My grandfather Barrie Ellis-Jones, who has died of cancer aged 84, had a successful career in European film, culminating in becoming executive director of the film funding body Eurimages in 1994.
During his two years there, based in Strasbourg, Eurimages supported 68 feature films, including the prestigious Ulysses’ Gaze, and 19 documentaries. But in 1996 the UK government withdrew its funding and, although not required to, out of principle Barrie resigned and returned to the UK.
