- The Guardian, Oct 20th 2010
After the spending reviews in July the government have decided that they are going to abolish the UK Film Council to cut down on bureaucracy. This has forced many major players in the film industry to exit the public sector for good. Tim Bevan, the producer of Love Actually said, "That would be a majorly regressive step for film in Britain. The closing down of the Film Council is a very bad idea. I don't think any money is going to be saved by the closure of it." He claims many other big stars have said the closure of the UK Film Council is a very bad idea and will make it harder for British films to contend with Hollywood.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/oct/20/uk-film-council-arts-cuts
