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Cultural Impact Seminars

Beyond the box office

Cultural Impact

Presentations of the Stories we tell ourselves study took place in each of the nations and were used as a platform to demonstrate that film is central to people's everyday lives and plays an important role in our national culture.

Other key themes to emerge during these discussions were:

  • Increasing access to and encouraging debate on film heritage is central to a vibrant film culture;
  • The digital age is providing audiences with new ways to access and interact with film.

Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck) and Bertrand Moullier (NARVAL) led each of the seminars joined by local commentators.

An Executive Summary of all the discussion events that took place between November 2009 – June 2011 can be viewed here:

Belfast - June 2010

In conjunction with our partner Northern Ireland Screen, local commentators Mike Catto and Brian Henry Martin (Doubleband Films and Belfast Film Festival) were joined by the UK Film Council's David Steele and John Newbigin on the stage. Films depicting The Troubles like The Crying Game and In the Name of the Father, which drew international attention to Northern Ireland and its blossoming film industry were two of many case studies discussed.

Belfast goes Beyond the Box Office pictures.

Edinburgh - June 2010

In conjunction with our partner Scottish Screen (now Creative Scotland), broadcaster Mark Cousins, producer Gillian Berrie (Sigma Films) and Jonathan Murray (Edinburgh College of Art) joined the panel. The seminar took place to a full house during Edinburgh International Film Festival where Trainspotting and Movern Callar were two of the numerous case studies discussed.

View Edinburgh goes Beyond the Box Office pictures.

Executive summary edit of the seminar:

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Cardiff - July 2010

In conjunction with our partner Film Agency for Wales, local commentators Steve Blandford (Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Studies) and Elan Closs (Aberystwyth University) were joined by the UK Film Council's David Steele and John Newbigin on the stage.

View Cardiff goes Beyond the Box Office pictures.

Executive summary edit of the seminar:

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San Sebastian – September 2010

In conjunction with partner ICAA, Ignasi Guardans, former Director General of ICAA, Enrique Gonzalez of Alta Films and Basque commentator Santos Zunzunegui joined Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck College), Bertrand Moullier (NARVAL Media) and Silvia Angrisani (Media Consulting) during the San Sebastian International Film Festival to discuss the cultural impact of Spanish cinema.

View San Sebastian goes Beyond the box Office pictures.

Brussels – December 2010

By invitation from the Culture Committee at the European Parliament, Mary Honeyball MEP and Nessa Childers MEP joined Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck College), Bertrand Moullier (NARVAL Media) and Silvia Angrisani (Media Consulting) to discuss the cultural impact of European cinema.

View Brussels goes Beyond the Box Office pictures.

York – January 2011

By invitation from Screen Yorkshire and York University, Andy Harries (Leftbank pictures) and Estelle Morris (Former Secretary of State for Education and Skills and Minister for the Arts) and Andrew Higson (University of York) joined Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck College) and Bertrand Moullier (NARVAL) to discuss the cultural impact of UK cinema. Brassed off, The Damned United and Love on the Dole were a few of case studies examined.

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Bristol - February 2011

By invitation from Watershed, the UK Film Council (now BFI) took Beyond the Box Office to Bristol.  Rebecca O'Brien (Sixteen Films), Alison Sterling (South West-based producer, Ignition Films) and Caroline Norbury (South West Screen) joined Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck College) and Bertrand Moullier (NARVAL) to discuss the cultural impact of UK cinema. Mark Cosgrove (Head of Programming at Watershed) moderated the discussion where Tamara Drewe, Straw Dogs and Radio On were a few of the case studies examined.

View Bristol pictures here
View the recording of the event here

Dublin - June 2011

By invitation from the Irish Film Board, Director Lenny Abrahamson, Pippa Cross (CrossDay Productions), John Kelleher (Irish Film Classification Office) and James Hickey, CEO of the Irish Film Board joined Professor Ian Christie (Birkbeck College) and Bertrand Moullier (NARVAL Media) to discuss the cultural impact of Irish cinema. The Field, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and My Left Foot were some of the case studies discussed.

View Dublin goes Beyond the Box Office pictures here
View the recording of the event here

Below are the downloadable presentations given at the Cultural Impact seminar held on 27 November 2009.