The combined spend by film and high-end television production has reached record levels. According to the BFI, the industry contributed GBP5.64 billion to the national economy during 2021. This total spend is the highest ever reported, reaching GBP1.27 billion more than the pre-pandemic year 2019. April to June was the largest three-month period on record, […]
The BFI, together with its Disability Screen Advisory Group, has launched a new initiative called Press Reset. The second iteration of this digital campaign, Press Reset 2021 tackles the damaging impacts of ableism, and urgently calls for the screen sector to change how it engages with disabled talent behind and in front of the camera.
We are delighted to host three sessions with the BFI at this year’s edition of FOCUS. On Tuesday 7th December, representatives from the organisation will offer expert advice on a range of important industry topics and schemes.
The Event & Visual Communication Association (EVCOM) and the British Film Institute (BFI) have collaborated on a new film to support the UK National Health Service (NHS). The short film created by EVCOM Board Member and film director Tim Langford to help raise urgent funds for the NHS Charities Together appeal features footage of healthcare […]
The GBP2 million temporary new fund for UK independent productions aims to ensure producers are in a position to restart when it is safe and practical to do so. Up to GBP150,000 per project is available to help cover unexpected additional costs for productions unavoidably interrupted as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
As feature film production and exhibition across the UK is halted or impeded by Coronavirus pandemic, Ben Roberts, Chief Executive of the BFI issues a message addressing the concerns of the industry. Read the full statement below.
“Attitudes to environmental sustainability are changing in the film industry, but current approaches lack strategic co-ordination” finds a new BFI report on sustainability and film production. “A step change is needed in industry efforts to help meet the UK’s legally binding carbon reduction commitments” it concludes.
FOCUS, the Meeting Place for International Production, are hosting a networking drink with the BFI London Film Festival for the third year running.
Running for twelve days from the second to the thirteenth of October the 2019 BFI London Film Festival will present two-hundred and twenty-nine films that celebrate the diverse landscape of international cinema.
Joining in 2003, Amanda Neville transformed the BFI into the lead organisation for film, TV and the moving image in the UK, leading initiatives and strategies designed to support a vibrant, national film culture for the independent film sector. She will step down from her position in early 2020.