Interesting facts about the King's Speech.

Five interesting facts:

• The King's Speech started as a screen play, when David Seidler decided to take on creative work after being diagnosed with cancer. 
• The UK Film council awarded the production £1million in June 2009.
• The film is distributed by Transmission in Australia and by Momentum Pictures in the United Kingdom. 
• The film won the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award.
• The opening scene, set at the closing ceremony of the 1925 British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, was filmed on location at Elland Road (used for the speech elements of the prince stammering his way through his first public address), home of Leeds United and Odsal Stadium (used because of its resemblance to Wembley Stadium in 1925), home of Bradford Bulls.