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38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival wraps with audiences up, global talent attendance and 5 world premieres
Audiences attending screenings and events at the home of the festival, BFI Southbank, increased by 7.5%, with 54% of these audiences new to BFI Flare.
38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival wraps with audiences up, global talent attendance and 5 world premieres
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Melanie Hoyes appointed as BFI Director of Inclusion
Melanie Hoyes appointed as BFI Director of InclusionNews
First call for projects tackling critical challenges for UK screen sector
First call for projects tackling critical challenges for UK screen sectorNews
SPOTLIGHT programme announced by BFI Film Audience Network to invest in culturally underserved communities
SPOTLIGHT programme announced by BFI Film Audience Network to invest in culturally underserved communitiesNews
6 emerging LGBTQIA+ creatives selected for BFI Flare x BAFTA professional development programme 2024
6 emerging LGBTQIA+ creatives selected for BFI Flare x BAFTA professional development programme 2024News
BFI and film industry welcome landmark move with increased expenditure credit to support UK film
BFI and film industry welcome landmark move with increased expenditure credit to support UK filmObituaries
Paolo Taviani obituary: younger of the Palme d’Or winning Taviani brothers
By Pasquale Iannone
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British Council and BFI Flare celebrate a decade of Five Films For Freedom
British Council and BFI Flare celebrate a decade of Five Films For FreedomNews
Cannes Critics’ Week opener Àma Gloria to be released by the BFI in UK and Ireland on 7 June
Cannes Critics’ Week opener Àma Gloria to be released by the BFI in UK and Ireland on 7 JuneNews
Spring 2024 highlights at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: seasons dedicated to Gene Tierney, Italian neorealism, Lindsay Anderson and Víctor Erice
Spring 2024 highlights at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX: seasons dedicated to Gene Tierney, Italian neorealism, Lindsay Anderson and Víctor EriceNews
UK Global Screen Fund renews support of European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian Films
UK Global Screen Fund renews support of European Solidarity Fund for Ukrainian FilmsNews
Award winners announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2024
Award winners announced for BFI Future Film Festival 2024News
Cohort of UK Black and global majority producers attending Berlin EFM thanks to BFI support
Cohort of UK Black and global majority producers attending Berlin EFM thanks to BFI supportNews
38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival full programme announced
38th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival full programme announcedNews
UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards for international promotion of independent UK feature films
UK Global Screen Fund announces latest awards for international promotion of independent UK feature filmsNews
Elliot Page Screen Talk and Special Presentation of Dominic Savage’s Close to You announced for BFI Flare
Elliot Page Screen Talk and Special Presentation of Dominic Savage’s Close to You announced for BFI FlareNews
Official BFI 2023 statistics reveal £4.23 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UK
Official BFI 2023 statistics reveal £4.23 billion film and high-end television production spend in the UKNews
David Hamilton appointed as new BFI Director of Engagement, Marketing and Communications
David Hamilton appointed as new BFI Director of Engagement, Marketing and CommunicationsNews
Opening and closing night films announced for BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024
Opening and closing night films announced for BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024News
Programme announced for March 2024 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX
Programme announced for March 2024 at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAXNews
BFI seeking partner for new £1.5 million programme to improve working practices across screen sector
BFI seeking partner for new £1.5 million programme to improve working practices across screen sectorObituaries
Norman Jewison obituary: award-winning director of In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck and The Thomas Crown Affair
By David Parkinson