ctvc
London
CTVC is a multi-BAFTA-winning and Grierson nominated independent production
company producing content that raises important ethical and moral issues, from
the perspective of all faiths and none. Broadcasting across all networks, both
in the UK and internationally, our television, radio, education and online
platforms aim is to get people thinking and talking. Established in 1978 by Lord
and Lady Rank, CTVC is a registered charity which receives a grant from the Rank
Foundation; a grant-giving charitable trust whose mission is to improve the
lives of young and disadvantaged people and their communities, across the UK.
The company ethos was sparked in the 1930s when, as a Sunday school teacher, J.
Arthur Rank became frustrated by the limited teaching materials for children and
decided to take matters into his own hands (a legacy we continue today through
our subsidiary, TrueTube). He established the ‘Religious Film Society’ to
produce films for schools and churches. From there the slate and variance of
projects grew, and Lord Rank went on to purchase the Odeon Cinema chain and
Elstree Studios, as well as set up the legendary Pinewood Film Studios. The
Centre for Television and Communication, as it became known, saw the thriving
operation move to newly built studios in a converted country house named
‘Hillside’. Based in Bushey, North London, an early production, Will the Real
Jesus Christ Please Stand Up? featured a fresh faced, young Hugh Grant. In 2005
we changed our name to CTVC Ltd and although we have progressed with the rapidly
changing media landscape, the principles laid out by Lord Rank’s vision are
still at the heart of everything we do. Above all, CTVC are passionate believers
in the power and importance of media to educate, challenge and inspire.
