Award-winning Argentinian director’s 10th film is set to begin filming in October.
Argentina’s Sombracine and Spain’s Mr. Miyagi are teaming witht with UK sales outfit Wildstar International for Berlinale and San Sebastian prize-winner Marco Berger’s 10th project, The Astronaut Lovers.
The Astronaut Lovers is about a man who travels from Spain to Argentina for a vacation at his family home, where he becomes attracted to a childhood friend. But their relationship is full of misunderstandings as they try to hide it from family and friends.
“This film is a mood change in regard to my previous works.
Argentina’s Sombracine and Spain’s Mr. Miyagi are teaming witht with UK sales outfit Wildstar International for Berlinale and San Sebastian prize-winner Marco Berger’s 10th project, The Astronaut Lovers.
The Astronaut Lovers is about a man who travels from Spain to Argentina for a vacation at his family home, where he becomes attracted to a childhood friend. But their relationship is full of misunderstandings as they try to hide it from family and friends.
“This film is a mood change in regard to my previous works.
- 9/26/2022
- by Emilio Mayorga
- ScreenDaily
The Spain-Chile-Argentina co-pro plans to shoot in Antartica in 2023.
Spanish actor Luis Tosar has signed to star in Chilean director Sebastián Araya’s eco action thriller Antártica, alongside Ginés Garcia Millán. Tosar will play a geologist hired to locate a philanthropist who has gone missing on a field trip in Antarctica. During the rescue expedition, they discover an ancient pyramid buried under the Antarctic ice that questions both the real motives of their quest and the origins of humankind.
The project is structured as a Spain-Chile- Argentina co-production between Spain’s Zircozine, Chile’s Afrofilms, and Argentina’s Tango Films.
Spanish actor Luis Tosar has signed to star in Chilean director Sebastián Araya’s eco action thriller Antártica, alongside Ginés Garcia Millán. Tosar will play a geologist hired to locate a philanthropist who has gone missing on a field trip in Antarctica. During the rescue expedition, they discover an ancient pyramid buried under the Antarctic ice that questions both the real motives of their quest and the origins of humankind.
The project is structured as a Spain-Chile- Argentina co-production between Spain’s Zircozine, Chile’s Afrofilms, and Argentina’s Tango Films.
- 9/26/2022
- by Elisabet Cabeza
- ScreenDaily
The British Film Institute today launched Screen Culture 2033, a 10-year vision for the UK’s screen industries alongside a three-year funding plan, the first strategic budget set by chief executive Ben Roberts.
Roberts was named BFI CEO in February 2020, having led the BFI’s Film Fund for six years and served as deputy CEO for a further two. Almost instantly, he was charged with leading the organization’s response to Covid-19, a gigantic task undoubtedly complicated by near-constant political instability in Westminster. During his two-year stint, Roberts has seen four culture ministers, under two Prime Ministers, and even a change of Monarch, which delayed the release of Screen 2033.
On the numbers side, the BFI has set an annual budget of £45 million (49 million) or £136 million (150 million) over the first three years of the strategic plan, which is a dip of around 10 from the previous three-year period under the last funding plan,...
Roberts was named BFI CEO in February 2020, having led the BFI’s Film Fund for six years and served as deputy CEO for a further two. Almost instantly, he was charged with leading the organization’s response to Covid-19, a gigantic task undoubtedly complicated by near-constant political instability in Westminster. During his two-year stint, Roberts has seen four culture ministers, under two Prime Ministers, and even a change of Monarch, which delayed the release of Screen 2033.
On the numbers side, the BFI has set an annual budget of £45 million (49 million) or £136 million (150 million) over the first three years of the strategic plan, which is a dip of around 10 from the previous three-year period under the last funding plan,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
As the U.K. continues to experience a tremendous boom in film and high-end TV production, which is a vital contributor to the otherwise battered U.K. economy, the British Film Institute (BFI) is at the heart of sustaining that growth. With its new 10-year plan, its bosses hope to set up the 89-year-old org for success as best they can, but are contending with a cut in investment.
On Friday, the BFI unveiled an ambitious 10-year screen culture strategy and a plan to fund the period’s first three years. The previous five-year funding plan, which covered the 2017-2022 period, boasted an investment of almost £500 million made up of government grant-in-aid, BFI earned income and national lottery funding. The new plan sees an injection of just £136.3 million, a 10 cut in real terms from the previous plan, and aims to reverse this and increase income by 10 by the org’s...
On Friday, the BFI unveiled an ambitious 10-year screen culture strategy and a plan to fund the period’s first three years. The previous five-year funding plan, which covered the 2017-2022 period, boasted an investment of almost £500 million made up of government grant-in-aid, BFI earned income and national lottery funding. The new plan sees an injection of just £136.3 million, a 10 cut in real terms from the previous plan, and aims to reverse this and increase income by 10 by the org’s...
- 9/23/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
With UK funding stretched, international partners become more important than ever.
International co-production will be a priority for the British Film Institute (BFI) as part of its 10-year strategy, Screen Culture 2033, announced today (September 23).
“We will grow the number of co-productions,” says the report.
“Co-production is vital in order to be able to nurture, protect and promote the UK independent sector,” said Neil Peplow, the BFI’s director of industry and international affairs.
“The inward investment story has been fantastic in terms of the number of jobs it has created, the level of production and having significant studio and streamer...
International co-production will be a priority for the British Film Institute (BFI) as part of its 10-year strategy, Screen Culture 2033, announced today (September 23).
“We will grow the number of co-productions,” says the report.
“Co-production is vital in order to be able to nurture, protect and promote the UK independent sector,” said Neil Peplow, the BFI’s director of industry and international affairs.
“The inward investment story has been fantastic in terms of the number of jobs it has created, the level of production and having significant studio and streamer...
- 9/23/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
After 13 months of extensive consultations with the UK film industry, government, and public, the British Film Institute has unveiled a new three-year funding plan alongside a ten-year strategy that will shape the organization’s future investments and priorities.
Screen Culture 2033 was launched at a virtual event on Friday with BFI CEO Ben Roberts who said the initiative would transform how people engage with the BFI, creating skills and jobs across the UK. Crucially, the BFI is adopting a new three-year National Lottery Funding Plan that will start in April 2023 and see the organization invest £136 million (150 million) into the business or £45 million (49 million) annually. This is a dip of around 10 from the last funding plan, BFI2022.
Of these funds, £54 million (59 million) will be available to filmmakers through the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund, BFI Network, and The National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund, a new funding strand established to support what the...
Screen Culture 2033 was launched at a virtual event on Friday with BFI CEO Ben Roberts who said the initiative would transform how people engage with the BFI, creating skills and jobs across the UK. Crucially, the BFI is adopting a new three-year National Lottery Funding Plan that will start in April 2023 and see the organization invest £136 million (150 million) into the business or £45 million (49 million) annually. This is a dip of around 10 from the last funding plan, BFI2022.
Of these funds, £54 million (59 million) will be available to filmmakers through the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund, BFI Network, and The National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund, a new funding strand established to support what the...
- 9/23/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
As he releases the BFI’s 10-year strategy, CEO Ben Roberts talks about embracing digital culture and how he will increase access to screenings and jobs
Three weeks after Ben Roberts began a new job as chief executive of the British Film Institute – so becoming one of the most powerful people in the British film industry – the movie business abruptly collapsed. It was spring 2020: the Covid lockdown. Almost overnight the industry shut down: shoots were cancelled, cinemas were shuttered, meetings postponed indefinitely. “I went on bit of a journey,” he says.
The impact of those early lockdowns were profound – but in retrospect gave Roberts breathing space to develop what he calls a “reset” of the giant body he had just started to lead. “We’re a complex organisation. Some people know us for one thing, some people know us for something else. I thought: how can we better articulate...
Three weeks after Ben Roberts began a new job as chief executive of the British Film Institute – so becoming one of the most powerful people in the British film industry – the movie business abruptly collapsed. It was spring 2020: the Covid lockdown. Almost overnight the industry shut down: shoots were cancelled, cinemas were shuttered, meetings postponed indefinitely. “I went on bit of a journey,” he says.
The impact of those early lockdowns were profound – but in retrospect gave Roberts breathing space to develop what he calls a “reset” of the giant body he had just started to lead. “We’re a complex organisation. Some people know us for one thing, some people know us for something else. I thought: how can we better articulate...
- 9/23/2022
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
The British Film Institute (BFI), the U.K.’s lead organization for film and the moving image, has set out a new, wide-ranging 10-year strategy along with a funding plan that covers the period’s first three years.
The Screen Culture 2033 strategy, which will see the BFI through to its centenary in 2033, has six major ambitions. As part of this, the BFI aims to transform its relationship with U.K. audiences and become known as an open house for the discovery of screen storytelling; advocate for the full breadth of screen culture, including video games and interactive work; and create a cutting-edge screen archive of the future.
In addition, the BFI aims to be digital-first in delivering cultural programming through streamer BFI+; champion screen culture in school curricula, and build a skilled and sustainable workforce that reflects the U.K. population; and support the sector in delivering national lottery funding,...
The Screen Culture 2033 strategy, which will see the BFI through to its centenary in 2033, has six major ambitions. As part of this, the BFI aims to transform its relationship with U.K. audiences and become known as an open house for the discovery of screen storytelling; advocate for the full breadth of screen culture, including video games and interactive work; and create a cutting-edge screen archive of the future.
In addition, the BFI aims to be digital-first in delivering cultural programming through streamer BFI+; champion screen culture in school curricula, and build a skilled and sustainable workforce that reflects the U.K. population; and support the sector in delivering national lottery funding,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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The BFI has unveiled “Screen Culture 2033,” a 10-year strategy based on a fresh vision for benefitting film, TV and other audiences and industries through its landmark centenary in 2033, including broadening the organization’s focus to “advocate for the value of the full breadth of screen culture, including video games and interactive work,” as well as championing screen culture in school curricula.
The charity also detailed a three-year £136 million (154.2 million) funding plan.
“Although the first moving images were created over 100 years ago, screen culture remains young, dynamic and expanding,” the BFI said. “Today it presents a wider screen landscape that encompasses film, television, digital media, extended reality (Xr) and video games. It has become the dominant means of communication, information and storytelling for Gen Z and beyond.”
It added: “As an industry, the U.K. screen sector is also a large and fast-growing employer...
The BFI has unveiled “Screen Culture 2033,” a 10-year strategy based on a fresh vision for benefitting film, TV and other audiences and industries through its landmark centenary in 2033, including broadening the organization’s focus to “advocate for the value of the full breadth of screen culture, including video games and interactive work,” as well as championing screen culture in school curricula.
The charity also detailed a three-year £136 million (154.2 million) funding plan.
“Although the first moving images were created over 100 years ago, screen culture remains young, dynamic and expanding,” the BFI said. “Today it presents a wider screen landscape that encompasses film, television, digital media, extended reality (Xr) and video games. It has become the dominant means of communication, information and storytelling for Gen Z and beyond.”
It added: “As an industry, the U.K. screen sector is also a large and fast-growing employer...
- 9/23/2022
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The emphasis is on using Lottery funding for widest possible public benefit.
Free monthly screenings in indie cinemas, distribution support for streaming releases and a renewed focus on video games are some of the new measures with which the British Film Institute (BFI) hopes to develop a broader reach and engagement with audiences over the next 10 years, according to the organisation’s 10-year strategy Screen Culture 2033 unveiled today, September 23.
“If there is any kind of learning in the market, it is that there is not one way of doing something. If you’re only doing that one thing, you’re...
Free monthly screenings in indie cinemas, distribution support for streaming releases and a renewed focus on video games are some of the new measures with which the British Film Institute (BFI) hopes to develop a broader reach and engagement with audiences over the next 10 years, according to the organisation’s 10-year strategy Screen Culture 2033 unveiled today, September 23.
“If there is any kind of learning in the market, it is that there is not one way of doing something. If you’re only doing that one thing, you’re...
- 9/23/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
The emphasis is on using Lottery funding for widest possible public benefit.
Free monthly screenings in indie cinemas, distribution support for streaming releases and a renewed focus on video games are some of the new measures with which the British Film Institute (BFI) hopes to develop a broader reach and engagement with audiences over the next 10 years, according to the organisation’s 10-year strategy Screen Culture 2033 unveiled today, September 23.
“If there is any kind of learning in the market, it is that there is not one way of doing something. If you’re only doing that one thing, you’re...
Free monthly screenings in indie cinemas, distribution support for streaming releases and a renewed focus on video games are some of the new measures with which the British Film Institute (BFI) hopes to develop a broader reach and engagement with audiences over the next 10 years, according to the organisation’s 10-year strategy Screen Culture 2033 unveiled today, September 23.
“If there is any kind of learning in the market, it is that there is not one way of doing something. If you’re only doing that one thing, you’re...
- 9/23/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
CEO Ben Roberts is confident a new-look BFI can grow its own revenues by 10 in a decade.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has today unveiled a two-part roadmap detailing its corporate and organisational vision for the next 10 years and how it plans to support the industry with National Lottery funding that is approximately 10 lower than the previous three-year period under BFI2022, for at least for the first three years.
Screen Culture 2033, a 46-page document, articulates how the BFI plans to evolve to become a “resilient, sustainable, digital-first and diverse organisation with a plurality of voices”.
The Screen Culture vision is...
The British Film Institute (BFI) has today unveiled a two-part roadmap detailing its corporate and organisational vision for the next 10 years and how it plans to support the industry with National Lottery funding that is approximately 10 lower than the previous three-year period under BFI2022, for at least for the first three years.
Screen Culture 2033, a 46-page document, articulates how the BFI plans to evolve to become a “resilient, sustainable, digital-first and diverse organisation with a plurality of voices”.
The Screen Culture vision is...
- 9/23/2022
- by Louise Tutt¬Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The awards will be held on November 24 at The Brewery, London.
The second group of judges for The Big Screen Awards 2022, the relaunched version of the Screen Awards, has been announced with just over 24 hours left before the entry deadline closes end of play on Friday, September 23.
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Among the new batch of judges are Lionsgate UK’s head of theatrical Matt Smith; Film Distributors’ Association CEO Andy Leyshon; Republic Films founder Zak Brilliant; Mubi’s director of distribution for Europe, Natalie Ralph; and director of marketing and external relations at the National Film & Television School (Nfts), Ijeoma Akigwe.
The second group of judges for The Big Screen Awards 2022, the relaunched version of the Screen Awards, has been announced with just over 24 hours left before the entry deadline closes end of play on Friday, September 23.
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Among the new batch of judges are Lionsgate UK’s head of theatrical Matt Smith; Film Distributors’ Association CEO Andy Leyshon; Republic Films founder Zak Brilliant; Mubi’s director of distribution for Europe, Natalie Ralph; and director of marketing and external relations at the National Film & Television School (Nfts), Ijeoma Akigwe.
- 9/22/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
The talk will take place September 27 at 16:00 BST.
The next episode in our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series will focus on the BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 strategy.
The speakers are BFI chief executive Ben Roberts and deputy CEO and executive director of corporate and industry affairs Harriet Finney. The talk will take place on Tuesday September 27 at 16:00 BST.
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Set to be published later this week, Screen Culture 2033 is the BFI’s new 10-year corporate roadmap and National Lottery strategy for investing ‘good cause’ funding to benefit the public and industry.
Roberts and Finney will discuss...
The next episode in our ScreenDaily Talks webinar series will focus on the BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 strategy.
The speakers are BFI chief executive Ben Roberts and deputy CEO and executive director of corporate and industry affairs Harriet Finney. The talk will take place on Tuesday September 27 at 16:00 BST.
Click here to register
Set to be published later this week, Screen Culture 2033 is the BFI’s new 10-year corporate roadmap and National Lottery strategy for investing ‘good cause’ funding to benefit the public and industry.
Roberts and Finney will discuss...
- 9/22/2022
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
The British Film Institute’s newly installed chief executive, Ben Roberts, has said one “silver lining” of Covid-19’s devastating impact on the U.K. film industry is a “radical rethink” for the financing and distribution prototypes surrounding independent film, which are now operating on a more equal playing field online.
“We absolutely cannot miss this moment to rewrite what the model — or a number of models — for independent film may look like” while also observing an extensive “upending” of release strategies for the field due to a paralyzed exhibition sector, says the former Protagonist Pictures CEO and Universal Pictures exec.
In the U.K., independent film is largely funded through the BFI, BBC Films or Film4, as well as an array of small funds. Securing distribution, let alone a theatrical release, remains an intensely competitive and costly proposition.
However, as more films look to digital premieres out of sheer necessity during lockdown,...
“We absolutely cannot miss this moment to rewrite what the model — or a number of models — for independent film may look like” while also observing an extensive “upending” of release strategies for the field due to a paralyzed exhibition sector, says the former Protagonist Pictures CEO and Universal Pictures exec.
In the U.K., independent film is largely funded through the BFI, BBC Films or Film4, as well as an array of small funds. Securing distribution, let alone a theatrical release, remains an intensely competitive and costly proposition.
However, as more films look to digital premieres out of sheer necessity during lockdown,...
- 4/29/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Editors’ Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline’s Coping With Covid-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences of seeing a great industry screech to a halt. The hope is for an exchange of ideas and experiences, and suggestions on how businesses and individuals can best ride out a crisis that doesn’t look like it will abate any time soon.
Ben Roberts became the British Film Institute’s CEO in February, having led the BFI’s Film Fund for six years and served as Deputy CEO for a further two. Almost instantly, he was charged with leading the organization’s response to the Coronavirus crisis, and the BFI worked quickly to establish initiatives to provide emergency funding for displaced workers, examine...
Ben Roberts became the British Film Institute’s CEO in February, having led the BFI’s Film Fund for six years and served as Deputy CEO for a further two. Almost instantly, he was charged with leading the organization’s response to the Coronavirus crisis, and the BFI worked quickly to establish initiatives to provide emergency funding for displaced workers, examine...
- 4/28/2020
- by Ben Roberts
- Deadline Film + TV
Read Screen’s latest stories on the spread of Covid-19 around the globe.
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is spreading around the globe, causing multiple cancellations, postponements and changes to film industry schedules.
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Screen will post the latest updates on this page as they happen, linking to each story on the subject.
We are also providing a regularly-updated list of creative, social, and financial support initiatives during the crisis, here.
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Tuesday April 28 Outgoing Directors UK CEO: we must avoid “reproducing the fault lines of...
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is spreading around the globe, causing multiple cancellations, postponements and changes to film industry schedules.
A message from Screen International
Screen will post the latest updates on this page as they happen, linking to each story on the subject.
We are also providing a regularly-updated list of creative, social, and financial support initiatives during the crisis, here.
Click on a headline to read the full story on each development.
Tuesday April 28 Outgoing Directors UK CEO: we must avoid “reproducing the fault lines of...
- 4/28/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Trial date has been set for March 2021.
A federal judge on Monday (April 27) dismissed most of the Writers Guild Of America’s (WGA) claims against the Hollywood agencies and said acceptance of packaging fees do not amount to illegal kickbacks from studios to agencies.
Us District Court judge Andre Birotte Jr threw out eight of 14 of the WGA’s claims filed in its countersuit last autumn.
That suit came in response to an antitrust case filed by CAA, Wme and UTA last summer in which the agencies said the Guild’s instructions to its members to fire their agents constituted an illegal boycott.
A federal judge on Monday (April 27) dismissed most of the Writers Guild Of America’s (WGA) claims against the Hollywood agencies and said acceptance of packaging fees do not amount to illegal kickbacks from studios to agencies.
Us District Court judge Andre Birotte Jr threw out eight of 14 of the WGA’s claims filed in its countersuit last autumn.
That suit came in response to an antitrust case filed by CAA, Wme and UTA last summer in which the agencies said the Guild’s instructions to its members to fire their agents constituted an illegal boycott.
- 4/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Trial date has been set for March 2021.
A federal judge on Monday (April 27) dismissed most of the Writers Guild Of America’s (WGA) claims against the Hollywood agencies and said acceptance of packaging fees do not amount to illegal kickbacks from studios to agencies.
Us District Court judge Andre Birotte Jr threw out eight of 14 of the WGA’s claims filed in its countersuit last autumn.
That suit came in response to an antitrust case filed by CAA, Wme and UTA last summer in which the agencies said the Guild’s instructions to its members to fire their agents constituted an illegal boycott.
A federal judge on Monday (April 27) dismissed most of the Writers Guild Of America’s (WGA) claims against the Hollywood agencies and said acceptance of packaging fees do not amount to illegal kickbacks from studios to agencies.
Us District Court judge Andre Birotte Jr threw out eight of 14 of the WGA’s claims filed in its countersuit last autumn.
That suit came in response to an antitrust case filed by CAA, Wme and UTA last summer in which the agencies said the Guild’s instructions to its members to fire their agents constituted an illegal boycott.
- 4/27/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Ben Roberts will be in conversation with editor Matt Mueller in a one-to-one Screen Talk on Tuesday April 28 at 16.30 BST.
In his first interview with Screen International since becoming CEO of the British Film Institute, Ben Roberts will be in conversation with editor Matt Mueller in a one-to-one Screen Talk on Tuesday April 28 at 16.30 BST. Roberts will explain how he is spearheading the BFI’s response to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the UK film industry.
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The password for the webinar will be sent after registration.
The 30-minute discussion will be followed by audience questions.
In his first interview with Screen International since becoming CEO of the British Film Institute, Ben Roberts will be in conversation with editor Matt Mueller in a one-to-one Screen Talk on Tuesday April 28 at 16.30 BST. Roberts will explain how he is spearheading the BFI’s response to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the UK film industry.
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The password for the webinar will be sent after registration.
The 30-minute discussion will be followed by audience questions.
- 4/27/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: “Everything is on the table”, says British Film Commission and Film London CEO Adrian Wootton about the manual being drawn up to help kick-start production in the UK post-lockdown.
Industry vet Wootton is leading the UK’s Inward Investment Recovery Group, which is co-ordinating a widespread consultation with producers, studios, streamers, unions and industry bodies about how they can safely get back to work once Covid-19 restrictions ease.
The working group, which is oriented toward high-end film and TV drama, is one of a handful of units set up by the BFI to tackle the fallout from coronavirus. There are also groups...
Industry vet Wootton is leading the UK’s Inward Investment Recovery Group, which is co-ordinating a widespread consultation with producers, studios, streamers, unions and industry bodies about how they can safely get back to work once Covid-19 restrictions ease.
The working group, which is oriented toward high-end film and TV drama, is one of a handful of units set up by the BFI to tackle the fallout from coronavirus. There are also groups...
- 4/27/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The industry body has been awarded £1million in National Lottery money through the BFI’s National Cluster Growth Fund.
Create Central has secured £2million of investment for the West Midlands film, TV, and games sector.
The industry body, set up in 2019, has been awarded £1million in National Lottery money through the BFI’s National Cluster Growth Fund to help deliver a long-term growth plan for the region’s screen businesses.
£500,000 investment has come in via the West Midlands Combined Authority (Wmca) and £500,000 from regional social enterprise Tin Smart Social.
The investment package will help support a two-year programme developed by...
Create Central has secured £2million of investment for the West Midlands film, TV, and games sector.
The industry body, set up in 2019, has been awarded £1million in National Lottery money through the BFI’s National Cluster Growth Fund to help deliver a long-term growth plan for the region’s screen businesses.
£500,000 investment has come in via the West Midlands Combined Authority (Wmca) and £500,000 from regional social enterprise Tin Smart Social.
The investment package will help support a two-year programme developed by...
- 4/23/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
20 producers/producer teams will receive £2m across two years.
The BFI has selected twenty producers and producer teams to receive £2m of funding across the next two years in the first edition of the revamped Vision Awards.
The selection comes as part of a £2.5m total investment in UK producers, with 12 emerging producers also selected for the new BFI Network Insight professional development programme.
Among those chosen are Manon Ardisson and Chiara Ventura of Ardimages UK. Ardisson won the Bifa for best British independent film in 2017 for God’s Own Country, one of four prizes for the film at the ceremony.
The BFI has selected twenty producers and producer teams to receive £2m of funding across the next two years in the first edition of the revamped Vision Awards.
The selection comes as part of a £2.5m total investment in UK producers, with 12 emerging producers also selected for the new BFI Network Insight professional development programme.
Among those chosen are Manon Ardisson and Chiara Ventura of Ardimages UK. Ardisson won the Bifa for best British independent film in 2017 for God’s Own Country, one of four prizes for the film at the ceremony.
- 4/22/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
The BFI has announced the 20 producers and production companies that are set to share up to £2 million ($2.5 million) in funding through its Vision Awards.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
The fourth edition of the coveted BFI Vision Awards, which cover a two-year period, provides a maximum of £50,000 per year to each of the 20 producers or producing teams.
Recipients this year include “God’s Own Country” producer Manon Ardisson; “Chubby Funny” producer Helen Simmons; Oliver Kassman, producer of Toronto International Film Festival contender “Saint Maud;” and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor, producer of crime drama “Blue Story.”
Other recipients include Kate Byers and Linn Waite, founder of Bristol-based Early Day Films, who won the 2020 BAFTA for best debut feature “Bait”; Little by Little Films’ Lindsey Dryden whose credits include Sundance Special Jury Award-winning and Oscar shortlisted feature documentary “Unrest”; and Pietro Greppi of Lunapark Pictures who produced Andrew Steggall’s BFI-backed debut “Departure.”
See below for full list of recipients.
- 4/22/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
The BFI has revealed this year’s Vision Awards, its funding awards for UK production companies. Scroll down for the list of recipients.
Those selected this year include the producers of BAFTA winner Bait, Sundance title God’s Own Country, Tiff feature Saint Maud and upcoming Kate Winslet starrer Ammonite.
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The BFI will invest up to £2M in the producers over two years. The organization has also revealed the 12 newcomers (yet to make their first feature) selected for its new professional development program BFI Network Insight.
The BFI said today that recipients of the two programs are 35% from outside London and the South East, more than 70% are female or part of a female producing duos, and more than 35% identify as underrepresented ethnicities.
Those selected this year include the producers of BAFTA winner Bait, Sundance title God’s Own Country, Tiff feature Saint Maud and upcoming Kate Winslet starrer Ammonite.
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The BFI will invest up to £2M in the producers over two years. The organization has also revealed the 12 newcomers (yet to make their first feature) selected for its new professional development program BFI Network Insight.
The BFI said today that recipients of the two programs are 35% from outside London and the South East, more than 70% are female or part of a female producing duos, and more than 35% identify as underrepresented ethnicities.
- 4/22/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is backing a new emergency relief fund set up by the British Film Institute (BFI) and The Film and TV Charity with a $1.2-million donation.
The new Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund will be administered by The Film and TV Charity with support from the BFI, and will provide emergency short-term relief to thousands of workers and freelancers who have been directly affected by the closure of productions across the U.K.
The London-based Film and TV Charity is currently working out the fund’s eligibility criteria and level of individual funding, though the fund will be open to those working in production, distribution and exhibition.
Netflix’s donation is part of the broader $100 million fund unveiled last week for creatives whose jobs have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While $85 million of that larger fund was set up in the U.S., $15 million was allocated to third-party organizations,...
The new Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund will be administered by The Film and TV Charity with support from the BFI, and will provide emergency short-term relief to thousands of workers and freelancers who have been directly affected by the closure of productions across the U.K.
The London-based Film and TV Charity is currently working out the fund’s eligibility criteria and level of individual funding, though the fund will be open to those working in production, distribution and exhibition.
Netflix’s donation is part of the broader $100 million fund unveiled last week for creatives whose jobs have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While $85 million of that larger fund was set up in the U.S., $15 million was allocated to third-party organizations,...
- 3/24/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund will provide short-term relief to active workers and freelancers in the UK film industry.
The BFI and The Film and TV Charity have partnered to create the Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund in a bid to help support the UK creative community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Established with a £1m donation from streaming giant Netflix, the fund will aim to provide emergency short-term relief to active workers and freelancers who have been directly impacted by the closure of productions across the UK.
The Film and TV Charity, which is working on...
The BFI and The Film and TV Charity have partnered to create the Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund in a bid to help support the UK creative community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Established with a £1m donation from streaming giant Netflix, the fund will aim to provide emergency short-term relief to active workers and freelancers who have been directly impacted by the closure of productions across the UK.
The Film and TV Charity, which is working on...
- 3/24/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
The BFI and the UK’s Film and TV Charity have partnered to create a new industry-backed Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund to help support the creative community.
Established with a £1M donation from Netflix, the new Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund will be administered by The Film and TV Charity with support from the BFI. The aim is to provide emergency short-term relief to active workers and freelancers who have been directly affected by the closure of productions across the UK.
Our understanding is that the BFI and Film And TV Charity are not directly putting money into the fund themselves but hope to trigger investments from third parties.
The...
Established with a £1M donation from Netflix, the new Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund will be administered by The Film and TV Charity with support from the BFI. The aim is to provide emergency short-term relief to active workers and freelancers who have been directly affected by the closure of productions across the UK.
Our understanding is that the BFI and Film And TV Charity are not directly putting money into the fund themselves but hope to trigger investments from third parties.
The...
- 3/24/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The move follows the UK government’s advice over the pandemic.
The British Film Institute has closed its BFI Southbank complex with immediate effect, following the UK government’s advice over the coronavirus pandemic.
A statement from the organisation said: ”It is with great regret that, due to the rapidly evolving Covid-19 pandemic, and following government’s updated advice on 16 March, we have taken the decision to close BFI Southbank effective immediately, and all forthcoming events and screenings are now cancelled or postponed.”
The move came a day after UK prime minister Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such locations,...
The British Film Institute has closed its BFI Southbank complex with immediate effect, following the UK government’s advice over the coronavirus pandemic.
A statement from the organisation said: ”It is with great regret that, due to the rapidly evolving Covid-19 pandemic, and following government’s updated advice on 16 March, we have taken the decision to close BFI Southbank effective immediately, and all forthcoming events and screenings are now cancelled or postponed.”
The move came a day after UK prime minister Boris Johnson advised people to avoid such locations,...
- 3/17/2020
- by 1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
The British Film Institute has set up a taskforce to deal with what it has called the “unprecedented challenge” presented to the film industry by coronavirus.
In a letter to the industry, BFI chief executive Ben Roberts said the organization was “keenly aware that the wide-ranging and damaging impact of the virus is being felt across the entire industry and at every possible level.”
The letter was sent soon after the U.K. government called on the public not to visit cinemas and theaters, and also comes as a number of film and TV productions have put production on hold due to coronavirus.
Roberts said the BFI is in discussion with key industry partners, stakeholders and government to urgently assess the scale of the short and long-term impact on business — and to help shape measures to address them.
“We are focused on ensuring the resilience of the industry and on...
In a letter to the industry, BFI chief executive Ben Roberts said the organization was “keenly aware that the wide-ranging and damaging impact of the virus is being felt across the entire industry and at every possible level.”
The letter was sent soon after the U.K. government called on the public not to visit cinemas and theaters, and also comes as a number of film and TV productions have put production on hold due to coronavirus.
Roberts said the BFI is in discussion with key industry partners, stakeholders and government to urgently assess the scale of the short and long-term impact on business — and to help shape measures to address them.
“We are focused on ensuring the resilience of the industry and on...
- 3/17/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Body’s screen taskforce to liaise with government during coronavirus crisis.
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has issued a statement on the novel coronavirus outbreak amid a wave of production and festival postponements and theatre closures around the globe.
Concerns over the spread of the virus saw the UK box office take a heavy hit over the weekend as the top releases fell by at least 50% against the previous weekend.
Roberts said the BFI’s screen sector taskforce would liaise with the UK government during the crisis, and pledged the BFI’s support to ”our many industry colleagues during this...
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has issued a statement on the novel coronavirus outbreak amid a wave of production and festival postponements and theatre closures around the globe.
Concerns over the spread of the virus saw the UK box office take a heavy hit over the weekend as the top releases fell by at least 50% against the previous weekend.
Roberts said the BFI’s screen sector taskforce would liaise with the UK government during the crisis, and pledged the BFI’s support to ”our many industry colleagues during this...
- 3/16/2020
- by 14¦Screen staff¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
The British Film Institute, the UK’s lead organization for film, is convening its Screen Sector Taskforce to help deal with the huge impact of the coronavirus.
In a lengthy missive to industry this evening UK time (scroll down for letter in full), BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts acknowledged the “huge” and “unprecedented challenge to our business” and said that the BFI was in regular conversation with the government about how to mitigate the significant ramifications for companies and individuals.
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The BFI said it is focused “on ensuring the resilience of the industry...
In a lengthy missive to industry this evening UK time (scroll down for letter in full), BFI Chief Executive Ben Roberts acknowledged the “huge” and “unprecedented challenge to our business” and said that the BFI was in regular conversation with the government about how to mitigate the significant ramifications for companies and individuals.
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The BFI said it is focused “on ensuring the resilience of the industry...
- 3/16/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The British Film Commission is set to receive £4.8 million ($6 million) to encourage studio space investment in the U.K. The funding, which will be delivered over three years, is designed to help expand promotion of the U.K. as a destination of choice for studio space investment. The funds were announced as part of the government’s latest budget, revealed Wednesday.
The Bfc, which is the U.K. government’s national organization responsible for international film and television production in the U.K., will offer advice to investors and developers and provide targeted support to facilitate increased provision of studio facilities across the U.K.
The U.K. attracted a record £3.04 billion ($3.8 billion) of inward investment from major international productions in 2019, but studio space is increasingly being squeezed. Last July Netflix announced it would be setting up a U.K. film and tv production hub at Shepperton Studios, while in September The Walt Disney Co.
The Bfc, which is the U.K. government’s national organization responsible for international film and television production in the U.K., will offer advice to investors and developers and provide targeted support to facilitate increased provision of studio facilities across the U.K.
The U.K. attracted a record £3.04 billion ($3.8 billion) of inward investment from major international productions in 2019, but studio space is increasingly being squeezed. Last July Netflix announced it would be setting up a U.K. film and tv production hub at Shepperton Studios, while in September The Walt Disney Co.
- 3/12/2020
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Film and high-end TV production spend in the UK hit £3.61bn last year.
The British Film Commission (Bfc) is to receive £4.8 million over three years as part of the 2020 Budget announced by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.
A spokesperson confirmed that the additional funding will more than double the annual budget of the Bfc, which promotes the UK as a destination for studio space investment and supports the production of international feature film and high-end television in the UK’s regions and nations.
It is the single biggest amount the Bfc has received from the government and the first it...
The British Film Commission (Bfc) is to receive £4.8 million over three years as part of the 2020 Budget announced by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.
A spokesperson confirmed that the additional funding will more than double the annual budget of the Bfc, which promotes the UK as a destination for studio space investment and supports the production of international feature film and high-end television in the UK’s regions and nations.
It is the single biggest amount the Bfc has received from the government and the first it...
- 3/12/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Film and high-end TV production spend in the UK hit £3.61bn last year.
The British Film Commission (Bfc) is to receive £4.8 million over three years as part of the 2020 Budget announced by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.
The additional funding represents a major boost to the Bfc, which promotes the UK as a destination for studio space investment and supports the production of international feature film and high-end television in the UK’s regions and nations.
Ben Roberts, chief executive of the BFI, said: “This additional funding for the British Film Commission, specifically to unlock the huge potential in creating new production spaces,...
The British Film Commission (Bfc) is to receive £4.8 million over three years as part of the 2020 Budget announced by UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.
The additional funding represents a major boost to the Bfc, which promotes the UK as a destination for studio space investment and supports the production of international feature film and high-end television in the UK’s regions and nations.
Ben Roberts, chief executive of the BFI, said: “This additional funding for the British Film Commission, specifically to unlock the huge potential in creating new production spaces,...
- 3/12/2020
- by 1101184¦Orlando Parfitt¦38¦
- ScreenDaily
Snoop Dogg and his Snoopadelic Films banner have signed on to executive produce a Sherlock Holmes reimagining in the works at Alcon Television.
Adapted from the series of crime novels by Joe Ide, “Iq” centers on Isaiah Quintabe, a brilliant 26-year old African American private eye from East Long Beach whose local reputation earned him the nickname Iq. Isaiah’s Watson is Juanell Dodson, a semi-reformed East Side Crip who re-enters Iq’s life with a big payday case.
“House of Lies” duo Matthew Carnahan and Theo Travers will serve as creators and executive producers on the series. Deon Taylor is attached to direct. No network is attached.
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Additional executive producers on the series are Alcon Television Group CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
Adapted from the series of crime novels by Joe Ide, “Iq” centers on Isaiah Quintabe, a brilliant 26-year old African American private eye from East Long Beach whose local reputation earned him the nickname Iq. Isaiah’s Watson is Juanell Dodson, a semi-reformed East Side Crip who re-enters Iq’s life with a big payday case.
“House of Lies” duo Matthew Carnahan and Theo Travers will serve as creators and executive producers on the series. Deon Taylor is attached to direct. No network is attached.
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Additional executive producers on the series are Alcon Television Group CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Alex Gartner.
- 3/5/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
It is the first Centre of Screen Excellence in the country.
The UK’s first Centre of Screen Excellence has officially opened in Leeds following an 18-month collaboration between Screen Yorkshire, The National Film and Television School (Nfts), ScreenSkills and the British Film Institute (BFI).
The Centre of Screen Excellence: Yorkshire (CoSe:Y) will support the next generation of talent across several disciplines and address a talent gap that has sprung up following a growing number of productions being filmed in the region.
Yorkshire’s popularity as a filming destination is also set to increase on the back of Channel 4...
The UK’s first Centre of Screen Excellence has officially opened in Leeds following an 18-month collaboration between Screen Yorkshire, The National Film and Television School (Nfts), ScreenSkills and the British Film Institute (BFI).
The Centre of Screen Excellence: Yorkshire (CoSe:Y) will support the next generation of talent across several disciplines and address a talent gap that has sprung up following a growing number of productions being filmed in the region.
Yorkshire’s popularity as a filming destination is also set to increase on the back of Channel 4...
- 2/28/2020
- by ¬0¦Joanna Tilley¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
A senior BFI delegation is encouraging collaboration between international and UK producers.
Less than a month after the UK’s exit from the European Union, the British Film Institute has dispatched a senior delegation to the Berlin Film Festival to encourage collaboration between international and UK producers.
It marks the second annual co-production event that the UK’s leading film body has organised in Berlin, together with the British Council, in a bid to partner producers, financiers, international co-pro initiatives and national film funds.
Recent BFI statistics showed a 37% upturn in international co-production activity and investment with the UK with...
Less than a month after the UK’s exit from the European Union, the British Film Institute has dispatched a senior delegation to the Berlin Film Festival to encourage collaboration between international and UK producers.
It marks the second annual co-production event that the UK’s leading film body has organised in Berlin, together with the British Council, in a bid to partner producers, financiers, international co-pro initiatives and national film funds.
Recent BFI statistics showed a 37% upturn in international co-production activity and investment with the UK with...
- 2/22/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
A senior BFI delegation is encouraging collaboration between international and UK producers.
Less than a month after the UK’s exit from the European Union, the British Film Institute has dispatched a senior delegation to the Berlin Film Festival to encourage collaboration between international and UK producers.
It marks the second annual co-production event that the UK’s leading film body has organised in Berlin, together with the British Council, in a bid to partner producers, financiers, international co-pro initiatives and national film funds.
Recent BFI statistics showed a 37% upturn in international co-production activity and investment with the UK with...
Less than a month after the UK’s exit from the European Union, the British Film Institute has dispatched a senior delegation to the Berlin Film Festival to encourage collaboration between international and UK producers.
It marks the second annual co-production event that the UK’s leading film body has organised in Berlin, together with the British Council, in a bid to partner producers, financiers, international co-pro initiatives and national film funds.
Recent BFI statistics showed a 37% upturn in international co-production activity and investment with the UK with...
- 2/22/2020
- by 57¦Geoffrey Macnab¦41¦
- ScreenDaily
A startling one-two punch of new statistics from the British Film Institute and industry body U.K. Producers’ Roundtable have revealed the stark challenges facing the country’s independent filmmakers.
After a BFI study published in late January revealed that spending on U.K. independent film production fell by 45% to £175 million ($228 million) in 2019, a recent U.K. Producers’ Roundtable report shows that many independent producers earn less than £6,000 a year for their film production work. Most had given up their producing fee multiple times to get their films made.
The unforgiving climate for independent filmmakers was last investigated in 2018 by a BFI commission, which put forward recommendations such as maximizing the value of rights as well as setting up more commercial development funding that involves private investment.
However, the new figures underline that the independent film financing landscape is only getting tougher.
Digital disruption, increased competition for audiences and the...
After a BFI study published in late January revealed that spending on U.K. independent film production fell by 45% to £175 million ($228 million) in 2019, a recent U.K. Producers’ Roundtable report shows that many independent producers earn less than £6,000 a year for their film production work. Most had given up their producing fee multiple times to get their films made.
The unforgiving climate for independent filmmakers was last investigated in 2018 by a BFI commission, which put forward recommendations such as maximizing the value of rights as well as setting up more commercial development funding that involves private investment.
However, the new figures underline that the independent film financing landscape is only getting tougher.
Digital disruption, increased competition for audiences and the...
- 2/19/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
Nevill has been head of the BFI for 17 years.
Amanda Nevill, outgoing chief executive of the British Film Institute (BFI), has been awarded the organisation’s Fellowship on her final day in the role.
Nevill steps down today (February 13) after 17 years as CEO. She will be replaced by Ben Roberts, who steps up from deputy CEO.
The Fellowship was presented by BFI Chair Josh Berger at an event marking Nevill’s departure this evening. Berger said the board’s decision to award Nevill the Fellowship was ‘unanimous’.
”Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined being gifted a BFI Fellowship,...
Amanda Nevill, outgoing chief executive of the British Film Institute (BFI), has been awarded the organisation’s Fellowship on her final day in the role.
Nevill steps down today (February 13) after 17 years as CEO. She will be replaced by Ben Roberts, who steps up from deputy CEO.
The Fellowship was presented by BFI Chair Josh Berger at an event marking Nevill’s departure this evening. Berger said the board’s decision to award Nevill the Fellowship was ‘unanimous’.
”Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined being gifted a BFI Fellowship,...
- 2/13/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦¬1100453¦Michael Rosser¦9¦
- ScreenDaily
The outgoing BFI chief talks about the importance of setting the right tone, and reveals who would direct the film of her life.
Amanda Nevill hands over the mantle of CEO of the British Film Institute (BFI) to Ben Roberts at midnight tonight (Feb 13).
Here she reflects on what has given her the most joy during 17 years at the helm, talks about the importance of setting the right tone, and reveals who would direct the film of her life.
What do you consider your greatest achievement to be as CEO of the BFI?
At a macro level, when I think...
Amanda Nevill hands over the mantle of CEO of the British Film Institute (BFI) to Ben Roberts at midnight tonight (Feb 13).
Here she reflects on what has given her the most joy during 17 years at the helm, talks about the importance of setting the right tone, and reveals who would direct the film of her life.
What do you consider your greatest achievement to be as CEO of the BFI?
At a macro level, when I think...
- 2/13/2020
- by 88¦Louise Tutt¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
UK funding body the British Film Institute (BFI) has published a study on how its ‘Diveristy Standards’, the guidelines introduced in 2016 to improve diversity in film production, engaged with representation in 235 movies across a three-year period.
The disclosed data is complex to draw concise conclusions from, but the org said the topline is that productions applying are showing a commitment to improving inclusion, but ultimately there is a long way to go, and that progress is not fast enough at this stage.
“From this report, and what we hear from industry, we can see the Standards are having a positive impact on representation both on screen and behind the camera, particularly when they are used early in pre-production. However, it also shows us where change is too slow and that there is more work to be done,” said Ben Roberts, who will soon be stepping up to the role of...
The disclosed data is complex to draw concise conclusions from, but the org said the topline is that productions applying are showing a commitment to improving inclusion, but ultimately there is a long way to go, and that progress is not fast enough at this stage.
“From this report, and what we hear from industry, we can see the Standards are having a positive impact on representation both on screen and behind the camera, particularly when they are used early in pre-production. However, it also shows us where change is too slow and that there is more work to be done,” said Ben Roberts, who will soon be stepping up to the role of...
- 1/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
The suggestion is part of the BFI’s initial findings on its Diversity Standards.
The BFi is working with the Bafta film awards and the Bifas to potentially adjust their eligibility requirements for British films regarding industry access and opportunities, following the BFI’s publication of its initial findings on its Diversity Standards.
The aim is for all films entering the two British film categories at the Baftas - outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer awards - and all of the British Bifa categories to be required to meet the BFI’s Diversity...
The BFi is working with the Bafta film awards and the Bifas to potentially adjust their eligibility requirements for British films regarding industry access and opportunities, following the BFI’s publication of its initial findings on its Diversity Standards.
The aim is for all films entering the two British film categories at the Baftas - outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer awards - and all of the British Bifa categories to be required to meet the BFI’s Diversity...
- 1/21/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
The suggestion is part of the BFI’s initial findings on its Diversity Standards.
The BFi is working with the Bafta film awards and the Bifas to potentially adjust their eligibility requirements regarding industry access and opportunities, following the BFI’s publication of its initial findings on its Diversity Standards.
The aim is for all films entering the two British film categories at the Baftas - outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer awards - and all of the British Bifa categories to be required to meet the BFI’s Diversity Standard C -...
The BFi is working with the Bafta film awards and the Bifas to potentially adjust their eligibility requirements regarding industry access and opportunities, following the BFI’s publication of its initial findings on its Diversity Standards.
The aim is for all films entering the two British film categories at the Baftas - outstanding British film and outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer awards - and all of the British Bifa categories to be required to meet the BFI’s Diversity Standard C -...
- 1/21/2020
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
Ben Roberts has been named CEO of the British Film Institute, filling the role being vacated by Amanda Nevill, who has held the position for 17 years.
Roberts joined the BFI in 2012 as director of its film fund. He was upped to deputy CEO late last year. He starts as CEO in Feb.
“Ben is a rare talent, with broad experience and understanding of the complexities of our screen industries – from the cultural landscape and developing new voices to growing U.K. independent film; from the challenges facing the U.K. film industry to what drives the U.K.’s success as a global destination for filmmakers,” said BFI Chair Josh Berger, who announced the appointment Tuesday.
Berger added: “The BFI has an important role in shaping the exciting cultural and commercial opportunities presented by the broader screen industries and Ben is the person to lead this.”
Nicky Morgan, the British government’s culture secretary,...
Roberts joined the BFI in 2012 as director of its film fund. He was upped to deputy CEO late last year. He starts as CEO in Feb.
“Ben is a rare talent, with broad experience and understanding of the complexities of our screen industries – from the cultural landscape and developing new voices to growing U.K. independent film; from the challenges facing the U.K. film industry to what drives the U.K.’s success as a global destination for filmmakers,” said BFI Chair Josh Berger, who announced the appointment Tuesday.
Berger added: “The BFI has an important role in shaping the exciting cultural and commercial opportunities presented by the broader screen industries and Ben is the person to lead this.”
Nicky Morgan, the British government’s culture secretary,...
- 12/17/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The British Film Institute has upped Ben Roberts to CEO, taking over from Amanda Nevill. He will start mid-February, 2020.
The appointment, widely tipped, was made by BFI Chair and Warner Bros UK chief Josh Berger on behalf of the BFI’s Board of Governors after a recruitment process that began last summer.
As CEO of the UK’s lead film organization, Roberts will be responsible for the BFI’s future strategic and cultural direction and provide leadership for the UK’s screen industries. He will lead the BFI’s next five year strategic plan (2022- 2027) and will have to help navigate the potentially complicated local fallout from Brexit.
Since joining the BFI as Director of the BFI Film Fund in 2012, then promoted to Deputy CEO in October 2018, he has been one of the key architects of the BFI Diversity Standards. He devised a new template for inclusive training with Lucasfilm...
The appointment, widely tipped, was made by BFI Chair and Warner Bros UK chief Josh Berger on behalf of the BFI’s Board of Governors after a recruitment process that began last summer.
As CEO of the UK’s lead film organization, Roberts will be responsible for the BFI’s future strategic and cultural direction and provide leadership for the UK’s screen industries. He will lead the BFI’s next five year strategic plan (2022- 2027) and will have to help navigate the potentially complicated local fallout from Brexit.
Since joining the BFI as Director of the BFI Film Fund in 2012, then promoted to Deputy CEO in October 2018, he has been one of the key architects of the BFI Diversity Standards. He devised a new template for inclusive training with Lucasfilm...
- 12/17/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner will also deliver a talk.
The line-up of industry events for the 63rd BFI London Film Festival (Lff) has been unveiled, with names including FilmNation’s Glen Basner, Wild Bunch co-founder Vincent Maraval, Fox Searchlight co-chairmen Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula, and Mariette Rissenbeek, who took over as executive director of the Berlinale last year.
Highlights include a series of conversations with leading film executives. Glen Basner will be in London on Oct 3 to talk with BFI deputy chief executive Ben Roberts about FilmNation’s work to date and its expansions into different mediums.
The line-up of industry events for the 63rd BFI London Film Festival (Lff) has been unveiled, with names including FilmNation’s Glen Basner, Wild Bunch co-founder Vincent Maraval, Fox Searchlight co-chairmen Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula, and Mariette Rissenbeek, who took over as executive director of the Berlinale last year.
Highlights include a series of conversations with leading film executives. Glen Basner will be in London on Oct 3 to talk with BFI deputy chief executive Ben Roberts about FilmNation’s work to date and its expansions into different mediums.
- 9/9/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Netflix’s huge new hub at Shepperton Studios outside London is a further fillip for Britain’s booming production sector. Amid jitters over Brexit and its effects on the economy, the streaming giant’s commitment is a vote of confidence in the U.K. entertainment industry and a continuing source of local jobs.
But the decision by Netflix to set up shop in Shepperton will also have an unwanted ripple effect by putting major pressure on space and skills already in high demand, with the latest figures showing film and high-end TV spending topping $4 billion a year in Britain. The U.K. will need to move fast to remain an international sweet spot for U.S. studios to produce film and TV projects — and a place that nurtures the next generation coming through the independent sector.
“Location U.K. has a lot going for it,” says Daniel Battsek, head of...
But the decision by Netflix to set up shop in Shepperton will also have an unwanted ripple effect by putting major pressure on space and skills already in high demand, with the latest figures showing film and high-end TV spending topping $4 billion a year in Britain. The U.K. will need to move fast to remain an international sweet spot for U.S. studios to produce film and TV projects — and a place that nurtures the next generation coming through the independent sector.
“Location U.K. has a lot going for it,” says Daniel Battsek, head of...
- 7/19/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
The UK’s lead organization for film, the BFI, is ramping up efforts to find its next CEO after posting the job spec online, something it is obliged to do as a publicly-funded body.
Incumbent CEO Amanda Nevill announced last month that she would be stepping aside next year after 16 years at the helm of the film finance and culture entity, which has an annual budget in the tens of millions.
In yesterday’s post to the BFI website and the Guardian, the BFI said it is “seeking an individual with a demonstrable passion for the art of film, television and new emerging forms of interactive and immersive storytelling.”
The candidate for the job should be “a proven and influential leader with the ability to conceive and articulate both a vision and a strategy for the future success of the UK’s screen industries at home and abroad. You will...
Incumbent CEO Amanda Nevill announced last month that she would be stepping aside next year after 16 years at the helm of the film finance and culture entity, which has an annual budget in the tens of millions.
In yesterday’s post to the BFI website and the Guardian, the BFI said it is “seeking an individual with a demonstrable passion for the art of film, television and new emerging forms of interactive and immersive storytelling.”
The candidate for the job should be “a proven and influential leader with the ability to conceive and articulate both a vision and a strategy for the future success of the UK’s screen industries at home and abroad. You will...
- 7/2/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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