The BBC has hit back at accusations that it is not supporting British film by screening just three homegrown movies this Christmas.
It claimed that the analysis by independent producers' group Pact was "riddled with errors and misleading information".
The corporation was responding to allegations by Pact that just three of the 2,000 films being showed over the two-week festive season were British.
A spokesman accused Pact of taking the number of British films it was showing out of context, and said it was broadcasting five British film premieres over the full Christmas and New Year period.
Tim Willis, the director of film at Pact, said it was important for the BBC to screen British films "as a key part of its offering as a public service broadcaster".
Pact said the corporation should "fully recognise its responsibility to support British film, something it manifestly fails to do. The BBC continues to show hundreds of American films despite there being a wealth of British films available."
The BBC also said it was untrue that Alan Yentob had rebuffed a meeting to discuss the issue, and said the BBC's creative director had met the Pact chief executive, John McVay, on October 20. Pact representatives are due to attend the next meeting of the BBC Film Board in the new year.
It said five premieres of British movies (three of which are BBC funded) have been given prime slots over Christmas.
"Pact's decision to exclude holiday monday, holiday Tuesday and New Year's Day from their calculations suits their agenda but does not reflect the fact that these are some of the most high profile slots of the year," said the BBC spokesman.
"These premieres are in addition to a season of 15 British films entitled 'True Brits', a John Mills season of five films coupled with a documentary about his life and the terrestrial premiere of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This is significantly more British film that any other broadcaster and shows the BBC's commitment to UK film."
The corporation said it recognised Pact had a role to play in British film and representing independent producers.
The BBC's UK film premieres this Christmas include Bend It Like Beckham, Chocolat, I Capture the Castle, The Mother and Stage Beauty, which aired on BBC2 on Saturday. All of the films had UK financial backing, three of them from the BBC. The BBC's most high profile premiere, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on Christmas Day, was filmed in the UK with a British cast but was funded with American money.
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