BFI chair Josh Berger and BFI CEO Amanda Nevill recently launched BFI2022, a five-year strategic plan for UK film. BFI2022 builds on the foundations laid by Film Forever, to create the conditions for a vibrant, national film culture in which independent film is widely enjoyed as part of a thriving and diverse UK film industry, … Read more
The first ever £50,000 IWC Filmmaker Bursary Award, in association with the BFI, was awarded to Hope Dickson-Leach, writer and director of The Levelling (2016, DP Nanu Segal) from a shortlist of four nominees. The award was presented by Cate Blanchett during a star-studded gala dinner at London’s Rosewood hotel, hosted by Rob Brydon and … Read more
The UK and South Africa have signed a new television agreement which will strengthen ties within the broadcast industries, encourage the sharing of knowledge and ideas, and drive economic growth through television co-production. The terms of the agreement, which builds on the existing Film Co-production Treaty, were negotiated by the Department For Culture, Media And … Read more
The BFI has announced steps towards realising its ambition of building a new international centre for film, TV and the moving image, with an offer of support of up to £87m towards the £130m total project cost, subject to a tender process. The BFI hopes to open the new building to the public in 2022. … Read more
UK cinemas saw a surge in admissions totalling 83 million visits during the first half of 2015, 10% higher than for the first half of last year. The market share of UK films, which includes UK/US films such as The Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Theory of Everything, plus independent films such as Shaun … Read more