All BFI articles – Page 3
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NewsDenis Villeneuve wants to make dialogue-free film, talks ‘Dune’ aims
“I tried to do the ‘Dune’ adaptation to be as faithful [as possible] to Frank Herbert’s initial desires.”
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NewsBFI overhauls complaints procedure as report finds it “badly handled” allegations of racial discrimination
Faisal A Qureshi said the BFI has not gone far enough in its response.
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NewsA “generational shift” is pushing UK producers closer to international partners, says BFI’s Mia Bays
The roundtable discussion took place during the Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film.
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NewsBen Roberts, Tim Bevan laud UK tax credit lift at BFI London Film Festival opening night
“This tax credit is specifically about telling British stories,” suggested Bevan.
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NewsSteve McQueen talks on-set behaviour: “Being a director is not about being an arsehole”
The filmmaker gave a Screen Talk ahead of opening the BFI London Film Festival with ‘Blitz’.
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NewsHarry Lighton’s UK debut ‘Pillion’ acquired for US distribution
Screen Star of Tomorrow Lighton’s feature debut is a bike gang romance.
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NewsIndependent Film Tax Credit gets official greenlight from UK government
The BFI certification unit will begin accepting applications on October 30.
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NewsGlasgow Film Festival selects nine projects for inaugural Funny Features comedy lab (exclusive)
BFI-backed lab includes projects from Screen Stars of Tomorrow and Rising Stars Scotland.
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NewsBFI-backed genre incubator The Residency selects 10 projects (exclusive)
Projects include ‘I Killed Your Dog’ from ‘Rye Lane’ star Vivian Oparah; Jasmer Gill’s ‘The Last Ride’; Nat McCleary’s ‘The Custodians of the Fridge’.
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NewsBFI and Chanel filmmaker awards selects 2024 winners
The £20,000 prizes were awarded at a ceremony in London this evening.
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NewsTicket prices and lack of film choice are key barriers to cinema attendance, says BFI report (exclusive)
Streaming is proving more the more with audiences than watching films in a cinema environment.
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NewsBFI Network@LFF unveils 2024 cohort, partners with Doc Society (exclusive)
Participants include Screen Star of Tomorrow Elizabeth Rufai and The Ceremony producer Hollie Bryan.
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NewsSeven key themes to emerge from Screen’s ‘The Future of UK Film’ Summit
Screen International’s ‘The Future of UK Film’ Summit brought together leading names in the industry to debate the challenges and define the opportunities for UK independent film
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NewsBFI London Film Festival sets 2024 Competition juries
Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philipe to head Official Competition jury.
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NewsBFI’s Harriet Finney and industry update on progress for the UK indie tax credit
“They’re engaging very quickly,” said Finney at yesterday’s ’Screen Summit 2024: The Future of UK Film’.
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News“You realise how many opportunities are out there,” say producers of impact of UK Global Screen Fund
”The UKGSF is about our outward-looking perspective on the business – this is not about the UK.”
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NewsJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s ‘Dreamers’ selected for BFI London Film Festival works-in-progress showcase
The showcase takes place on October 12.
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NewsBerlinale doc ‘Architecton’ finds UK-Ireland home (exclusive)
Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky directs this meditation on concrete and stone.
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NewsFive actions could revive struggling indie UK film sector, according to British Screen Forum report
They include galvanising private equity investment and improved access to data.
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NewsTim Bevan, Eric Fellner to headline London Film Festival industry forum
There will also be co-production events with producers from France and Italy.