The British Screen Advisory Council
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The British Screen Advisory Council was established in 1985 to succeed the Interim Action Committee on the Film Industry
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The first chairman was Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
. On his retirement from the post in May 1987 he was replaced by Sir Richard Attenborough
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(membership of the former Interim Action Committee indicated by an *asterisk)
Interim Action Committee on the Film Industry
British prime minister Harold Wilson set up a working party in August 1975 to report on 'the requirements of a viable and prosperous British film industry over the next decade'...
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Aim
Its principal objective was to 'foster good relations between Government and Parliament on the one hand and the film, television and video industries in UK on the other'.History
Initially it did 'enjoy limited facilities through the Department of Trade and Industry, including secretarial assistance. This support was withdrawn in July 1986 as 'a consequence of the Government's wish to leave the BSAC to handle its own affairs'.The first chairman was Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
Harold Wilson
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, FSS, PC was a British Labour Member of Parliament, Leader of the Labour Party. He was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s, winning four general elections, including a minority government after the...
. On his retirement from the post in May 1987 he was replaced by Sir Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough , CBE is a British actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. As director and producer he won two Academy Awards for the 1982 film Gandhi...
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Membership
At the time of its formation, the council's membership was as follows:(membership of the former Interim Action Committee indicated by an *asterisk)
- Norman Abbott, Director General of the British Videogram Association
- David Berriman*, Chairman, Satellite Television plc
- Lord Braborne*, film and television producer
- Sir Max Brown*, formerly Permanent Secretary at the Department of Trade and deputy chairman of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission
- John Chittock*, video and film columnist of the Financial TimesFinancial TimesThe Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
and editorial chairman of Screen DigestScreen DigestScreen Digest Ltd is a company providing business intelligence, research and analysis on the global media markets based in London, United Kingdom, that has grown out of a monthly journal of that name that was founded in 1971... - Bill CottonBill CottonSir William Frederick "Bill" Cotton, CBE was a British television producer and executive, and the son of big-band leader Billy Cotton....
, managing director of BBC TelevisionBBC TelevisionBBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television... - James Daly, managing director of Rank OrganisationRank OrganisationThe Rank Organisation was a British entertainment company formed during 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc. It was the largest and most vertically-integrated film company in Britain, owning production, distribution and exhibition facilities....
Film and Television Services - Gary Dartnell, chairman and chief executive of Thorn EMIThorn EMIThorn EMI was a major British company involved in consumer electronics, music, defence and retail. Created in October 1979 when Thorn Electrical Industries merged with EMI, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but it demerged again in...
Screen Entertainment - Michael DeeleyMichael DeeleyMichael Deeley is a British film producer who has helped create notable films such as The Italian Job, Blade Runner and The Deer Hunter. He is also a founding member and Deputy Chairman of The British Screen Advisory Council....
*, film producer - Justin Dukes, managing director and deputy chief executive of Channel Four Television
- Lady Falkender*, political columnist for the Mail on Sunday
- David Fisher*, journalist and editor of Screen DigestScreen DigestScreen Digest Ltd is a company providing business intelligence, research and analysis on the global media markets based in London, United Kingdom, that has grown out of a monthly journal of that name that was founded in 1971...
- David Gordon*, managing director The Economist GroupThe Economist GroupThe Economist Group is a leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs, delivering information through a range of formats, from newspaper and magazines to conferences and electronic services...
- Romaine Hart, film exhibitor and distributor, managing director of Mainline Pictures
- Brian Haynes*, journalist and television producer
- John HowkinsJohn HowkinsJohn Anthony Howkins is a widely-cited British author and frequent international keynote speaker on the Creative Industries with particular expertise in the development of this economic sector in China...
*, executive director of the International Institute of Communications - Edward Lee, president of the Cinematograph Exhibitors' AssociationCinema Exhibitors' AssociationThe Cinema Exhibitors' Association is the national trade association for cinema operators in the United Kingdom...
- Percy Livingstone*, president of the Society of Film Distributors
- Lord Lloyd of Hampstead QC*, Emeritus Professor of Jurisprudence at University of LondonUniversity of London-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
- Kenneth Maidment, president of the British FIlm and Television Producers Association
- Christopher Morahan, film and television director
- Simon Olswang, senior partner, Simon Olswang and Co. SolicitorsOlswangOlswang is an international law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom and with additional offices in the Thames Valley, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Paris and most recently Munich. It also works closely with a network of firms across eighty countries. The Lawyer ranked the firm 32nd largest in...
- Alan ParkerAlan ParkerSir Alan William Parker, CBE is an English film director, producer, writer and actor. He has been active in both the British cinema and American cinema and was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.-Life and career:...
, film director, novelist and cartoonist - Simon Perry, director of Umbrella Films and chairman of the Association of Independent Producers
- Peter Plouviez, general secretary, British Actors' Equity Association
- David PuttnamDavid PuttnamDavid Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, FRSA is a British film producer. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he is not principally a politician.-Early life:...
*, film and television producer - Gunnar Rugheimer, executive chairman of the Home Video Channel
- Alan SapperAlan SapperAlan Sapper was a British trade unionist.Born in Hammersmith, Sapper studied at the Latymer Upper School, then worked as a botanist at Kew Gardens while studying with the University of London External Programme...
*, General Secretary, Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians - Ann Skinner, film and television producer
- Anthony Smith, director of the British Film InstituteBritish Film InstituteThe British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
- Sir John TerryJohn Terry (film financier)Sir John Elliott Terry was a British film financier and lawyer who helped to found the National Film School and served as manager of the National Film Finance Corporation for over 20 years....
*, former managing director, the National Film Finance CorporationNational Film Finance CorporationThe National Film Finance Corporation was a film funding agency in the United Kingdom which operated from 1949 until it was wound up in 1985... - Brian Tesler*, chairman and managing director of London Weekend TelevisionLondon Weekend TelevisionLondon Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
- Ward Thomas, chairman of British Cable Services Limited
- Dr Boris Townsend*, senior consultant with John Drew Tucker Associates
- Alexander WalkerAlexander WalkerAlexander Walker was the son of John ‘Johnnie’ Walker of the whiskey brand. He inherited the company in 1857 and expanded its business, exporting whisky throughout the British Empire....
*, film critish for the London Evening StandardEvening StandardThe Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London... - John Wilson, former president, joint General Secretary of the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades AllianceBroadcasting and Entertainment Trades AllianceThe Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance was a short-lived British entertainment trade union. It was founded in 1984 with the merger of the Association of Broadcasting Staff and the National Association of Theatrical Television and Kine Employees.The union appointed two General...