The British Film Industry in 25 Careers tells the history of the
British film industry from an unusual perspective - that of various
mavericks, visionaries and outsiders who, often against
considerable odds, have become successful producers, distributors,
writers, directors, editors, props masters, publicists, special
effects technicians, talent scouts, stars and, sometimes, even
moguls. Some, such as Richard Attenborough and David Puttnam, are
well-known names. Others, such as the screenwriter and editor Alma
Reville, also known as Mrs Alfred Hitchcock; Constance Smith, the
'lost star' of British cinema, or the producer Betty Box and her
director sister Muriel, are far less well known. What they all have
in common, though, is that they found their own pathways into the
British film business, overcoming barriers of nationality, race,
class and gender to do so. Counterpointing the essays on historical
figures are interviews with contemporaries including the director
Amma Asante, the writer and filmmaker Julian Fellowes, artist and
director Isaac Julien, novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi,
and media entrepreneur Efe Cakarel, founder of the online film
platform MUBI, who've come into today's industry, adjusting to an
era in which production and releasing models are changing - and in
which films are distributed digitally as well as theatrically.
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