“There is something unique about British cinema. When you think of your favourite British films, the chances are they conjure up a feeling that no other films do. It’s a very specific feeling, like your emotions are trying to do opposite things at the same time. No matter what genre, what era, the best British films all make you feel this way.

It’s something pessimistic yet hopeful, a comedy laced with tragedy. It’s the underdog story told time and again, the lives of people who aren’t after the world, just fighting for their little corner of it. It’s irony and self-deprecating humour. It’s staring out at the view from a council block, it’s falling in love and doing nothing about it. It’s not always a proud job being British, but perhaps that’s part of it too.

We love British films, love how they make us feel. Which is why we’re here, in the cities and hills, looking for stories with that certain something. Keeping that feeling alive, sharing it with the next generation, leaving that cinema door ajar.”