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Michael Blyth to step down as senior programmer for BFI London Film Festival, Flare
Programmer has been involved with the festivals for 17 years.
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UK producers “cautiously optimistic” about aspects of BFI Filmmaking Fund but worried about fall in overall funding
“Ouch,” said one UK independent producer.
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“No one owns the challenge, no one owns the solution”: ScreenSkills, BFI address changes to public funding for skills
Skills clusters are being created around the UK.
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BFI director Mia Bays digs into detail on revised Filmmaking Fund: “Whatever you apply with, it’s an even playing field”
Four new funds have been created covering development and production support.
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Revamped BFI Filmmaking Fund unveils details of four new production and development funds
The BFI is investing £36.6m of National Lottery funding in fiction feature support over three years.
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Kristy Matheson appointed BFI London Film Festival director
Matheson will run LFF and BFI Flare in her role as festivals director.
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BFI earmarks £6m for documentary filmmaking, reappoints Doc Society as funding partner
The £6m of National Lottery funds will be invested over three years.
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BFI to invest £14m in programmes for UK schoolchildren as part of ambitious education strategy
It forms part of the BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 strategy.
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Sundance winner ‘The Stroll’ to open BFI Flare festival, ‘Drifter’ to close
The LGBTQIA+ festival runs March 15-25.
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UK film and high-end TV production spend hits £6.3bn record in 2022, but indie film spend down 31%
Inward investment on film and HETV production up 5.7% to £5.4bn.
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BFI unveils £15.2m funding to UK-wide partners to deliver audience, talent and education programmes
The money will be used to support the BFI’s FAN, Network and Film Academy Plus programmes.
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Spike Lee to receive BFI Fellowship award
The fellowship will be presented to Lee on February 13
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BFI, Screen Producers Australia, Screen Forever launch co-production programme
UK producers and sales companies can apply now to take part in the UK-Australia programme that kicks off in May.
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BFI Network sets 2023 cohort for emerging producer programme Insight (exclusive)
Participants include including Screen Rising Star Scotland Reece Cargan and Hoard associate producer Cheri Darbon.
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BFI Film Fund appoints new senior production & development executive
Ama Ampadu will report to Fund’s head of editorial Natascha Wharton.
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Outgoing BFI London Film Festival head Tricia Tuttle reveals next move
The deadline for applications to take over from Tuttle is today (January 16).
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BFI, Screen Scotland back Tigerlily Productions’ feature documentary ‘Hong Kong Mixtape’ (exclusive)
It is the debut feature from Hong Kong Chinese-Scottish filmmaker San San F Young.
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Four talking points for the UK film industry in 2023
Significant change at the BFI, UK festivals face uncertain times, and a pivotal year for the UK box office.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest distribution awards of 2022
Titles include ’Ali & Ava’, ’The Worst Person In The World’ and ‘Aftersun’.
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The BFI’s 10 biggest production awards of 2022
Titles to make the list include ‘Chuck Chuck Baby’, ’Layla’ and ‘Starve Acre’.