Editing Channel 4 (section)

=== Film ===
Numerous genres of film-making – such as comedy, drama, documentary, adventure/action, romance and horror/thriller – are represented in the channel's schedule. From the launch of Channel 4 until 1998, film presentations on C4 would often be broadcast under the "Film on Four" banner.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/840487/index.html |title=Channel 4 Films/Film on Four/FilmFour |website=BFI Screenonline |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225163627/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/840487/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1304135/index.html |title=Channel 4 and Film |last=Brooke |first=Michael |website=BFI Screenonline |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029174304/http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1304135/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2005, Channel 4 screened the uncut [[Lars von Trier]] film ''[[The Idiots]]'', which includes unsimulated sexual intercourse, making it the first UK terrestrial channel to do so. The channel had previously screened other films with similar material but censored and with warnings.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/channel-4-faces-investigation-for-breaking-last-sexual-taboo-on-tv-528238.html |title=Channel 4 faces investigation for breaking last sexual taboo on TV: Ofcom inquiry into screening of unpixellated penetrative sex in Lars von Trier's 'The Idiots' |last=Barnes |first=Anthony |date=13 March 2005 |work=The Independent |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=26 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226131848/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/channel-4-faces-investigation-for-breaking-last-sexual-taboo-on-tv-528238.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.campaignlive.com/article/channel-4-avoids-action-complaints-idiots-orgy/476762 |title=Channel 4 avoids action on complaints about Idiots orgy |last=Farey-Jones |first=Daniel |date=24 May 2005 |website=Campaign |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=10 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310062853/https://www.campaignlive.com/article/channel-4-avoids-action-complaints-idiots-orgy/476762 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since 1 November 1998, Channel 4 has had a digital subsidiary channel dedicated to the screening of films. This channel launched as a paid subscription channel under the name "FilmFour", and was relaunched in July 2006 as a free-to-air channel under the current name of "[[Film4]]". The Film4 channel carries a wide range of film productions, including acquired and Film4-produced projects. Channel 4's general entertainment channels [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] and [[More4]] also screen feature films at certain points in the schedule as part of their content mix.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvwhirl.co.uk/presentation/channel-4/film4/ |title=Film4 |last=Burridge |first=Terence |website=TV Whirl |access-date=20 July 2019 |archive-date=11 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034603/https://www.tvwhirl.co.uk/presentation/channel-4/film4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>