All BFI articles – Page 3
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NewsSeven key themes to emerge from Screen’s ‘The Future of UK Film’ Summit
Screen International’s ‘The Future of UK Film’ Summit brought together leading names in the industry to debate the challenges and define the opportunities for UK independent film
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NewsBFI London Film Festival sets 2024 Competition juries
Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philipe to head Official Competition jury.
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NewsBFI’s Harriet Finney and industry update on progress for the UK indie tax credit
“They’re engaging very quickly,” said Finney at yesterday’s ’Screen Summit 2024: The Future of UK Film’.
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News“You realise how many opportunities are out there,” say producers of impact of UK Global Screen Fund
”The UKGSF is about our outward-looking perspective on the business – this is not about the UK.”
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NewsJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor’s ‘Dreamers’ selected for BFI London Film Festival works-in-progress showcase
The showcase takes place on October 12.
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NewsBerlinale doc ‘Architecton’ finds UK-Ireland home (exclusive)
Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky directs this meditation on concrete and stone.
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NewsFive actions could revive struggling indie UK film sector, according to British Screen Forum report
They include galvanising private equity investment and improved access to data.
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NewsTim Bevan, Eric Fellner to headline London Film Festival industry forum
There will also be co-production events with producers from France and Italy.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils full 2024 line-up
A total of 168 features make up the programme, including 15 world premieres.
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News‘Joy’ starring Bill Nighy, James Norton to world premiere at BFI London Film Festival
Ben Taylor’s UK drama follows the story of the world’s first ‘test-tube baby’.
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News‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ to screen as gala at BFI London Film Festival
Singer to attend festival in support of the documentary.
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NewsRoy Keane football drama ‘Saipan’, Karim Aïnouz’s ‘Rosebushpruning’ among latest UK Global Screen Fund recipients
’Behind The Palm Trees’ from The Bureau and ‘Dust’ from Bêtes Sauvages have also received backing.
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NewsPharrell Williams LEGO film ‘Piece By Piece’ to close BFI London Film Festival
The animated biopic explores Williams’ life and work through LEGO figures.
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NewsUK Global Screen Fund supports ‘Bird’, ‘Santosh’, ‘Sister Midnight’ in latest funding round
Modern Films and Wild Swim Films have also received awards.
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NewsJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor, ‘Talk To Me’ and ‘It’s A Sin’ stars join The DarkRoom writers’ lab jury
’Blue Story’ producer Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor is joined by Zoe Terakes and Omari Douglas.
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NewsBFI opens its first AI-focused fund, to explore use in screen archives
The £175,000 fund forms part of the £1.8m BFI National Lottery Innovation Challenge Fund.
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NewsSteve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’, starring Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson, to open BFI London Film Festival
The Apple Original feature stars Saoirse Ronan and Harris Dickinson and is set during the Second World War.
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NewsInaugural London Soundtrack Festival line-up features Howard Shore, David Cronenberg
The festival runs from March 19-26.
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NewsUK film production spend down 45% in Q1 2024, but high-end TV rises
Film production spend was £211m, down from £381m, according to figures from the BFI.
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News“It’s not restricted to admissions”: Euro execs examine impact of UK indie film globally
Cineart, Lucky Red, Together Films and Film Constellation execs discussed the global footprint of UK films at the UK pavilion in Cannes.