formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
One of my great joys is the cinema. I don’t mean that I rush to see every new release; what I mean is that I love the experience of watching a film as it was intended to be seen. A … Continued
As the UK’s production boom continues unabated, the shortage of skilled crew is raising alarm across the industry, and instigating an urgent BFI-led review.“Tell your friends, we need people working and we need lots of them,” said Ben Roberts, chief … Continued
The acclaimed British director’s first feature film, Bleak Moments, is 50 years old. Source: Mike Leigh: ‘I’m not a jobbing director. I’ve only ever done my own thing’
Regulator asked interview panellists to be replaced as they were ‘not sufficiently independent’. Tory intrusion ‘chilling’ independence of national bodies, critics claim. Source: Watchdog stopped ministers breaching neutrality code in top BBC and BFI hires | Conservatives | The Guardian
Lisa Anderson will become interim managing director following Arike Oke’s departure. Source: Black Cultural Archives recruits new boss – Museums Association
The BFI has announced two new appointments: ARIKE OKE as Executive Director of Knowledge and Collections and JASON WOOD as Executive Director of Public Programmes and Audiences.Oke joins from Black Cultural Archives where she was Managing Director. A registered archivist, … Continued