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The production body has partnered with Milkshake!, CITV and TG4, as well as industry orgs, to help children produce short vids that reflect life in lockdown. Read more: https://kidscreen.com/2020/05/13/bfi-broadcasters-develop-made-by-kids-content/
The UK-wide programme will support new and emerging Scottish film talent. Read more: https://www.screendaily.com/news/screen-scotland-bfi-launch-1m-talent-development-programme/5149752.article
The British Film Institute has launched an ambitious season celebrating 100 years of Japanese cinema, featuring Classics and J-Horror… Read more: https://inews.co.uk/culture/arts/bfi-japanese-film-explained-release-coronavirus-lockdown-the-hidden-fortress-battle-royale-2847736
Sadiq launches £2.3m Culture at Risk Business Support Fund to support London’s creative and cultural industries at risk due to the impact of the coronavirus Support will be given to grassroots music venues, LGBTQ+ venues, artist workspaces and independent cinemas … Continued
AIDAN MONKS looks at BFI Player and picks out some favourites from the British Film Institute. BFI Player is an entertainment platform online, just like Now TV, Hulu, Youtube, Amazon and Netflix. But it offers rarer, more revered and lesser … Continued
The organisation attracts and supports inward investment in the UK. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
The BFI and The Film and TV Charity have partnered to create the new fund, established with a £1m donation from Netflix, to help support the creative community, which has been devastated by the pandemic. Source: New Covid-19 Film and TV … Continued
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has issued a statement on the novel coronavirus outbreak amid a wave of production and festival postponements and theatre closures around the globe. Concerns over the spread of the virus saw the UK box office … Continued
Official figures published by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit reveal continued growth in the UK and Republic of Ireland market, with 177 million cinema admissions recorded in 2018, a 3.7% rise in comparison to 2017. The figure constitutes the … Continued
Plans for a £130m national centre for film and television on the South Bank in London have been abandoned by the British Film Institute, in a decision partly blamed on the uncertain political and economic climate as Brexit looms. Source: … Continued