British Film Institute
The British Film Institute (BFI) is the lead body for film in the UK tasked with creating a flourishing film environment; awarding National Lottery funding to film production, distribution, education, audience development and market intelligence and research.
The BFI was created in 1933 with a mission to ‘encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society, to promote access to and appreciation of the widest possible range of British and world cinema and to establish, care for and develop collections reflecting the moving image history and heritage of the United Kingdom.’
Today, as well as distributing valuable National Lottery money to projects that will improve the UK film and television industry, the BFI is responsible for several cinema and exhibition venues, as well as the world’s largest film and moving image archive; the BFI National Archive and the BFI Reuben Library, which houses a huge collection of books, journals, documents and audio recordings about the world of film and television.
Are you a film buff? Discover more about the BFI on their website.
Funded projects
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Into Film
Into Film is a film and education charity across the UK, giving young people the chance to experience film creatively and critically, as well as learn about the film industry and careers within it.
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Unlocking Film Heritage: Northern Ireland on Film
Northern Ireland Screen has been curating and making accessible film materials that tell the region's unique stories, spanning from 1897 to the present day
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Rural Media Charity
The importance of preserving and documenting the cultural heritage of an area has been brought to life by Rural Media’s film A Great Place