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UK Global Screen Fund supports ‘Bird’, ‘Santosh’, ‘Sister Midnight’ in latest funding round
Modern Films and Wild Swim Films have also received awards.
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Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, ‘Talk To Me’ and ‘It’s A Sin’ stars join The DarkRoom writers’ lab jury
’Blue Story’ producer Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor is joined by Zoe Terakes and Omari Douglas.
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BFI opens its first AI-focused fund, to explore use in screen archives
The £175,000 fund forms part of the £1.8m BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund.
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’, starring Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson, to open BFI London Film Festival
The Apple Original feature stars Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson and is set during the Second World War.
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Inaugural London Soundtrack Festival line-up features Howard Shore, David Cronenberg
The festival runs from March 19-26.
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UK film production spend down 45% in Q1 2024, but high-end TV rises
Film production spend was £211m, down from £381m, according to figures from the BFI.
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“It’s not restricted to admissions”: Euro execs examine impact of UK indie film globally
Cineart, Lucky Red, Together Films and Film Constellation execs discussed the global footprint of UK films at the UK pavilion in Cannes.
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Producers Fiona Lamptey and Ameenah Ayub Allen attend Diversity In Cannes celebration
Over 150 women attended the event, which began two years ago as a gathering of 15 people.
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Cannes UK pavilion to ask: how can UK films engage global audiences?
Cineart, Lucky Red, Together Films and Film Constellation execs will discuss.
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“We do not fund films in a vacuum”: UK’s film funders to discuss remit, risk and ambition at Cannes pavilion
Also taking place at the UK pavilion on Sunday (May 19) is a talent talk with Sandhya Suri, the writer-director behind Un Certain Regard title ’Santosh’.
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BFI Filmmaking Fund director Mia Bays extends contract by two years (exclusive)
Bays is extending her contract to October 2026.
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Cannes UK Pavilion talks series to look for “global consensus” on improved working conditions in production
The UK pavilion’s first full day of events unfurls on Friday May 16.
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Moin Hussain’s Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Sky Peals’ acquired for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
Faraz Ayub, Natalie Gavin and Claire Rushbrook all star.
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BFI Creative Challenge Fund for project and talent labs unveils first recipients
Film Constellation, Sheffield DocFest and Glasgow Film Festival have received awards.
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Class, disability and ethnicity are key challenges in accessing BFI funding, says report
The report is written by Josh Cockroft, Delphine Lievens and Chi Thai, and supported by a Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity Industry Fellowship grant.
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BFI confirms details, partners of Wales skills cluster (exclusive)
The BFI is investing £900,000 across two years in the Welsh cluster.
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BFI Distribution acquires Chantal Akerman film catalogue for UK-Ireland (exclusive)
BFI Distribution sets 2025 theatrical re-release for ‘Jeanne Dielman’.
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Features
Word of Mouth - BFI’s Ben Luxford: “It’s always useful to hear from people not in the industry what to watch”
The BFI team, his neighbours over the fence and a WhatsApp group of ageing skateboarders help inform the cultural viewing of Ben Luxford, the BFI’s director of UK audiences.
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BFI promotes Melanie Hoyes to director of inclusion
Hoyes has been working with the BFI since 2016.
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BFI’s Harriet Finney explains the crucial next steps for the UK’s new indie tax relief
“It needs to work culturally, economically and practically,” says the BFI’s deputy CEO, who played a key role in the securing the credit.