formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Four of the candidates for next week’s West Yorkshire Mayoral Election vote took part in a heated discussion on the future of culture in the county this week. Source: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has unveiled a new £7 million scheme in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI). Independent film companies will be able to benefit from grants for costs including business development and … Continued
Each year, the BIFA jury identify an industry figure that they believe is deserving of the coveted Special Jury Prize and, in the spirit of BIFA’s celebration of the under-acknowledged, the award honours the unsung heroes of the film industry … Continued
Film drama Nomadland has scooped three Oscars including best picture, while British stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Daniel Kaluuya have won acting awards. Nomadland’s Chloé Zhao made history as the first non-white woman and second woman overall to win best … Continued
Heather Stewart, a hugely respected film British Film Institute veteran who has helped transform the BFI National Archive into a world-leading film preservation facility, is to step down from her current role as creative director after 30 years at the … Continued
The 1941 film “Citizen Kane” has long sat atop Rotten Tomatoes’ leaderboards as the site’s highest reviewed piece of cinema. Then the site added a negative “Kane” review from 1941, thus killing the film’s perfect rating and putting “Paddington 2” … Continued