bfi Governors

The bfi is a registered charity, established by Royal Charter, governed by a Board of 15 Governors.

• BFI Governor Election: Read candidate statements and vote
• More about the role of the governors
• Minutes of the Board of Governors' meetings

Tim Angel OBE

Tim is Chairman of Angels, the largest suppliers of costumes for film and television worldwide.

Shami Chakrabarti CBE

Shami Chakrabarti CBE is Director of Liberty, one of the UK's leading human rights and civil liberties organisations.

Eric Fellner CBE

Eric Fellner is co-chairman of Working Title Films, Britain's foremost production company.

Peter Foy

Peter Foy is a former Managing Director of McKinsey & Co UK.

Lizzie Francke (Member Governor)

Lizzie Francke was Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival from 1997 - 2001.

Stephen Frears

Nominated for an Academy Award for The Grifters in 1990, renowned director Stephen Frears began his feature film career in 1972 with Gumshoe.

Leslie Hardcastle (Member Governor)

Leslie Hardcastle OBE was responsible for the NFT for many years, and devised the Museum of the Moving Image.

Roger Laughton CBE

Roger Laughton has been Head of Bournemouth Media School within Bournemouth University since 1999.

Caroline Michel

Caroline Michel is managing director of William Morris Agency UK, and is on the Man Booker Prize committee.

Sam Taylor-Wood

Sam Taylor-Wood has won world-wide critical acclaim as a photographer and film and video artist.

Peter Watson

Peter Watson is chief executive of Recorded Picture Company, one of the principal production forces in the UK.