Mansell - the construction and property services business of Balfour Beatty - has been appointed by the British Film Institute to deliver the £4.5 million refurbishment of its South Bank site. … [Read more...]
National Film Theatre to be overhauled
Six years after the closure of the Museum of the Moving Image, the BFI has announced plans to use the space for an improved National Film Theatre. … [Read more...]
British Film Institute and BT launch interactive online exploration of silent film comedy hosted by Paul Merton at www.screenonline.org.uk
A new interactive online guide to early British silent film comedy was launched today on the British Film Institute's (bfi) educational website www.screenonline.org.uk. The new addition to the site has been developed jointly by the British Film Institute and broadband technology partner, BT. … [Read more...]
BBC to show colour film of lost era
From the Guardian: The BBC is again planning to raid the archives of the British Film Institute in an effort to tap into a growing interest in evocative silent movies from a bygone age. … [Read more...]
BFI building public archive of television and cinema ads
From Brand Republic: LONDON - The public could soon have access to more than a century's worth of television and cinema advertising thanks to a new initiative by the British Film Institute to open up advertising archives. … [Read more...]
