Wednesday 9 September 2009

Working Title Films

Working title is a film production company based in London, it was founded in 1982 by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe. It has produced films such as, About a Boy, Wimbledon, Nanny McPhee and most famously, Billy Elliot.

"They have been listed as the most powerful figures in the British industry and in 2002 Premiere magazine put them at 41st in the world-wide movie power list."( BBC News story (2004)

This is a quote from an article that the BBC wrote about Working Title film. As you can see the company has had a huge impact on the film industry; The role that is has in British film as well is even bigger. This role grew when they were in a bid for the ITV licence.

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