Some of the movers and shakers in British film discuss the Awards, what they love about British films and which film, if any, they would make into a musical. t5m asked director of 'In The Shadow Of The Moon', David Sington, what is so important about British film? "Film is such an important medium and it’s a way for a society to look at itself and tell stories about itself and understand itself and if we’re not making films about Britain, then we’re missing out." No arguments there and his fellow director, Neil Marshall, adds that it’s just nice to have a lifeline of variety amongst the sea of American blockbusters on the market. In essence, British film is quintessentially refreshing. When it come to the big question - what makes a great film? - Sington is philosophical in his approach. "It’s the same ingredients that it’s been since the beginning of drama - Aristotle and the Greek playwrights…it works by identification with the characters and vicarious experience. So a film takes you somewhere hopefully that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to go and puts you in the shoes of someone you aren’t but you might be…"