Film4 reinvents the movie channel ident

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The new idents for Britain's top free-to-air cinema channel are rather special. Can you spot the hidden movie references?

Film4, the UK's number one movie channel, has revealed a refreshed on-air brand identity that draws cleverly on the traditional film strip.

The idents were conceived, designed and directed by independent design agency ManvsMachine under the creative directorship of Daniel Chase, head of on-air promotions for 4Creative, Channel 4's own creative agency.

Check out the 'Making of' video below...

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Tom May
Tom May
Freelance journalist and editor

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and author specialising in design, photography and technology. His latest book, The 50th Greatest Designers, was released in June 2025. He's also author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine.