14th Feb 2005 10:42
Civilian Content PLC14 February 2005 CIVILIAN CONTENT PLC PRODUCTION "MY SUMMER OF LOVE" WINS BEST BRITISH FILM AT 2004 BAFTAS 14 FEBRUARY 2005 Civilian Content Plc is delighted that its film "My Summer of Love" won thehighly prestigious Alexander Korda Award for The Outstanding British Film of theYear at the 2004 BAFTA ceremony held on 12 February 2005. Funding for the film was arranged by Civilian Content subsidiary, The FilmConsortium, which also acted as co-executive producer. Financiers and productionpartners included the BBC (which pre-bought UK rights), the UK Film Council, andBaker Street Media. World rights to all media are being marketed and have beensubstantially sold by Civilian Content subsidiary, the film sales agency, TheWorks. "My Summer of Love" premiered to international buyers at the 2004 Toronto FilmFestival and is currently being screened at the Berlin Film Festival. It hasbeen universally acclaimed by critics and at the 2004 Edinburgh Film Festivalwon the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature. "My Summer of Love" is the latest film by Pawel Pawlikowski, director of theaward-winning "Last Resort". It is set in contemporary Yorkshire and tells avibrant tale of two sixteen year olds (played by newcomers Natalie Press andEmily Blunt) who spend a long hot English summer together. Chris Auty, Managing Director of Civilian Content, said: "We are absolutely delighted that "My Summer of Love" has been voted BestBritish Film of 2004 by the members of the British Academy of Film andTelevision Arts. It is a prestigious award and represents a significantachievement for Civilian Content's subsidiaries The Film Consortium and TheWorks which co-executive produced and sold the film respectively. We anticipatethis award, and the recognition of quality it implies will further raise theprofile of the group and help to secure product for production and distributionin the future." ends For further information: Civilian Content plc 020 7612 0030Chris Auty, Chief Executive Citigate Dewe Rogerson 020 7638 9571Seb Hoyle This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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