2007 BIFA Award Sponsors

BBC Films

BBC Films is the feature film-making arm of the BBC. It is firmly established at the forefront of British independent film-making and co-produces approximately eight films a year.

Working in partnership with major international and UK distributors, including Miramax, PolyGram, Fox, Buena Vista, Pathé and UIP, BBC Films aims to make strong British films with range and ambition and is committed to finding and developing new talent, as well as collaborating with some of the foremost writers and directors in the industry, including Roger Michell and Stephen Frears.

As well as cinema features, BBC Films has been responsible for some of the most groundbreaking and acclaimed BBC television dramas in recent years, working with award-winning writer-directors such as Stephen Poliakoff, Dominic Savage and Francesca Joseph.

BBC Films continues its commitment to make British films and television dramas of integrity and ambition while widening its scope to include international and American co-productions.

Canon

Diesel

M.A.C.

M•A•C Cosmetics is proud to be the official make-up sponsor of BIFA and delighted to be supporting the Best Actress Award at this year's ceremony. They are also sponsoring the 2008 awards' after-party.

M•A•C has become known as the premier make-up brand not only by creating the on-screen looks for top talent, working on-set at photo shoots, backstage at the international fashion shows, behind the scenes at award nights but also by offering 'on-call' services to VIPs, directors, and film talent attending world film festivals, including the Toronto, Dubai, Deauville, Sundance and London film festivals. Since its inception M•A•C has supported over 300 television productions and over 600 independent and feature films including In Bruges, Easy Virtue and Clubbed.

See photos from the 2008 M.A.C. After Party here.

Pathé

Pathé has a major presence within the UK film industry, operating as a fully integrated studio. It is involved in all aspects of film-making, from development and production through to international sales and distribution.

Skillset

Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging). Jointly funded by industry and government, our job is to make sure that the UK audio visual industries have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time, so that our industries remain competitive.

Skillset's work within the film industry is guided by "A Bigger Future" - a Â£50 million, 5 year strategic plan for delivering industry relevant skills in the UK film industry - funded by the National Lottery through the UK Film Council, contributions made to the Skills Investment Fund (SIF) from feature films, and additionally-levered sources of finance. In order to attract and retain the brightest and the best filmmakers, Skillset aims to ensure that they are able to receive the highest quality and most relevant training available - through initiatives ranging from the creation of the Screen Academy network to training bursaries, mentoring schemes and the development of training programmes, By building upon our key strengths, a highly skilled workforce, we have an opportunity to truly transform our industry into one which can really compete in the global marketplace.

The Creative Partnership

We create movie advertising that gets audiences excited about films. The trick is to convey the excitement of each film in a way that makes people desperate to see it.

Tiscali

Tiscali UK provides broadband, dialup and telephone services to over 1.8 million customers in the UK. It also offers one of the most comprehensive sites on the web. www.tiscali.co.uk is 22 channels and over 40,000 pages of constantly updated information, resources and entertainment content. The site receives over 6 million unique visitors, viewing around 200 million pages a month, providing online Entertainment and services from shopping to sport and motoring to money. The site also provides an extensive entertainment section including music downloads, up to 12 free short films a month, Tiscali Cinema video on demand, exclusive film microsites and games.

UK Film Council

The UK Film Council is the lead agency for film in the UK ensuring that the economic, cultural and educational aspects of film are effectively represented at home and abroad. We invest Government grant-in-aid and Lottery money in film development and production; skills development; international development and export promotion; distribution and exhibition; and education. Our aim is to deliver lasting benefits to the industry and the public alike through:

CREATIVITY - encouraging the development of new talent, skills, and creative and technological innovation in UK film and assisting new and established filmmakers to produce successful and distinctive British films;

ENTERPRISE - supporting the creation and growth of sustainable businesses in the film sector, providing access to finance and helping the UK film industry compete successfully in the domestic and global marketplace;

IMAGINATION - promoting education and an appreciation and enjoyment of cinema by giving UK audiences access to the widest range of UK and international cinema, and by supporting film culture and heritage

Variety

Variety is the authoritative source of entertainment business news for industry professionals and media journalists around the world. Founded in New York in 1905, Variety has had offices operating in London since 1906, first covering the worlds of live theatre, circuses and music and over the decades broadening their international coverage to include all of the emerging forms of entertainment, including film, radio, television and the still-evolving world of digital content. In 1933 Variety launched Daily Variety in Hollywood and Daily Variety Gotham was added in 1998. A year later Variety.com was established.

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (UK)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (UK) is the Walt Disney Company's film distribution arm in the UK and Ireland. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (UK) is responsible for developing and implementing the marketing and distribution strategies for the launch of Walt Disney animated product, Walt Disney Studios live action product, Miramax, Pixar and Touchstone product and selected acquisitions.