All BFI articles
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NewsUK film and high-end TV production spend falls to £4.23bn in 2023
Total spending on film and high-end television production (HETV) in the UK was £4.23 billion in 2023, according to figures published by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit.
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NewsJay Hunt appointed as Chair of the BFI
Jay Hunt has been appointed as the Chair of the British Film Institute (BFI).
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NewsUK Govt Backs Creative Industry With £77m Funding
The UK government has announced £77 million of new funding for the creative industries.
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NewsBFI Awards £9.6m to Support Screen Skills in the UK
The British Film Institute (BFI) has awarded £9.6m of National Lottery funding over three years to support skills development and training in the screen industries across the UK.
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NewsGeorgia Brown to Chair UK Skills Task Force
Georgia Brown, the former head of Amazon Studios Europe, is to chair the Skills Task Force, an industry-led group that aims to tackle labour shortages in the UK’s production screen sectors.
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NewsBFI Unveils £36.6m Filmmaking Fund
The British Film Institute (BFI) has unveiled its new BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund, with £36.6m over three years for fiction feature films.
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NewsKristy Matheson Named as BFI Festivals Director
The British Film Institute (BFI) has appointed Kristy Matheson as BFI Festivals director, leading the UK’s largest film festival the BFI London Film Festival (4–15 October), and BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival from the 2024 edition.
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NewsNetflix becomes first streamer to have series and films preserved in BFI archive
The BFI has welcomed Netflix in becoming the first streamer in the world to have its series and films preserved in the BFI national archive collection.
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NewsBFI sets out 10 year strategy plan for UK film
The British Film Institute (BFI) has published Screen Culture 2033, its new 10-year strategy outlining its approach to funding and championing film.
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NewsFilm and drama spend hits record £5.64 billion in UK
The combined spend by film and high-end television production (HETV) in the UK during 2021 reached a record £5.64 billion, according to official BFI figures.
