BFI opens Creative Challenge Fund, seeks partners for development labs
The BFI will award up to £150,000 per programme and £2.7m across three years. Source: BFI opens Creative Challenge Fund, seeks partners for development labs | News | Screen
Oxfordshire libraries now hosting access to new BFI archive
A new digital archive from the British Film Institute showcasing 60 years’ of digitalised films and television programmes can now be accessed from all Oxfordshire libraries. Source: Oxfordshire libraries now hosting access to new BFI archive | Oxford Mail
How are the changes to the BFI distribution funding affecting independent companies?
Twenty years ago, UK indie companies were outraged they were not being supported by the UK Film Council’s P&A Fund while a blockbuster documentary such as Warner Bros’ March Of The Penguins did receive substantial backing. The debate continues in 2023. In … Continued
Prestigious London film festival comes to Belfast
The prestigious BFI London Film Festival has announced it will be coming to Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast next month. The British Film Institute event has teamed up with cinemas across the UK so that movie fans from outside the … Continued
BFI’s Open Cinemas to offer regular free screenings of indie films throughout the UK
The British Film Institute (BFI) is partnering with London and Manchester-based marketing and brand partnerships agency, elevenfiftyfive, to bring year-round free screenings of independent films to UK cinemas from early 2024. Open Cinemas will see a regular free screening offered … Continued
Film challenging Essex girls stereotype makes BFI shortlist
A new short film challenging the much-maligned Essex girl stereotype has been shortlisted at a prestigious UK screen festival. Essex Girls is nominated for best short film award at the British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival. The coming-of-age comedy drama … Continued