Example sentences of "for the british film " in BNC.

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1 The new generation of producers that subsequently emerged came to believe it was possible for the British film industry to ‘ take on ’ the Americans , although this grand ambition had more to do with a desire to efface their inferiority complex than any serious resolve to face reality .
2 But if sound set back filmmaking style by several years , it offered a great boom for the British film industry .
3 And Michael Balcon , now convinced that making big-budget films to please the Americans was a sure way for the British film industry to commit suicide , began a campaign through the Cinematograph Films Council to draw attention to the amount of control Rank , with his dangerous policies , now had over the film industry .
4 Even as American investment slumped from £100 million annually at its peak to around £30 million at the beginning or the 1970s , the US companies were still doing a lot more for the British film industry than the British seemed able to do for themselves .
5 SKY announced a multi-million pound boost for the British film industry yesterday with a major new mini-series .
6 British Film Commissioner Sidney Samuelson said : ‘ This is a great day for the British film industry .
7 Channel 4 's support for the British film industry will also continue .
8 Last year your film correspondent , William Parente , suggested that the last real subject left for the British film industry to tackle was the Highland Clearances , a subject of relevance to the Gaels , their current political context , and to many thousands of Scots around the world .
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