The Foundation is an independent, non-profit organisation. Channel 4 has been our founding sponsor and our inspiration from day one. We share the same belief in the importance of public service content to British culture and society. We also share a modern and innovative approach to problem solving.
The Channel has an option to broadcast any of the Foundation funded films that can work for their audiences. They view the films once completed and through this mechanism many of our films have been shown on Channel 4 or More4.
Other films are less suited to a broadcast distribution but each film has an individual distribution and outreach strategy devised for it (film festivals, DVD release, art gallery exhibition, online distribution etc).
Wherever they travel, they carry the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation logo on them. One of our films, Steal This Film II will not be broadcast but has been downloaded free online over 650,000 times in the first 10 weeks of its ‘release’.
With Channel 4’s help we are seeding a vibrant independent documentary community from where our future theatrical, TV and online documentary stars will emerge.
"Channel 4 is proud to support the
Channel 4 BRITDOC foundation and its ambition to ensure a creatively ambitious and diverse future for British Documentary”
Channel 4