Apart from 'Stoned,' I can't think of a film that's made me think, 'Blimey, that should have been at Cannes.'

I think Cannes is usually pretty fair in choosing what will play well to the home festival crowd.

Film is not a national business. It's international. And its centre will always be Hollywood.

It's fantastic to see 'Les Miserables' become the top-grossing film at the U.K. box office.

'Billy Elliot' prides itself on being a family show, and it made sense to specifically cater to a family audience with an earlier evening curtain time.

Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with very little eye on the marketplace.