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| Formerly | BBC Films (1990–2020) |
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| Industry | Film |
| Founded | 18 June 1990 |
| Founders | David M. Thompson |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Rose Garnett Eva Yates |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Services | Film |
| Owner | BBC |
| Parent | BBC |
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| Website | bbc |
BBC Film (formerly BBC Films) is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It was founded on 18 June 1990, [5] and has produced or co-produced between eight to fifteen films a year, working in partnership with major international and UK distributors.
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Originally based in Mortimer Street, London.The company was founded as a wholly owned but independent film-making company by Mark Shivas as part of the Drama Department[ citation needed ]. David M. Thompson became its head in 1997.
A restructuring in 2007 integrated BBC Films into the main BBC Fiction department of BBC Vision. As a result, it moved out of its independent offices into BBC Television Centre, and Thompson left to start his own film production company. [6] BBC Film has been based at Broadcasting House in London since 2013. [7] The company changed its name to BBC Film in 2020. [8] [9]
In 2022 [update] Eva Yates became head of BBC Film, responsible for the development and production slate, strategy and business operations. [10]
