General sale for tickets to the honouring of writer, actor, producer, author and NYU Grad Film Tenured professor Spike Lee will go on sale today at 4pm GMT. Lee will be honoured with the BFI Fellowship, the highest honour to be bestowed by the BFI. The filmmaker’s work includes his Academy Award-winning BlacKkKlansman and classics […]
The BFI announced on Friday 20 January the instatement of independent producer Ama Ampadu as the new senior production and development executive for the BFI Film Fund. Replacing Kristin Irving, Ampadu will report to Natascha Warton, the Fund’s Head of Editorial, and work alongside Louise Ortega who joined as senior production and development executive last […]
BFI announced their partnership with Film4 on 15 December for the launch of Future Takes, a new pilot to expand the practice of emerging filmmakers from across the UK, offering workshops and structured support for the selected filmmakers, as well as offering a range of expertise across the process. Funded by the BFI National Lottery […]
On Thursday 29 September 2022, Oscar-winning actor and BFI fellow Tilda Swinton announced the four winners of the BFI and Chanel Filmmaker Awards. Receiving a prize of GBP 20,000 each, the winners include Baff Akoto, Kathryn Ferguson, Sam Firth and Erfan Saadati.
Today, Thursday 1 September 2022, BFI launched their London Film Festival (LFF) programme for the upcoming 66th annual event. A slate of premieres and stunning presentations see works from Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and Alejandro Iñárritu. CEO of BFI, Ben Roberts, opened the virtually broadcasted launch along with festival director Tricia Tuttle announcing the […]
BFI are partnering with fashion and fragrance brand Chanel to bring the Filmmaker Awards: Celebrating Creative Audacity. Chaired by BFI fellow and Chanel ambassador Tilda Swinton, and many other leading creatives, the awards will be a celebration of creative originality and risk taking.
Virtual reality experience Child of Empire will be presented by BFI expanded. It will showcase the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. The immersive production will premier on 1 August 2022 and continue through until 8 August.
The BFI has announced that Clare Baines will act as their new Disability Equality Lead. This newly-created role is designed to further the BFI’s ambitions to promote disability and equality internally at the BFI as well the screen industries more broadly. Baines will be responsible for driving the BFI’s strategic aims forward. Reporting to the […]
The BFI has revealed that five new members will join its Board of Governors. The appointees are: writer, producer and director Edgar Wright (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead); producer and co-founder of Number 9 Films Elizabeth Karlsen (Carol, Made in Dagenham, Little Voice); Scott Stuber, Head of Global Film at Netflix; Laura Miele, Executive […]
The BFI has appointed Alice Cabañas as the new Head of BFI NETWORK. She will be responsible for BFI NETWORK’s overall management, which encompasses its funding as well as its professional development programmes. She will work closely with the BFI NETWORK Talent Executives, BFI Film Fund colleagues, and industry partners such as Doc Society, BAFTA, […]