Children's Film Unit

The Children's Film Unit

Company type	Limited Company
Industry	Film, television
Founded	1981
Founder	Colin Finbow
Defunct	2011
Headquarters	London , England
Key people	Colin Finbow (Artistic director) Brianne Perkins (Film producer)
Products	Motion pictures
Services	Film production

The Children's Film Unit was a unique British film production unit which offered children from the ages of 10 to 16 the opportunity to learn about all aspects of filmmaking, and to participate as part of the crew in the making of professional-quality feature films. The children were directly involved from the initial concept of a film right through to the completed product.

CFU films had a theatrical release, as well as being shown on British and overseas television, and were exhibited (and sometimes winners) at international film festivals.

The CFU was a registered educational charity.^[1] Official patrons included Lord Attenborough, Steven Spielberg, Susannah York, Lord Puttnam, and Sir John Mortimer CBE, QC. The President of the CFU was Prince Edward.