmith, published in 1955. Dodgeball A True Underdog Story (or commonly referred to as " Dodgeball " is a 2004 Comedy film from 20th Century Sideways is an American Comedy-drama Film written by Jim Taylor and directed by Alexander Payne. Garden State is a 2004 film written directed by and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring The Good Girl is a 2002 Film from the Chuck & Buck team with director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 independent Film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder I Heart Huckabees, also known as I Love Huckabees, and written as I ♥ Huckabees, is a 2004 Comedy film Brick is a 2006 American Film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American drama and Romantic comedy by French director Michel The Italian Job is a 2003 American Heist film directed by F Gary Gray. Entrapment ( 1999) is an American Film directed by Jon Amiel, and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones The Transporter (French Le Transporteur) is a Franco-American action / Crime movie directed by Louis Leterrier and Transporter 2 is a 2005 Action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. Collateral is a 2004 crime/thriller film starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. Brick is a 2006 American Film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Road to Perdition is a 2002 period drama directed by Sam Mendes.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Chris Tryhorn (2007-07-05). 20000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1954 film starring Kirk Douglas as Ned Land James Mason as Captain Nemo, Paul Lukas The Abyss is a Science fiction film that was written and directed by James Cameron in 1989. Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a ( 1970) Science-fiction film directed by Ted Post, and the first of four sequels to 1968 's Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 Science fiction film written by Harry Kleiner The Fifth Element is a French 1997 Science fantasy, action, Comedy, Techno thriller film directed by Cypher is a Canadian Sci-fi thriller released in 2002, directed by Vincenzo Natali and written by Brian King Star Trek Nemesis ( 2002) is the tenth feature Film based on the Star Trek television series Fantastic Four is a 2005 Superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. Jason X (also know as Friday the 13th part X Jason X) is a 2002 science fiction / Slasher film, and the tenth in the Memoirs of an Invisible Man is a 1992 film directed by John Carpenter and released by Warner Bros The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 film loosely based on the Comic book Limited series of the same name. Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American Comedy / Explorers is a 1985 science fiction, Fantasy film targeted at a family audience Alien vs Predator (also known as AVP) is a Science fiction film released in 2004 by 20th Century Fox. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. Predator 2 is a 1990 Science fiction horror film starring Danny Glover and Gary Busey. The Core is a Science fiction Disaster film loosely based on the novel Core by Paul Preuss. Underworld is a 2003 action - horror Film about the Secret history of Vampires and a type of werewolf known as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a 2004 American Pulp adventure, Science fiction film written and directed by Kerry I Robot is a Science fiction film set in a world where humans and Humanoid robots interact ( Chicago in the year 2035) This article is about the 1966 movie For the 2004 song by Busted, see Thunderbirds/3am. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ( 1972) directed by J Lee Thompson, is the fourth film of the Planet of the Apes series Timeline is a 2003 Film directed by Richard Donner, director of Lethal Weapon. Resident Evil is a British film that was a 2002 Science fiction Horror film based on the same titled series of For other films with similar names see Congo. Congo is a 1995 movie, based on Michael Crichton 's 1980 Evolution is a 2001 comedy sci-fi movie directed by Ivan Reitman. The Fly is a 1986 Science fiction / Horror film produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, directed by David Cronenberg 50 Films to See Before You Die was a television programme first shown on Channel 4 on Saturday 22 July, 2006, to celebrate the relaunch of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Channel 4 launches '+1' timeshift service. Media Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-07-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England.
  2. ^ FilmFour moves mainstream, BBC, March 21, 2003
  3. ^ The first run of films was dubbed in English the second in the original Japanese with subtitles.

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