All BFI articles – Page 9
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NewsBFI Distribution acquires London Film Festival documentary ‘Name Me Lawand’ (exclusive)
The film will have its international premiere at Hot Docs in May.
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NewsFormer Amazon exec Georgia Brown to lead UK Production Skills Task Force for screen sector
Over 20 senior representatives from all the major broadcasters, studios and streamers will join the task force.
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NewsMichael 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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NewsUK 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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News“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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NewsBFI 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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NewsRevamped 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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NewsKristy Matheson appointed BFI London Film Festival director
Matheson will run LFF and BFI Flare in her role as festivals director.
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NewsBFI 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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NewsBFI 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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NewsSundance winner ‘The Stroll’ to open BFI Flare festival, ‘Drifter’ to close
The LGBTQIA+ festival runs March 15-25.
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NewsUK 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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NewsBFI 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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NewsSpike Lee to receive BFI Fellowship award
The fellowship will be presented to Lee on February 13
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NewsBFI, 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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NewsBFI 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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NewsBFI Film Fund appoints new senior production & development executive
Ama Ampadu will report to Fund’s head of editorial Natascha Wharton.
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NewsOutgoing 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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NewsBFI, 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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FeaturesFour 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.